Ex-assistant to Jackson mayor claims sexual harassment
Anna Wolfe, The Clarion-Ledger12:49 p.m. CDT August 25, 2016
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A former executive assistant to Jackson Mayor Tony Yarber claims the official sexually harassed her and fostered a "sexual hostile work place" at City Hall.
Yarber hired Kimberly Bracey in April 2014 after being elected mayor. The next month, he began a sexual relationship with Bracey, according to the complaint filed Thursday in federal court by Bracey's attorney, Louis Watson.
The complaint suggests Yarber engaged in sexual relationships with several other women during this time, including City Attorney Monica Joiner. In July, the complaint says, Bracey ended the sexual relationship with the mayor.
Yarber did not return a call made to his cell phone Thursday afternoon.
"Yarber began forcing Plaintiff to continue the sexual relationship by making it clear that she could be terminated if she did not have sex with him," the complaint states. "Plaintiff was the sole source of income for her family at this time, and could not easily find comparable work."
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Anna Wolfe, The Clarion-Ledger12:49 p.m. CDT August 25, 2016
(Photo: File photo/The Clarion-Ledger)
A former executive assistant to Jackson Mayor Tony Yarber claims the official sexually harassed her and fostered a "sexual hostile work place" at City Hall.
Yarber hired Kimberly Bracey in April 2014 after being elected mayor. The next month, he began a sexual relationship with Bracey, according to the complaint filed Thursday in federal court by Bracey's attorney, Louis Watson.
The complaint suggests Yarber engaged in sexual relationships with several other women during this time, including City Attorney Monica Joiner. In July, the complaint says, Bracey ended the sexual relationship with the mayor.
Yarber did not return a call made to his cell phone Thursday afternoon.
"Yarber began forcing Plaintiff to continue the sexual relationship by making it clear that she could be terminated if she did not have sex with him," the complaint states. "Plaintiff was the sole source of income for her family at this time, and could not easily find comparable work."
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/...kson-mayor-claims-sexual-harassment/89346982/