Officer Alleges Sexual Harassment

An Anaheim police officer filed a sexual harassment lawsuit Thursday claiming she was subjected to a steady barrage of crude remarks and groping by fellow officers and was unfairly punished when she complained.

Officer Robin Fuhrman, on the force since 1996 after a yearlong stint as a cadet, claims department officials attempted to fire her after she made a formal harassment complaint in July, according to the Orange County Superior Court lawsuit.

Fuhrman claims she was routinely subjected to lewd comments about her breasts and a demeaning atmosphere where the capabilities of female officers were openly questioned, according to the suit.

Department spokesman Sgt. Joe Vargas said that Fuhrman remains on the department payroll and that an independent investigator hired by the city found no validity to her claims.