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Jury: Anderson County not liable for sexual harassment of employee
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A federal jury in Chattanooga has ruled that William Jones, former Anderson County Circuit Court clerk, sexually harassed plaintiff Gail Harness, one of his former employees in that county government office.
However, this jury also ruled that Anderson County government is not liable for Jones actions and does not have to pay damages to Harness.
Harness’s attorney, Richie Collins of the Knoxville law firm Stanley, Kurtz and Collins sent a news release Thursday, June 24, announcing the lawsuit will be ongoing, and Harness plans to appeal.
“Due to Jones’s status as an elected official, the federal district court determined that it was presented with a novel legal question regarding whether Anderson County could be held liable under the U.S. Constitution, and under the Court’s disputed instructions to the jury, the jury held that Anderson County was not liable for Jones’s sexual harassment.
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