The Altoona Mirror
BEDFORD, Pa. — Two former Bedford County Prison guards have sued the county for civil rights violations, alleging that former warden Donald Orr — who resigned suddenly in June amid a secretive investigation — demonstrated blatant sexism against female employees.
The lawsuits, filed July 2 in the state’s Western District Court, name Lt. Tina Hillegas of Schellsburg and Lt. Gloria Sadler of Fishertown as plaintiffs, represented by Pittsburgh-based attorney Lawrence Chaban.
In court filings, Chaban alleged that Orr gave male employees preferential treatment as soon as he was hired in 2010. When given the choice of a male or female guard for an assignment, Chaban said, Orr always picked a man.
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