Former Newtown Police Sergeant Files Lawsuit

Editor’s note: We published this story earlier in the week, but here it is again in case you missed it.

A former Newtown police sergeant has filed a lawsuit, accusing the department, and several officers, of harassment, reports the News-Times.

Darlene Froehlich claims she was a victim of “a pervasive pattern” of sexual harassment and a hostile work environment that forced her to retire in January 2014.

She also claims she was a target of derogatory comments made by Newtown police officers on Facebook following her appointment to the detective division.

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Froehlich,56, worked for the department for 29 years and had been a sergeant for more than a decade.

Her lawsuit names Chief Michael Kehoe, Capt. Joe Rios, and lieutenants George Sinko (retired), Christopher Vanghele, and Richard Robinson.

The lawsuit claims Froehlich has not been able to find work because of her age and poor performance evaluations, and is in financial difficulty because of lost salary and pension benefits. She was planning to work for at least seven more years.

For more, check out the News-Times.