San Diego jury awards $34,300 to firefighters over (gay pride) parade

[MindPilot]

Four months after walking out of court without a verdict, four San Diego firefighters suing the city for sexual harassment left the same courtroom yesterday with an outcome that pleased them even though the money isn't nearly what they initially sought.

A jury of eight women and four men deliberated for 2½ days and found that the firefighters, who were ordered to ride a fire engine in the 2007 gay pride parade, were sexually harassed by some participants and spectators.

Jurors awarded a total of $34,300 to John Ghiotto, Jason Hewitt, Alex Kane and Chad Allison.
“It was difficult,” said juror Kathy Meyer of San Diego. “I felt they were sexually harassed and I thought the department should have paid more attention and took these guys a little more seriously. I don't think they lied.”

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