8:29 PM, July 22, 2014 | Disgraced former Wayne County Circuit Judge Wade McCree, shown in May 2013, who had an affair with a woman while presiding over her child custody case, got some good news from a federal appeals court this week: He can't be sued by the child's father. By Tresa Baldas Detroit…
by Allan Lengel
The coroner s Mount Clemens office A former investigator for the Macomb County Medical Examiner s Office has filed a federal lawsuit alleging she was subjected at work to a steady stream of racism, sexual harassment and public displays of graphic pornography, including nude photos on computer screen savers. At one point, someone brought a penis birthday cake to the office, which sat around for days. Anjanette Beaver of Macomb County, who is described in the suit as a Native American woman, complained to management, but was met with retaliation, and eventually forced to quit last month because of untenable working conditons, according to the suit filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Detroit.
A Black Farmington Hills police officer turned on the law enforcement agency that hired him several years ago, claiming racial bias in a federal lawsuit.
Officer Dwayne Robinson, hired in 2014, sued the police department and Chief Jeff King, asserting he was denied promotion, advancement and training opportunities that went to lesser-qualified white officers.
Robinson claims he was “repeatedly passed over” and that Black officers like himself are relegated to road patrol positions without equal opportunities for career enhancement.
“At all times, plaintiff performed his job in an exemplary manner,” reads the suit. “Defendant City of Farmington Hills, its police department and Chief King’s actions were intentional, with reckless indifference to plaintiff’s rights and sensibilities.
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