$300K Settlement For Cops With "Jock Itch" Boss

A former NYPD lieutenant who was accused of masturbating in front of subordinates —but claimed he had jock itch—has cost the city $300,000. Kieran Crowe was found guilty of harassment for “simulated masturbating and wiggled his tongue at [subordinates] in a sexually suggestive manner” at One Police Plaza in 2008, in spite of his dermatologist’s testimony. A trial commissioner had said no condition requires “extensive staring at crotches, masturbation gestures, tongue gestures and sighing sounds” and Crowe later quit the force. Now the Daily News reports , “Sgt. Dominic Coppola will receive $175,000 and Sgt. Sean Gallagher $125,000″ in the settlement. One of their lawyers said, “Although our clients are satisfied that the litigation is over, it is further proof that the once-silent issue of same-sex harassment is on the rise.”

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$300K Settlement For Cops With "Jock Itch" Boss

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