Jury Awards Massachusetts Officer Over $2 Million in Discrimination Lawsuit

A Suffolk County, MA, jury has awarded more than $2 million to a veteran female police officer in Winthrop, finding that the town sexually discriminated and retaliated against her, according to court records.

Judy A. Racow, a police officer for more than 20 years, claimed she was wrongly removed from the detective unit, passed over for other jobs, excluded from training sessions and falsely investigated, according to the complaint, the Boston Globe reports.

Last week, a Superior Court jury agreed, awarding Racow $676,000 for emotional damages, plus $1,352,000 in punitive damages, according to court records.

Police Chief Terence M. Delehanty, who is also serving as the interim town manager, said that an appeal is likely.