A Minneapolis fire captain has filed a lawsuit accusing the city’s fire department of failing to protect her from a commander who allegedly sexually harassed her.
Vicki Jung, who was among the first female firefighters in the city when she joined the department in 1994, charged that she faced retaliation after she reported the harassment, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this month in Hennepin County District Court. The suit contends that Jung, who later rose to the rank of captain, was the victim of gender discrimination and retaliation after she reported being sexually harassed by Capt. Tom Fellegy in November 2014. The suit also alleges the infliction of “economic harm, loss of income and benefits, humiliation, mental and emotional distress, and other pain and suffering.”