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| A boss at a Melbourne law firm sent a female employee photos of his erect penis among a stream of sexually explicit and inappropriate text messages, Maurice Blackburn claims. | A boss at a Melbourne law firm sent a female employee photos of his erect penis among a stream of sexually explicit and inappropriate text messages, Maurice Blackburn claims. |
| The woman’s lawyers say she was diagnosed with stress and anxiety-related medical conditions after being “bombarded” with the messages over seven months last year and has not returned to work since. | |
| “In addition to telling her boss directly that his behaviour made her feel uncomfortable, complaints about his conduct to the firm’s practice manager and other principal lawyers were fobbed off,” Maurice Blackburn said. | “In addition to telling her boss directly that his behaviour made her feel uncomfortable, complaints about his conduct to the firm’s practice manager and other principal lawyers were fobbed off,” Maurice Blackburn said. |
| “She claims an apparent lack of workplace policies and training in relation to sexual harassment, discrimination, occupational health and safety and bullying appears to have enabled the inappropriate behaviour to continue.” | “She claims an apparent lack of workplace policies and training in relation to sexual harassment, discrimination, occupational health and safety and bullying appears to have enabled the inappropriate behaviour to continue.” |
| The woman’s lawyers are taking the complaints to the Australian Human Rights Commission, alleging that, when she ignored the messages from her boss, he amplified his behaviour. | |
| He began sending her naked photos, including several of his erect penis, and text messages that included, “I want your body. And I want you to say that you want to fuck me,” and, “Do you want to fuck me? I want to fuck you madly. We need to make this happen.” | He began sending her naked photos, including several of his erect penis, and text messages that included, “I want your body. And I want you to say that you want to fuck me,” and, “Do you want to fuck me? I want to fuck you madly. We need to make this happen.” |
| A Maurice Blackburn employment lawyer, Josh Bornstein, said the behaviour was predatory and unlawful. “It is also extremely disappointing that the complaints made by our client were not taken seriously or acted upon immediately,” he said. | A Maurice Blackburn employment lawyer, Josh Bornstein, said the behaviour was predatory and unlawful. “It is also extremely disappointing that the complaints made by our client were not taken seriously or acted upon immediately,” he said. |
| Bornstein said the woman was seeking damages, lost earnings and medical expenses and had called for the implementation of equal employment opportunity policies and training at the firm, as well as a detailed complaints handling procedure. | Bornstein said the woman was seeking damages, lost earnings and medical expenses and had called for the implementation of equal employment opportunity policies and training at the firm, as well as a detailed complaints handling procedure. |
| Do you know more? Contact melissa.davey@theguardian.com | Do you know more? Contact melissa.davey@theguardian.com |
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