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Friday, April 18

Gay airport security guard wins £30,000 in London harassment case

Source: Daily Mail
London -- A gay airport security guard is in line for a £30,000 payout after a female colleague thrust her breasts against him and pestered him for sex.

Allwyn Rondeau, 46, made it clear to Lucy Chilton that he was homosexual and not interested in her after she told other staff she "wanted to shag him".

Qnews background: Testimony: Female colleague mocked and 'pestered' gay security guard

But Miss Chilton, 42, persisted in her advances and "wobbled her breasts" all over his chest as the pair worked at Heathrow.

She also bent over a plane seat, shook her bottom at him and said: "Come on, give it to me", a tribunal heard.

Miss Chilton had denied sexually harassing Mr Rondeau, who lives with his partner of 15 years, when the pair worked for G4S Security Services, previously known as Group 4.

But Reading Employment Tribunal found that Mr Rondeau, who broke down twice during his evidence, was a “credible witness” and that his allegations had a “ring of truth”.

It found that Miss Chilton had created an “offensive environment” for him at work after hearing she had acted in a similar way towards other men in the past.

Allwyn Rondeau claims he repeatedly told Lucy that he was not interested in a sexual relationship with her

Its judgment stated: “In the tribunal's view she was exaggerating and embellishing her evidence.”

During the trial, he told the panel he now no longer felt comfortable around women and rarely left the house without his partner. The panel heard the toll of the investigation meant he had not returned for work since and suffered anxiety and depression.

The panel upheld Mr Rondeau's claims of harassment on the grounds of sexual orientation against Miss Chilton and G4S.

An employment lawyer said that Mr Rondeau, who guarded planes, scanned luggage and frisked passengers at Heathrow, could expect about £30,000 for personal injury.

Lawrence Davies, of Equal Justice, said: “This case demonstrates that both women and men must not treat colleagues negatively on the grounds of their sexuality.”

Full article: Gay Heathrow security guard wins £30,000 sex case after colleague wobbled her breasts at him | Daily Mail

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