A San Bruno firefighter is suing the city and several members of its fire department on grounds he was sexually harassed and retaliated against when he complained.
Filed in San Mateo County Superior Court on June 18, the lawsuit says the firefighter, identified as 17-year veteran Jon Priolo, was subjected to numerous comments and jokes suggesting he was gay between 2010 and September 2015. Priolo asked the colleague who made the remarks to stop, but the alleged abuse continued and at one point the colleague exposed his genitals to Priolo, according to the suit. City Attorney Marc Zafferano said the city was served with the lawsuit Wednesday morning.
“Because the city values and must respect the confidentiality of employee personnel matters, we can’t provide any additional information at this time,” Zafferano said in an email.