Two female Westbrook police officers have sued the city, accusing male supervisors in the Westbrook Police Department of a pattern of gender discrimination dating to 2011, when they were the only women on the force.
The lawsuit by Sandy Mailman and Melissa May comes more than a year after they filed notice with the city of their intent to sue and after Westbrook officials vowed to work with them to avoid a lawsuit.
An attorney for the women, Rebecca Webber, said Thursday that the city has failed to take action since then to change the culture of gender discrimination in the department. – READ MORE
