NM Public Defender’s Office Settles Sex Harassment Suit
by: Dan McKay Posted: July 26, 2021 / 10:56 AM MDT
SANTA FE (Albuquerque Journal) – The Public Defender’s Office in New Mexico agreed to pay $345,000 this month as part of two settlements to resolve claims that one of its investigators harassed two staff members.
“They were struggling with a very serious problem with repeat sexual harassment that went unaddressed,” —Attorney Laura Schauer Ives