Gay New Jersey detective says supervisor groped him — and bosses did nothing

Gay cop alleges he was suspended for documenting years of harrassment by supervisor

A New Jersey detective says he was sexually assaulted by a supervisor amid years of anti-gay harassment. Last week, Russell Kingsland, a detective with the state’s Division of Criminal Justice, filed a notice of tort claim, a formal written notice of allegations required in New Jersey before a lawsuit can be filed against public agencies, NJ.com reports. In the document, he claims that his suspension last year came after internal affairs learned…

Gay New Jersey detective says supervisor groped him — and bosses did nothing

A gay detective said supervisors in the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office failed to act after a supervisor allegedly groped him at work.Detective Russell Kingsland of the Division of Criminal Justice is seeking $1.5 million in a lawsuit alleging he suffered years of workplace harassment, including pressure from supervisors to come out to his colleagues and family, according to NJ.com.He also accused one of those supervisors of sexually assaul…