Jury sides with woman firefighter in harassment lawsuit

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http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2013/03/06/jury-sides-with-woman-firefighter-in-lawsuit.html

By John Futty

The Columbus Dispatch Wednesday March 6, 2013 5:46 AM

A woman who was fired as an Orange Township firefighter after complaining of sexual harassment by a co-worker was awarded more than $1.7 million in damages this week.

Raechel Sterud, 32, sued the Delaware County township and her supervising lieutenant, Keith Myers, in 2010, saying she was the victim of gender discrimination.

After a weeklong trial, a jury in Franklin County agreed, voting 7-1 on Monday that she was fired in 2007 because of her gender and that Myers acted “with actual malice” in recommending her termination. The jurors returned a judgment of $1.67 million against the township and $75,000 against Myers.

“The verdict represents vindication for (Sterud),” her attorney, Daniel Mordarski, said yesterday. “She’s been waiting for five years for a jury to look at all the facts and indicate that what happened was wrong.”

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"Testimony at the trial showed that township firefighters were shown sexual-harassment training videos on a split screen so they also could watch a NASCAR race."

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