Jury Finds Orange Township Fire Department Responsible In Gender Discrimination Case

Monday March 4, 2013 4:50 PM
UPDATED: Monday March 4, 2013 5:28 PM

A jury found the Orange Township Fire Department responsible in a gender discrimination case on Monday.

A jury also recommended nearly $1.7 million in damages plus attorney fees for former firefighter Rachel Peters, who said that she was sexually harassed and then fired from the department last year.

Peters was a rookie firefighter on probation when she said she was harassed. Peters has claimed the harassment happened inside an Orange Township Fire Hall.

In court documents, she claims that a fellow firefighter would use the only female bathroom while she was at work. And, she said, he used another restroom with the door open when she was close by.

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Previous Stories:

February 28, 2013: Former Firefighter Suing Old Department Breaks Down On Witness Stand
February 22, 2013: Township Spends Tens Of Thousands To Fight Gender Discrimination Case

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