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ABERDEEN, Miss. — A federal court denied summary judgment to a county sheriff accused of sexually harassing his former investigative assistant and other coworkers through texts, in which he called them “bitches” and “hos” and told them to “bend over.” He says his conduct was neither pervasive nor severe, but the court says the conduct was objectively offensive and should “not be tolerated today.”
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