As was first reported last night on WRCB, the City of Chattanooga's Director of General Services, Paul Page, has been accused of sexual harassment by one of his employees. A source tells Chattarati.com that the accuser has kept a written log of Page's questionable actions and comments for roughly two years, and that several City employees testified this week during an investigation of the allegations. Contacted by WRCB, a spokesman for Mayor Littlefield verified that the allegations were being investigated. Page, who was hired 3 1/2 years ago, remains employed by the City. We'll have more information as it becomes available.
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cm on Nov. 3, 2008
I'm keeping a record of my boss's harrasments going on 20 years now. When I retire he or she is really going to regret it!
Jack_Ryan on Nov. 4, 2008
This is for "cm". If you have let sexual harassment go for twenty years with complaining, the courts will assume that you condoned it. Moreover, statute of limitations does not go back that far. Now you could destroy his marriage, but what good would that do? His wife may get tempted to wipe him out in a divorce.
Lana Sutton on Nov. 12, 2008
Many business men and women that I know here in town try to ignore and roll with with sexual harassment against them and their colleagues. I've complained before knowing the backlash would be against me, not the sexual predator. And other people see that tolerance towards the predator become defacto policy. Then they wither away from a zero tolerance stance. That only perpetuates the problem, and makes any woman or man who is being talked dirty to or cat called or chased by a superior, who has domain over their job, worried for their job. I think we should just start talking openly about sexual predators, who are deliberately creating sexual tension and sexual opportunities in their offices. And when someone tries to create this atmosphere where they can get sexual favors, such as Paul Page does to women that I work with, we should all learn to say: "You're making me uncomfortable talking like that." I'm certainly going to do that with Page from now on when I see him trying to harass my colleagues. It took some courage for that very young lady to come forward and report Page. And I hate to see her harrowing observations and experiences questioned, when many women who work with Page frequently experience the same or worse.