THE GREY LADY COULD BE A SHADY LADY: THE NEW YORK TIMES

The New York Times finds itself embroiled in some gay drama.

Longtime copy editor Charles Cretella has been suspended for two weeks after allegedly sexually harassing a newer hire. But Cretella claims he’s getting the shaft - and now he’s suing:

[Cretella], a part-time copy editor who’s been with the Gray Lady since 1968, was suspended for two weeks without pay for inappropriate behavior toward a new hire, a 33-year-old man, according to papers filed last week in Brooklyn Supreme Court.

But in the suit, Cretella, 57, claims he was the victim, enduring the new man’s come-ons and mood swings, then suffering a false accusation of harassment in 2006 that cost him a promotion to a full-time position.

“I’m a team player,” said Cretella. “Thirty-eight years, never any complaints.”

Cretella claims the other employee subjected him to heavy doses of harassment, like the aforementioned crotch grabbing, which went on for twenty minutes.

Cretella’s suit alleges that by overlooking him, the Times discriminated against him for his age and “perceived sexual orientation.”



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