Male Prison Guard Claims Sexual Harassment By Female
By DWIGHT F. BLINT, Hartford Courant Staff Writer
Like a number of his male co-workers, state prison guard Erick Wolliston finds himself in the middle of a sexual harassment complaint with a female guard.
Unlike the others, Wolliston is the one complaining.
Wolliston filed a complaint against Eunice Smith with the correction department last week. Wolliston alleges that when he requested a ride from Smith, who was patrolling the perimeter of Hartford Correctional Center in a car, she responded by saying, "I wonder how you would look in a bikini?"
Wolliston, a 14-year veteran, said Smith made a similar comment before.
"I want the public to know that men as well as females are being harassed," said Wolliston. Read more