Santa Fe settles sexual harassment suit made against former officer for $770K
Eight women who filed a federal lawsuit accusing a former Santa Fe police officer of harassment have accepted a $770,000 settlement from the city.
The parties agreed to settle the case in February, but the total amount of the monetary award was not decided until last week. It includes $55,000 that the city previously had agreed to pay one of the women.
The lawsuit, filed in 2012, claims that former police officer Michael Eiskant stalked and harassed the women. Those who sued him include a former Santa Fe police officer and two employees of the state Department of Public Safety.
City spokesman Matt Ross said he couldn’t comment on the case, but he provided court documents outlining the city’s decision to settle the suit.
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