CHRO Finds Reasonable Cause to Investigate Sexual Harassment Case Against East Haven Mayor

East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr. will attend a confidential and mediated meeting in Hartford next week related to sexual assault charges filed against him by a former Town Hall employee in July 2014.

According to the New Haven Register, the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities has found reasonable cause to investigate the complaint. The meeting will take place on Jan. 22 where all parties and attorneys will attend in an attempt to settle the case.

The CHRO complaint filed in July by the employee alleges that Maturo made inappropriate sexual advance and comments towards her. The employee also filed a Federal Medical Leave Act lawsuit against the town saying she was pressured into returning to work after executing her FMLA leave on May 5.

In a prepared statement issued in July, Maturo labelled the employee as “a disgruntled employee who was on the verge of being terminated.” Maturo went on to call the complaint, “patently false”.

Maturo’s spokesperson Frank Gentilesco Jr. said in an email that the matter is for the town’s legal team to comment on “if and when desired.” 

Read more at the New Haven Register.

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