Sexual Harassment

Miami Beach Might Have to Name Its Fancy New Tennis Center After a Convicted Felon

Miami has a long, proud history of granting civic immortality to our scummiest citizens, from naming a street after a Hialeah sugar company run by a former coke smuggler to UM's increasingly embarrassing Alex Rodriguez Park to the long-lost Jose Canseco Street in Westchester. The latest flap over n ... More >>

Judge Throws Out $700,000 Verdict in Miami Beach Firefighter's Sexual Harassment Suit UPDATED

Marlenis Smart describes her seven years as a firefighter as a nightmare. In a lawsuit filed in 2010, she claimed she was sexually harassed by co-workers from her first day on the job. Male firefighters told her "women belong in the kitchen," accused her of being a slut, and walked in on her in the ... More >>

Miami-Dade Schools Police Chief Charles Hurley Hit with Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Charles Hurley, the former head of the Miami-Dade Schools police force, has been hit with a lawsuit by two female officers who say the chief sexually harassed them. One of the women claims that Hurley was brandishing his boner around in front of her, while another claims the chief forced her hand in ... More >>

Miami Springs Public Works Director Leaves Amid Claims of Sexual Harassment

Former Miami Springs Public Works Director Called Employee "Whore," Harassed Her, Suit Says

In May, Robert T. Williams, the director of the Miami Springs Public Works, stepped down from his position after 23 years. Asked by the Miami Herald why he was leaving so suddenly, Williams said he felt disrespected by management's attempts to privatize his department."There's just too much stress a ... More >>

SoBAP's Charles Martin Faces Sexual Harassment Claims

South Beach AIDS Project Dogged By Sexual Harassment Claims, Financial Mismanagement

When Charles Martin took over the South Beach AIDS Project (SoBAP) in 2005, he revamped the nonprofit's outdated image by reaching out to young, gay blacks and Hispanics. He traveled to conferences around the world and pulled in state and federal grants to combat HIV.But in the past year, Martin and ... More >>

Newt Gingrich Leads GOP Pack In Florida As Cain Stumbles On Affair Accusations

​Florida's Republican voters are making a firm stand for the conservative, pro-family values that have defined their party for decades by fleeing en masse from Herman Cain after multiple sexual harassment charges and new allegations that he carried on a 14-year affair.Yessir, there's no place in t ... More >>

Herman Cain's Top Spokesman Once Accused Female Miami Herald Reporter of Sexual Harassment

​Colorful characters involved in the Republican primary are about as common as minor scandals over at The Miami Herald, so it only makes sense that somehow those two worlds would collide.Remember back in 2009 when a Navy spokesman at Guantanamo Bay accused veteran Herald reporter Carol Rosenberg o ... More >>

Marc Elias Jr., North Miami's New Police Chief, Was Canned Over Sexual Harassment Claims

Andre Pierre's got a new police chief.​In this week's New Times, we laid out the case for indicting North Miami Mayor Andre Pierre. Now, Pierre's administration has just named Marc Elias Jr. as acting chief.Yes, the one and same Marc Elias Jr. who was fired as chief in Florida City a couple years ... More >>

Big Momma in the House

Alcee Hastings's sexual harassment woes

Isiah Thomas struggles to reshape FIU hoops

Male-on-Male Sexual Harassment Case Ends in $110,000 Settlement

My, how sexual harassment claims have evolved. In the nineties, the headlines always went like this: Pretty Young Female Subordinate Sues Insensitive Boss. You didn't hear much about the unfortunate boys who were groped, gawked at or objectified on the job. But check this out: A group of Miami-base ... More >>

Opa-locka Boots the Boss

Ousted police chief leaves complaints in his wake.

Larry Hawkins The Man Who Loved Women

Vietnam left him paralyzed and in constant pain. But his female co-workers -- who have spent the past fifteen years fending off unwanted advances and inappropriate comments -- say his greatest handicaps are from the neck up.