Police Officer Sexual Misconduct Lawsuit

The Morning Journal at http://www.morningjournal.com reported in a January 16, 2010 article that a police officer sexual misconduct lawsuit against the City of Lorain has settled for $175,000 in a Cleveland federal court, according to the victim’s attorney.  As stated in the article, a U. S. District judge ordered the sexual misconduct lawsuit to move forward in December, writing that because there were more than 10 cases involving sexual misconduct among the city’s police officers, a jury could determine the city has been “indifferent” toward sexual acts among residents and police officers.  The victim’s attorney reportedly said that the judge ordered the city to pay $75,000 out of the city coffers, and $100,000 will be paid by the city’s liability insurance.  A complaint was filed against the police officer in September, 2002 after the officer allegedly kept pulling the victim over and touched her inappropriately several times.  Afet that, a lawsuit was filed in 2005 with five complaints against the officer and three against the city, stating the city failed to properly supervise the officer, among other complaints.  In 2008, the police officer was found guilty on one count of menacing by stalking by the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas.  He served 60 days in jail and was placed on probation for two years and resigned from the police department. 

See, http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2010/01/16/news/mj2161293.prt for more detailed information.