When most people think about sexual harassment, they envision a male boss harassing a younger female employee. But this is not always the case. Men in Pennsylvania can also be victims of sexual harassment by their bosses. This is true whether the boss is male or female.

Even male police officers can be victims of sexual harassment in the workplace. One such victim is a sergeant with the NYPD. He has recently made a formal complaint with his employer's Office of Equal Employment Opportunity. According to his allegations, his boss, a 27-year veteran with the police department, made unwanted sexual advances towards him.

Specifically, the sergeant claims that his boss stared at him inappropriately and made sexually suggestive gestures. He also says that his boss called him "sexy" and touched him inappropriately.

These complaints of sexual harassment in the workplace are under formal investigation. In the meantime, in order to avoid a hostile work environment for either of the employees, the police department has separated both policemen so that they no longer have to work together.

Interestingly, his boss has now filed a defamation lawsuit against him for making the sexual harassment claims. The sergeant believes that this was done simply in retaliation for his filing of the formal sexual harassment complaint. The sergeant presumes that this was done to threaten him into silence. However, he feels confident that a court will agree with him that the defamation lawsuit was filed in retaliation for his sexual harassment claims and is not willing to back down.

Hopefully, this police officer will reach a fair resolution to his case so that he can feel confident that he will not be further subjected to sexual harassment in the workplace.

Source: New York Daily News, "NYPD cop sued for sexual harassment claims slander, sues accusing cop for $3M over defamation, Rocco Parascandola, Oct. 10, 2011