Township Agrees To Pay FTPD LT. $300K To Settle Discrimination Lawsuit

September 26, 2020 Township Council Taxes

FTPD Lt. Kirsten Durham, foreground, settled her discrimination and harassment lawsuit against the township and police department for a bulk $300,000 payment and other considerations. (File photo.)

The township has agreed to pay $300,000 to a Franklin Township Police lieutenant and keep her on paid administrative leave until mid-2021 to settle a discrimination and harassment lawsuit the lieutenant filed in 2018.

The officer, Lt. Kristen Durham, has been on administrative leave since early 2018, after what she claimed was a “bogus” internal affairs complaint was filed against her. Durham filed the suit against the township and the FTPD in May of 2018.

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Township Agrees To Pay FTPD LT. $300K To Settle Discrimination Lawsuit

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