Anti-Violence Group Supervisor Accused Of Sexual Harassment

CHICAGO — A senior supervisor for Cure Violence is accused in a federal lawsuit of sexually harassing a worker at the Chicago anti-violence organization for at least five years. The lawsuit, which was filed Wednesday, also claims that the group's executive director did not address complaints about the supervisor after they were revealed.

According to the suit, Ricardo Williams, a senior administrator with Cure Violence, is alleged to have sexually and verbally abused a Cure Violence worker since 2013, the Chicago Tribune reports. He also allegedly abused other workers connected with the organization, the report added.

Complaints against Williams were allegedly brought to Gary Slutkin, who runs Cure Violence, the report stated. But the group's director took no action against Williams, the report added.

The University of Illinois at Chicago, which runs the organization, is also named in the lawsuit, along with Williams and Slutkin, the report stated. After receiving a complaint involving Williams, the university's Office of Access and Equity investigated the administrator but didn't find that he had done anything wrong.

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