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Former UMES Campus Security Officer Wins Harrassment Case

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has been ordered by a federal judge to pay former campus security officer Iris Foster $125-thousand in compensatory damages.

A decade ago Foster filed a complaint that she was sexually harassed by a coworker.

It was dismissed within six months.

The Salisbury Daily Times reports that her initial suit charging the University with a hostile work environment and termination based on gender was dismissed for lack of evidence.

But the paper reports a second suit charging retaliatory harassment and termination finally succeeded.

The University says that there are no plans to appeal the judgment.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.