Fired Boston police officer awarded $1 million after alleging sexual harassment

"A fired Boston police officer was awarded $1 million in damages earlier this month after she sued the department and alleged a hostile work environment where other officers would comment openly about her sex life and interracial relationship. The Suffolk County jury did not, however, find that Enxhi Qirici was fired in 2019 due to sex- or race-based discrimination, or retaliation. With interest, her total judgment rises to more than $1.5 million."

"An Albanian immigrant, Qirici sued the Boston Police Department in 2021 and alleged she faced lewd jokes and sexual harassment after she began dating a Black co-worker in the spring of 2018. Qirici, who was only a month out of the Boston Police Academy at the time, said her sex life quickly became a topic of discussion at the station, where colleagues would purportedly comment about wanting to sleep with her and speculate about whether she was pregnant."

Enxhi Qirici, an Albanian immigrant and former Boston police officer, sued the Boston Police Department in 2021 alleging lewd jokes and sexual harassment after she began dating a Black co-worker in 2018. She said colleagues discussed her sex life and speculated about pregnancy while she was only a month out of the police academy. Qirici was fired during her yearlong probationary period and contested the termination, accusing the department of discrimination and retaliation. The Suffolk County jury awarded $1 million in damages, and with interest the judgment exceeds $1.5 million. The department argued her job performance was unsatisfactory.

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