Consumer Law
An Administrative Assistant Accuses a Former Virginia Police Chief of Sexual Harassment
The former police chief of Rocky Mount sexually harassed his administrative assistant, belittled the cancer from which she suffered, accused her of spreading COVID-19 and otherwise made her a “nervous wreck,” a new lawsuit claims.
Regina Stanley filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the town, seeking redress for the actions of Ken Criner, who retired in September in the midst of the allegations.
Stanley, a town employee for 24 years, described a series of sexually explicit and degrading comments made to her by the ex-chief. Criner referred to Stanley and another female employee as “b——,” and told others in the department that he would like to get rid of them and “hire some hotties,” the lawsuit alleges.
