City of Fresno Agrees to $1.7M Settlement with Ex-Cop Who Endured Racist, Sexually Harassing Texts

The city of Fresno has agreed to pay $1.7 million to a police sergeant who said she endured repeated sexual harassment and was wrongfully terminated when she tried to stop the persecution, officials confirmed on Wednesday. Stacie Szatmari worked at the Fresno Police Department for nearly two decades before she was terminated in 2022, which followed strings of text messages over several months depicting genitals, racist stereotypes and homophobic jokes in work-related conversations.

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