Thursday, April 01, 1999
Ex-deputy complains of sexual harassment
BY STEVE KEMME
The Cincinnati Enquirer
HAMILTON — A former Butler County sheriff's deputy has filed a sexual discrimination complaint against the department, claiming she was subjected to inappropriate touching and remarks.
In a complaint filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Tammy Eversole, 35, says she received unwelcome sexual advances from officers and deputies from her July 1, 1997, hiring date and her January resignation.
“The advances consisted of inappropriate touching and sexual remarks and propositions,” she said in her complaint.
Sheriff Harold Don Gabbard is investigating the allegations, said Brad Kraemer, the department's public information officer.
“Further comment will be withheld until the completion of that investigation,” he said.
Middletown police arrested Ms. Eversole last month on charges of impersonating an officer and passing a bad check.
Mr. Kraemer said that earlier this year, people trying to collect money for checks she had written contacted the sheriff's department. The department's investigation led to her Jan. 14 resignation, he said.
In her complaint, Ms. Eversole said she complained to a supervisor about sexual advances, but the supervisor made no attempt to stop the behavior.
She said from October to December 1998, she was passed over for courtroom duty in favor of male deputies.
Ms. Eversole said she was given a choice of resigning or being fired seven days after she told a supervisor she was going to file a sexual discrimination complaint.
Ms. Eversole asks for back pay, punitive and compensatory damages, attorney fees and good references when she applies for a future job.
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