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California Prison Chaplain’s Sexual Harassment of Female Employee Yields $439,000 Jury Verdict
California Prison Chaplain's Sexual Harassment of Female Employee Yields $439,000 Jury Verdict
A California prison employee who was sexually harassed by a Muslim chaplain was awarded $439,000.
Sallie Mae Bradley was a temporary social worker at Corcoran State Prison from August 1999 to October 1999. She worked for National Medical Registry Inc. (NMR) of Washington, D.C. NMR "provides temporary services to the California Department of Corrections (CDC) on an as-needed basis." Bradley was assigned to the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility (SATF), at Corcoran, where she evaluated prisoners, prepared treatment plans and provided therapy.
On September 13, 1999, Bradley complained that Iman Omar Shakir, a full-time CDC Muslim chaplain "was stalking her at home and staring at her at work. She claimed that even after she made it clear that she had no interest in a romantic relationship with him, he engaged in a pattern of inappropriate behavior and harassment that included knocking on her door at 4 a.m., yelling sexually suggestive comments to her, groping her breasts and leering at her in a way that made her extremely uncomfortable."
Soon after her complaint, Bradley was removed from SATF and reassigned to a different prison. She was then terminated on October 4, 1999. Bradley sued DCD and Shakir in state court. On October 27, 2005, a jury found for Bradley on her sexual harassment and retaliation claims, awarding her $439,000 but not requiring CDC to rehire her. The court subsequently granted Defendants' motion for judgment not withstanding the verdict on the retaliation claim, vacated the $50,000 award on that claim for a net verdict of $389,000. Bradley was represented by Mark D. Apelian of Calabasas, California, and Michael E. Baltaxe of Woodland Hills, Calidornia. See: Bradley v. Shakir, Sup. Ct. of Kings Cty, Case No. 01-C-2235.
A California prison employee who was sexually harassed by a Muslim chaplain was awarded $439,000.
Sallie Mae Bradley was a temporary social worker at Corcoran State Prison from August 1999 to October 1999. She worked for National Medical Registry Inc. (NMR) of Washington, D.C. NMR "provides temporary services to the California Department of Corrections (CDC) on an as-needed basis." Bradley was assigned to the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility (SATF), at Corcoran, where she evaluated prisoners, prepared treatment plans and provided therapy.
On September 13, 1999, Bradley complained that Iman Omar Shakir, a full-time CDC Muslim chaplain "was stalking her at home and staring at her at work. She claimed that even after she made it clear that she had no interest in a romantic relationship with him, he engaged in a pattern of inappropriate behavior and harassment that included knocking on her door at 4 a.m., yelling sexually suggestive comments to her, groping her breasts and leering at her in a way that made her extremely uncomfortable."
Soon after her complaint, Bradley was removed from SATF and reassigned to a different prison. She was then terminated on October 4, 1999. Bradley sued DCD and Shakir in state court. On October 27, 2005, a jury found for Bradley on her sexual harassment and retaliation claims, awarding her $439,000 but not requiring CDC to rehire her. The court subsequently granted Defendants' motion for judgment not withstanding the verdict on the retaliation claim, vacated the $50,000 award on that claim for a net verdict of $389,000. Bradley was represented by Mark D. Apelian of Calabasas, California, and Michael E. Baltaxe of Woodland Hills, Calidornia. See: Bradley v. Shakir, Sup. Ct. of Kings Cty, Case No. 01-C-2235.
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Bradley v. Shakir
| Year | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Cite | Sup. Ct. of Kings Cty, Case No. 01-C-2235 |
| Level | State Trial Court |
| Conclusion | Jury Verdict |
| Damages | 439,000.00 |
| Injunction Status | N/A |