Madison County Sheriff’s Office was named as a defendant in a federal lawsuit. The plaintiff, Erica Cagle, is a former employee of the sheriff’s office. She worked as an accountant from March 2010 until submitting her resignation in August of 2017. Cagle’s federal lawsuit is the fourth lawsuit filed against Madison County Sheriff’s Office in the last six months.
Cagle Alleges She Was Subjected to Sexual Harassment, Hostile Work Environment, & Retaliation
Erica Cagle alleged in her almost 300-page federal lawsuit that she was a victim of sexual harassment, hostile work environment, and retaliation. The lawsuit has as total of 19 allegations. Cagle specifically named that Deputy Mike Jones and Sergeant Brent Patterson of coming to her desk “in a rude and offensive manner” to “massage her shoulders, touch and massage her neck, and touch and massage her head.” The lawsuit alleges that the physical contact was “disgusting,” “unwanted,” “unsolicited,” “humiliating,” and “demeaning.”
Cagle further alleges that a maintenance supervisor, Tim Clark, would ask her out on dates to various bars and restaurants, send her inappropriate texts, and lied to others that she was having sex with an inmate.
