Correctional Officer in Charge Benjamin Barajas was implicated in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by former Correctional Officer Maria Olga Tahara. Between 2014 and 2017, Barajas allegedly engaged in daily physical and verbal harassment, including unwanted touching and making explicit sexual comments. Tahara reported the harassment to her superiors, but the response was inadequate. In 2021, a Sutter County jury awarded Tahara nearly $10 million for wrongful termination involving sexual harassment and disability discrimination claims. Despite the allegations, Barajas remained employed with the county as of November 2021. ([corrections1.com](https://www.corrections1.com/california/articles/jury-awards-former-calif-county-co-99m-in-sexual-harassment-suit-s5hz3nI7yLWlIwHL/?utm_source=openai))

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