An ex-cop in Albany pled guilty to sexual harassment. The incident took place at New Year’s Eve Party 2010.
Rick Hawley is accused of touching the penis of man who was passed out on a couch, and was initially charged with first degree sexual abuse and hindering the prosecution, both of which are felonies. After a day of trial, he agreed to a lesser charge of misdemeanor sexual harassment.
The victim did not initially call the police, a witness present at the home did.
Hawley, 29, admitted to touching the inner thigh of the victim, but denied touching his genitals. Hawley was very inebriated at the time of the incident, and doesn’t remember exactly happened.
The judge for the case revoked Hawley’s police certification for life and ordered to pay the victim’s lawyer fees along with court costs.
Unwanted touching whether a person is at a party, at work or in school is considered sexual harassment. Though the problem is prevalent in the job and in the streets, a sexual harassment attorney can attest to the fact that it is illegal to subject someone to sexual advances, innuendos or comments about their body parts unless invited to do so.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and sexual harassment lawyers have worked diligently to assure people aren’t victimized by another’s unchecked sexuality. By employing a sexual harassment lawyer, people can eliminate the problem from their workplace or their school.
