Some of the women on condition of anonymity told the Associated Press about his terrible experience in the Management of people with disabilities (Office for People With Developmental Disabilities — OPWDD), where man dared to touch colleagues for private parts and showed them his genitals.
According to the alleged victim of harassment, one of the employees, namely Chad Domini, grabbed her head and forced it down towards his crotch. Another woman says the same man showed his penis into her office. Third employee said that once Domini dragged her into a small room, he unzipped his pants and said, «Why don’t we just end this?»
All 3 women for 2 years complained about the colleague to management, but there was no response, until October 2017, one of the employees said that Domini grabbed her by both arms and threatened with rape. As a result, police charged him with harassment.
After his arrest, Domini was suspended from work and not been paid. He pleaded guilty to the offense less than a misdemeanor, and paid $120 court costs. Today he continues his public service, however, is for another post, pending the outcome of disciplinary proceedings.
«This must stop,» said a former colleague Domini Mary Trombley, who accused him of threats of sexual violence and for 9 months complained that he twice lifted her skirt, groped a breast and naked at her Desk.
Despite the fact that officials, including Governor Andrew Cuomo, insist on the fact that in new York there is a law on sexual harassment, it does not always work, especially if the user is not interested agencies.
The two leaders OPWDD, one of whom has since retired, declined to comment to the AP. But the Agency made a statement in his defense.
«After learning about the charges, OPWDD immediately reported the incident to law enforcement authorities and the accused employee was placed on administrative leave,» — said in their statement. But the alleged victims told the AP a very different story.
The two leaders witnessed inappropriate behavior Domini and ignored complaints that they sent an employee.
«So much so that I stopped caring about how I look. I stopped doing makeup, hair. I gained a lot of weight, — says one of the women. — I Wake up every day with the thought: «What can I do to he didn’t touch me today?»»
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