Production company behind 'Criminal Minds' agrees to pay $3 million to settle lawsuit that alleges crew members were sexually harassed by the show's director of photography and then retaliated against for complaining.
The production company behind the CBS police procedural"Criminal Minds" has agreed to pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the state of California on behalf of crew members who allege they were sexually harassed by the show's director of photography and then retaliated against for complaining, the state announced in a news release.
The lawsuit alleged that, for 14 seasons of"Criminal Minds," the director of photography"subjected male crew members to sexual harassment, including unwanted touching and caressing, and made unwelcome and threatening comments," the state civil rights department said in the news release announcing the financial settlement last week.
In a statement, state civil rights department director Kevin Kish hailed the crew members who"courageously came forward to assert their right to making a living free from sexual harassment."
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