San Jose mulls $200,000 settlement with female firefighter over hard-core porn at firehouse

San Jose mulls $200K to firefighter over porn

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose City Council is set to vote on a $200,000 settlement offer to a female firefighter who said she was harassed after complaining about hard-core pornography at her firehouse.

Julie LaBlanc sued the city in 2008 after she found a pornographic magazine under her 9-year-old son’s pillow that he said he found at the firehouse.

LaBlanc alleged she found more than 60 other such magazines at work the next day. She said she was taunted and shunned by fellow firefighters while the city investigated her complaints.

San Jose has a policy prohibiting sexually explicit material in the workplace.

The city council is expected to take up the matter Oct. 20.

LaBlanc’s attorney would not comment on the pending settlement.

Information from: San Jose Mercury News, www.sjmercury.com