Lesbian Vindicated in Sexual Harrassment Case

A lesbian soldier who was subjected to long-term harassment from a sergeant who wanted her to have sex with him has been awarded nearly $380,000 by a British employment tribunal.
The amount was half of what Lance Bombardier Kerry Fletcher, 32, had sought, but is still one of the biggest payouts imposed by a workers’ rights board.
Fletcher testified that after the military did nothing to stop the harassment when the man and his army friends attempted to destroy her career and health.
Her car was vandalized, she was belittled at work and she received threatening phone calls.
Text messages from the sergeant to the woman were entered into evidence. In one he told her: “Look I might be able to convert you. You don’t know what you are missing.”
Her tormentor denied he had discriminated against her, claiming he was only legitimately enforcing discipline. The Ministry of Defense denied it had swept Fletcher’s complaints under the carpet.
Nevertheless, the tribunal ruled in January that Fletcher had been the victim of “direct sex discrimination and harassment,” allowing her claim for monetary damages to move forward.