U.S. Attorneys Office Hosts Roundtable On Sexual Harassment In Housing

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https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/us-attorney-s-office-hosts-roundtable-sexual-harassment-housing

Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office
District of New Jersey

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, January 19, 2018

U.S. Attorney’s Office Hosts Roundtable On Sexual Harassment In Housing

NEWARK, N.J. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey and the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division hosted a roundtable today for community organizations, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. The event included local law enforcement agencies, legal aid offices, fair housing organizations, shelters and transitional housing providers. Each organization was invited because they often work with New Jersey’s most vulnerable populations, who could also become victims of sexual harassment in housing.
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In October 2017, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced the Sexual Harassment Initiative, an effort to combat sexual harassment in housing. The Civil Rights Division launched a pilot of the initiative in two jurisdictions—Washington, DC and western Virginia—where it is working with legal service providers and local law enforcement to raise awareness about this issue.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey is the first office outside of the Sexual Harassment Initiative’s pilot program to host a roundtable on these issues. The office is collaborating with the Civil Rights Division to spread the word about options to help victims experiencing sexual harassment. Our community organizations, such as local law enforcement, legal aid offices, fair housing organizations, shelters and transitional housing providers can identify the misconduct and recommend that victims report sexual harassment to the Civil Rights Division.
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The Justice Department’s initiative seeks to identify barriers to reporting sexual harassment in housing, increase awareness of its enforcement efforts – both among victims and those they may report to – and collaborate with federal, state, and local partners to increase reporting and help women quickly and easily connect with federal resources. The Department encourages anyone who has experienced sexual harassment in housing, or knows someone who has, to contact the Division by calling [phone] or emailing: [e-mail](link sends e-mail) .

Individuals who believe they may have been victims of discrimination may also file a complaint with the U.S. Attorney’s Office at: http://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/civil-rights-enforcement/complaint or may call the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s Civil Rights Complaint Hotline at [phone].

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1. Good...

About damn time the issue was addressed.

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2. Congress should appoint

a Women led Commission on it in Government, after Democrats regain control.