NJ Volunteer Firefighter Alleges Sexual Harassment and Assault

Posted by: Curt Varone December 29, 2011 0

A New Jersey volunteer firefighter has filed a sexual harassment suit against another firefighter alleging sexual assault.

Rebecca Wooton filed suit earlier this month naming Lou Turner as the primary defendant. The suit also names Fire Chief Timothy Clement in his capacity as the chief of the Laurel Lake Fire Company. The suit alleges that between 2006 2008 she was subjected to “severe, regular and pervasive acts of sexual harassment of physical and non-physical nature”.

The suit alleges that Turner touched Wooton’s breast and buttocks, and seeks punitive damages.

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Curt Varone has over 45 years of fire service experience and 35 as a practicing attorney licensed in both Rhode Island and Maine. His background includes 29 years as a career firefighter in Providence (retiring as a Deputy Assistant Chief), as well as volunteer and paid on call experience. He is the author of two books: Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services, (2006, 2nd ed. 2011, 3rd ed. 2014, 4th ed. 2022) and Fire Officer's Legal Handbook (2007), and is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine writing the Fire Law column.
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