Detainees regularly expose themselves to female public defenders in Chicago, suit alleges
CHICAGO - A lawsuit on behalf of female Cook County assistant public defenders alleged this week that authorities have not done enough to stop male detainees from exposing themselves, masturbating and threatening the attorneys in courtroom lockups and the county jail.
The female attorneys' proposed class-action suit against their boss, Public Defender Amy Campanelli, as well as Sheriff Tom Dart, alleges that their inaction has resulted in the sexual harassment only worsening over the last two years.
The problem is so pervasive that one of the female assistant public defenders who brought the suit said she believed "most
