Punished for it. Response to a Sexual Harassment scandal. I am dan ashley. And i am kristen sze. The firefighters were transferred and said they were the ones discriminated against. The group spoke exclusively with vic lee. Reporter here is the lawsuit filed by the eight officers. They deny harassing the female firefighter. They told us they were punished and kicked off the station without a chance to defend themselves. And it is with this lawsuit that they hope to clear their names. Did any of you harass this female firefighter . No. Absolutely not. No. Reporter but the end result, they were transferred out of fire station two in china town. Results of a complain by a female firefighter. She said she was harassed by the men because of her gender. Confirming the results of the probe. Findings of harassment and this is something we dont tolerate. Reporter a letter to the chief says station two was hostile and challenging for women. The eight firefighters most of them officers of the fir
This is something we dont tolerate. Reporter a letter to the chief says station two was hostile and challenging for women. The eight firefighters most of them officers of the firehouse say no. We didnt do anything wrong hre. We did our jobs and yet we were punished for it. Their lawyer says the city investigation was anything but fair. The Fire Department conducted an investigation that seemed designed to find otherwise. There is a truth to this story and we are here hoping the truth is heard. Reporter and the truth according to these plaintiffs who spoke exclusively to abc7 news was that there was an intimate relationship between the firefighter and chief romero. Yes, he protected her it a certain extent. I felt uncomfortable with regard to trying to train this individual. Reporter the group says firefighters complained to the department but it fell on deaf ears and they were transferred. I felt like this was an attack to my personal integrity. There is a lot of shame that goes with i
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A video released by the department about three weeks after the incident shows Young, who was unarmed, being Tazed and bitten by a K-9 dog while surrounded by about 10 officers.