Settlement reached in Vicksburg mayor sexual harassment lawsuit
A sexual harassment lawsuit against the city of Vicksburg and Mayor Paul Winfield has been settled.
A court filing said the settlement was reached Monday after a hearing in U.S. District Court in Natchez, but he terms of the deal have not been disclosed. The parties were directed to submit to the judge an agreed order to dismiss the suit.
The Vicksburg Post reports that attorneys in the case met behind closed doors for six hours Monday with Magistrate Michael T. Parker before the deal was announced.
The lawsuit was filed Feb. 1, 2012, by former city employee Kenya Burks. The lawsuit alleged that Winfield made unwanted sexual advances after Burks ended a consensual sexual relationship.
Clarion Ledger
3/12/13
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