In 2009, Sgt. Basso was named in a lawsuit alleging repeated sexual harassment of a female corrections officer, including making lewd comments and asking inappropriate questions about her personal life and the female inmates she oversaw. The lawsuit resulted in an undisclosed settlement in 2010. In 2018, Basso was suspended without pay for two weeks for six policy violations, including ‘negligent supervision,’ ‘prohibited conduct,’ ‘inability to perform duties,’ and ‘sexual harassment.’
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