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Lt. Constance Crea accused former Police Chief Thomas Mosier of frequently yelling at her and making degrading comments, such as telling her to "doll herself up."
A former New Jersey lieutenant has been awarded $750,000 in her lawsuit against her former boss, who she claimed sexually harassed her and discriminated against her for being a lesbian.
The lawsuit, first reported by Transparency NJ, was brought by now retired Lt. Constance Crea, who was hired in 1996 and promoted to lieutenant in 2019, against the town of Piscataway and former Police Chief Thomas Mosier. Crea accused Mosier of "a pattern and practice of behavior of sexual harassment, discrimination, hostile work environment, preferential treatment and failing to comply with his own policies."
Crea accused Mosier of frequently yelling at her and making degrading comments, such as telling her to "doll herself up" or asking “approximately every other month, ‘Who’s mowing the grass?'” which Crea believed to be a reference to her sex life with her wife.
Crea alleged that on one occasion Mosier "grabbed his genitals and rubbed them while making sexual moaning sounds in self-gratification" while alone in his office with her, and would make the noises whenever a heterosexual woman employee or civilian would walk past.
Crea claimed that "the chief treats heterosexual female officers entirely differently than he treats (Crea), a homosexual," requiring her to work in person during 2020 COVID-19 protocols while allowing heterosexual women to work from home. Another heterosexual woman officer was given several training opportunities by Mosier, according to Crea, giving her preferential treatment and promoting her to sergeant over another heterosexual woman who was first in line for the position.
Crea also said that Mosier admitted to promoting a heterosexual woman to a competitive position in the Traffic Division so he could "stare at her in her yoga pants."
"The chief's conduct is predicated upon the plaintiff's sexual orientation and gender, and is discriminatory," the lawsuit states.
The city and Mosier settled with Crea for $750,000 in August, 2024, without admitting wrongdoing. Crea agreed to retire from the department on Aug. 1 as part of the settlement. Mosier had already retired on Oct. 1, 2022.
Crea's lawsuit is one of five against Mosier from former employees, and one of six against the city for Mosier's alleged behavior, reported by MyCentralJersey, three of which allege racial discrimination and harassing comments. A lawsuit from Robert Wei claimed that he was discriminated against for his ethnicity. Alan Barboui, an immigrant, claimed that Mosier referred to him as "you damn foreigners," and Tejesh Patel accused Mosier of using racial slurs against him, including "Aladdin."
