NYPD Worker Files Lawsuit Accusing Supervisor of Sexual Assault, Harassment

A civilian New York City police employee has accused her supervisor of sexually assaulting her and threatening to push her in front of a train after their romantic relationship ended.

Ammy Ventura, 40, an evidence and property control specialist, accuses Lt. Widler Lucas, 41, and the city of New York of sex discrimination, sexual harassment and a hostile work environment in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Manhattan’s Supreme Court, the state’s highest trial court.

Lucas declined to comment Wednesday. The city’s Law Department said it will review the case.

The police department said it does not directly comment on pending lawsuits. It said in a statement Wednesday that “sexual discrimination is prohibited by federal, state, and city laws as well as Department policies, and the NYPD takes seriously all accusations of such behavior.”

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