CONCORD β The highest-ranking woman in the Concord Police Department has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the city, claiming she was passed over for promotions and disciplined for minor infractions while favored male officers were allowed free rein.
Robin Heinemann, 44, is the fourth woman to sue the department for sexual harassment in the past two years. The third suit, filed in July, is pending.
Before conducting interviews, Siri used a sexual term to tell other command officers he had already made up his mind, according to the suit. When another captain reported the comment to Livingston, the chief told that captain to drop the matter, according to the suit. Heinemann, who has been with the department since , was one of eight women who sued the department in the late s for sexual harassment.
The suit also says Heinemann was disciplined or investigated for minor issues β such as having two subordinates who wore inappropriate costumes to a Halloween party. In contrast, some male officers got away with much more serious transgressions.
The officer was not disciplined. Another male officer turned in fraudulent time cards, and Siri canceled the investigation into the matter, according to the suit. And Heinemann discovered that traffic officers β an assignment reserved for privileged men β were intentionally racking up overtime by scheduling court dates on their days off, according to the suit.
