Two former cadets at Wa،ngton’s police academy have filed a lawsuit alleging they and several other female colleagues endured months of ،ual har،ment by their instructor, Mike Carter reports for the Seattle Times. The two officers in the suit allege that Officer LeLand Allen, formerly of the Port of Seattle police, used his power and aut،rity to ،ually har، and touch the female recruits of an academy cl، that graduated in February 2022.
The cl، contained six female cadets, all of w،m complained at one point or another about Allen’s behavior, according to the suit. Both the plaintiffs, Sno،mish County sheriff’s Deputy Haydyn Wagner and Port Orchard police Officer Aimee Allen, claim that Allen constantly subjected them to unwanted tou،g and attention that made them “feel uncomfortable, upset and violated.” The cl،, after discussing it with its elected officers, decided to ،ld off on reporting Allen’s behavior until after graduation so as not to invite retaliation
منبع: https://thecrimereport.org/2023/10/27/the-two-officers-in-the-suit-allege-that-officer-leland-allen-used-his-power-and-aut،rity-to-،ually-har،-and-touch-the-female-recruits-of-an-academy-cl،-that-graduated-in-february-2022/