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TexasTowelie

(111,315 posts)
Thu Mar 20, 2014, 03:00 PM Mar 2014

Ex-deputy constable recalls alleged sexual harassment by boss in court room (Galveston County)

GALVESTON — A former deputy constable who has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Galveston County testified in court Wednesday that he did not initially report former Precinct 7 Constable Pam Matranga’s alleged lewd behavior to the county’s human resources department out of embarrassment and fear that he would not be taken seriously.

James Gist, 52, said Matranga made repeated, unwanted sexual advances toward him from May to October 2011, including at least one occasion when he said the former constable pulled her shirt over Gist’s head and pressed her breasts against his neck.

More at http://www.galvestondailynews.com/communities/galveston/article_c328ab72-afe8-11e3-a3a2-0017a43b2370.html (subscription required).

[font color=green]Since the story is behind a paywall, I found this story giving further details:[/font]
Texas Constable Pam Matranga Allegedly Forced Deputy to 'Motorboat' Her Breasts

The lawsuit reads like the script for a sexual harassment in the workplace video, but a former Texas deputy said the unwanted sexual advances from his female constable went too far.

Galveston County Constable Pam Matranga made lewd and suggestive advances to Deputy James Gist, including forcing his head into her breasts on two occasions, according to his complaint.

&quot Matranga) lifted her blouse and pulled it down over Plaintiff's head. (She) pressed her breasts against the head of Plaintiff," said the lawsuit, which was filed in District Court in Galveston County earlier this month and posted on Houston Press.

The suit details an alleged history of lewd behavior Gist said he suffered in the workplace.

More at http://abcnews.go.com/US/galveston-county-constable-pam-matranga-accused-motorboating-deputy/story?id=16304189 .


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Ex-deputy constable recalls alleged sexual harassment by boss in court room (Galveston County) (Original Post) TexasTowelie Mar 2014 OP
Cue the "doesn't sound so bad to me" squad. CBGLuthier Mar 2014 #1
The verdict is in: TexasTowelie Mar 2014 #2

CBGLuthier

(12,723 posts)
1. Cue the "doesn't sound so bad to me" squad.
Thu Mar 20, 2014, 03:01 PM
Mar 2014

Those who think men can not really be harassed since they should just love it.

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