Santa Fe Juvenile Detention Center faces lawsuit

EYEWITNESS NEWS 4 GETS A COPY OF A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE SANTA FE COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION THAT GOES FAR BEYOND SEXUAL HARASSMENT OUR SANTA FE BUREAU CHIEF RAY SEVA SHOWS US WHY A FEMALE WORKER SAYS SHE WORKS WITH A GROUP OF SEXUAL DEVIANTS THIS IS THE 21-PAGE LAWSUIT FILED BY BERTHA BACA A LONGTIME WORKER AT THE SANTA FE YOUTH DETENTION CENTER SHE CLAIMS A MALE CO-WORKER SEXUALLY HARASSED HER IMMEDIATELY AFTER A NEW COUNTY MANAGER ORDERED AN INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT BY SEVERAL MALE STAFFERS What we found out was much deeper–and much darker–than we even realized WHAT THEY FOUND AND WHAT THE LAWSUIT CLAIMS ARE ALLEGATIONS OF CO- WORKERS–INCLUDIN G FORMER ADMINISTRATOR BILLY MERRIFIELD DOWNLOADING PORN SHOWING IT TO BACA AND OF A WORKPLACE RIDDLED WITH MORE THAN JUST SEXUAL INNUENDOS It was a sexually- charged atmosphere A sexually-charged environment in which women didn t feel safe BACA CLAIMS CO- WORKER MIKE PAHOS CORNERED HER IN HER OFFICE LAST AUGUST GRABBED HER BREASTS A MONTH LATER BACA SAYS PAHOS HELD HER DOWN UNZIPPED HIS PANTS AND EXPOSED HIMSELF PAHOS HAS SINCE RESIGNED AND ADMINISTRATOR MERRIFIELD WAS FIRED EARLIER THIS YEAR IN SANTA FERS EWN-4 39 WORKERS HAVE EITHER BEEN FIRED OR ASKED TO RESIGN SINCE THE INVESTIGATION STARTED LAST YEAR BERTHA BACA REMAINS ON THE JOB SO DOES HER IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR ROBERT APODACA WHO IS ALSO NAMED IN THE LAWSUIT