HARASSMENT
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a defined term that is litigated in the courts."
Drayton told the women he would conduct an inter
nal investigotion on his own. Chiappisi said. After a
few days, she asked Drayton what was happening with
the investigation, and she said he told her he was too
upset to handle the investigation at that time Chiappisi
said she knew she had to go outside of the department
at that point.
Drayton denies speaking to Chiappisi after the initial
meeting
"Carey didn't move as quickly as he should have."
Chiappisi said. “I felt he didn't care about what Otis
did.”
Drayton said he didn't have time to investigate the
matter immediately because Chiappisi and the two oth
‘He would tell
everyone what he
did sexually with
women the
previous weekend,
and nobody cared
about his sexual
performance — it
doesn't have a lot
to do with security*
work.'
— Susie Hunter,
former OPS employee
or women talked to
him on a Friday, and
the Offii e of Affirm
ative Action tele
phoned him on a
Tuesday, notifying
him that there was a
complaint filed.
“1 don't know how
<)iii< klv it would be
expected that some
one who is already
engaged in several
different activities
would lie able to re
spond to that, and
certainly, one day is
not a lot of time.”
Drayton said.
Drayton said it is
known in the office
that he has a strong
commitment to diversity.
"I have a very strong posture when it comes to ths
crimination and harassment and people treating people
differently because of sexual orientation, etiDrayton
said. “I take a very dim view of tile fact that I have u
person who doesn't understand those tilings
"If I were to deal with a case of inappropriate behav
ior. my sanctions, I feel, would be a lot stronger on that
employee than anything the University could do,” ho
said.
Drayton said he talked to Scarborough al>out his "in
appropriate behavior" about three years ago. Me said he
was fallowing up on rumors surfaced by different wom
en who told Drayton they were receiving unwanted at
tention from Scarborough.
"With (Chiappisi) — I don't understand why she felt
the need to tulk to so many people about (her experi
ence)," Drayton said. "It was better for our department
that she moved on because if that talk would've contin
ued. it would've gutten worse.
"She talked to four women who experienced similar
things." Drayton said “All she did was find three other
women (who said they had experienced sexual harass
ment): when I'm talking over 150 employees any
problem is had, one rape is bad. But put it into context
and every female out there is not experiencing sexual
harassment on a daily basis by this individual.
Drayton said tie would lie "foolish" to say the office
The University's discrimination policy
explicitly prohibits sexual harassment as a
form of unlawful sex discrimination. Sexual
harassment is deflnitfai:
"Unwelcome sexual advences, roqueotS for
sexual favors, and Other verbal or physical
conduct of a sexual nature when:
■y
• Submission to such condim is made either
explicitly or WUptlcitty a term or condition of
an individual's employment or education.
• Submission to, or rejection of such
conduct by an imflvfdual is used as the
basis for employment or educational
decisions Stfodlny such individual.
• Such conduct has the purpose or effect of
unreasonably Interfering with an individual's
work or education performance or creating
an Intimidating, hostile or offensive
environment.
Graphic try M.tftfvtnw Stftustt*
didn’t have a problem with sexual harassment because
"we have people and people will make mistakes
Risa llaberwan. a steward who was Si arhornugh s
union representative throughout the investigation, said
the union's main defense tor Si arlxirough vs .is that the
University should not have pursued this rase tieoause
the incident happened oil campus
"It was the individual's choice lo go out w ith Si urbo
rough, and she misinterpreted this date and vv.is naiv e,
Ilalierman said "The University cannot charge sexual
harassment unless il is
job-related, Scarbo
rough wasn't her super
visor, and therefore,
they were equals
Although Scarho
rough wasn't
Chiappisi's direct su
pervisor, he was the
lead officer during the
day shift, and he doled
out her daily responsi
bilities as a supervisor
would. Chiappisi said
The Office of Human
Resources investigator.
Ken Lehrman. said if
cases happen off i arn
pus but affix t the per
son's work, or educ n
tional environment on
campus, then the office
is most likely justified
in taking on the case.
‘I don’t know how
quickly it would
be expected that
someone who is
already engaged
in several
different
activities would
be able to
respond... one
day is not a lot of
time.’
Carey Drayton.
OPS director
Mmrman, vvno is a mo a umvursiiy iaw suiobiii. uives
ligated the case and interviewed almost everyone
Chiappisi told about the incident, including several
OPS employees and Scarborough,
A male officer who declined to use his name because
he is still an OPS employee said he was interviewed bv
Lehnnan because Chiappisi had confided in the em
ployee last summer
“(Scarborough) has a long history of harassing wom
an." tin! officer said "The general fettling in the offictt
was that he was guilty anti should’ve Ixten fired or
transferred to another department or university."
Susie Hunter, an OPS employee for eight years before
she quit because of tin1 environment, said although she
got along personally and professionally with Scarbo
rmigh. he did talk graphically about sexual matters
"There were numerous times when everyone was get
ting their gear on before work and Otis would take the
small talk further to where it became bedroom talk."
Hunter said "I parallel it with male locker room talk
He would tell everyone what he did sexually with
women the previous weekend, and nohody cored ahout
Ins sexual [MTlormam e it doesn't have a lot to do
with security work "
Another male officer, who requested anonymity lie
cause lie still works at OPS. said he believes Scarbo
rough wasn't fin*d Itei .wise of Ins support w ithin OPS
"Everyone knew (Otis) had upper level support from
O.irev (Drayton) and the top live nr six levels in the of
fil e, the officer said ( arev doesn't get it People in
the campus community like him. Imt lie's not liked in
the oflit e
The olficer said he agreed to lie interviewed tor this
story hoc.nise he doesn't believe the mi blent was dealt
with properly that there was a cover up and he
wants the i am pus conummitv to know that there's a
[Ml ter 11 of SeXU.ll ba
rtsxrnenl lie also said
he wasn’t surprised
when (.hinppisi told
luiii w hid hnppened
"It WM .mother one
ol Otis' conquests th.it
failed miserably," the
off’n er said
Ihe lull time woman
officer who said shi'
was sexually harassed
by Scarborough last
April said she lielievos
the (list ipline was more
of a blind slapping.
He should've been
fired," she said “Noth
ing's going to i hange,
he's just going to have
to lie more i .ireful
After being notified
by the University that
Si arhoroogh bail been
"disciplined," but not
being informed of the
nature of the discipline.
7 was glad, if
nothing else, that
he was found
guilty. He
should’ve been
fired or at least
moved to an
office where he
can’t deal with
women students.
He doesn’t
belong in this
environment.’
Jean Chiappisi.
tiled harassment
complaint
(hiappisi said '.ho was tfis.i|>fi<itniho wasn i tired.
"I was glad. if nothing else, that he was found
guilty.” (’hiappisi said. "Mo should've linen fired or at
least moved to an offii e where he can't deal with wom
en students lie doesn't belong in this environment
(ihiappiai said she questions the disi ipline.
"It's hard seeing him in the same hours and still help
ing women oil campus." she said. "I'm wondering il
they did anything more than a slap on the hand
Chinpptsi said she fools t heated by the incident.
'It's really too bad you have to lie a hitch to protei t
yourself." (iliiappisi said "1 like to la; nice, but 1
learned from this that you just < nn’t trust people "
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