Major discipline · 2023[1]
Separated while IA pending- Rank as reported
- Sergeant
- Sustained charge(s)
- Harassment in the Workplace
- Separated while IA pending
- Yes
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Sergeant William Bradsahw separated from the Sea Isle City Police Department while an internal affairs matter was pending in 2023. The record states that Bradsahw made rude, obscene, or harassing comments to a female officer based on her gender, and that a complaining officer cited three specific comments made at different times and around different coworkers. An investigation found that at least 2 of the 3 reported incidents occurred, and the charge was sustained. The sustained charge was harassment in the workplace.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Sergeant William Bradshaw was accused of making rude, obscene, or harassing comments to a female officer, based solely on her gender. The complaining officer gave three specific comments that were made. These comments were made at different times, and around different coworkers. In Part, our department policy on Harassment in the Workplace states the following: “It is a violation of this policy to use derogatory or demeaning slurs to refer to a person’s protected class that may have the effect of harassing a person or creating a hostile work environment. Harassment or the creation of a hostile work environment can occur even if there was no intent on the part of an individual to harass or demean another.” An investigation found that at least 2 of the 3 reported incidents did occurr, and so the charges against Sergeant Bradshaw were sustained.