ORANGE, N.J. (AP) - A northern New Jersey police director has been suspended with pay as officials investigate claims that he sexually harassed a female lieutenant.
NJ.com reports (https://bit.ly/1A5IWOa ) Hakim Sims was suspended by Orange Mayor Dwayne Warren on Wednesday, months after the probe began.
The lieutenant filed a claim alleging sexual harassment against Sims. She says he told her she “reminded him of a porn star.”
She also filed a lawsuit in January saying the city failed to investigate the allegations.
Sims is pursuing a $2.5 million claim of his own against the lieutenant and the city. He says the harassment allegations are false and politically motivated.
Sims’ attorney didn’t respond to NJ.com’s request for comment.
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Information from: NJ.com, https://www.nj.com
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