"The complaint against the group’s former executive director also alleges retaliation from the environmental organization."
"The former chief of staff of one of the nation’s most prominent environmental groups has sued her ex-boss, accusing him of sexual harassment and the organization of retaliating against her.
In a complaint filed last week in D.C. Superior Court, Laura Maretich alleged that Ben Jealous, former executive director of the Sierra Club, repeatedly sent her sexualized texts, made unwanted comments about her body and exposed his genitalia to her while she was working as the organization’s traveling content manager.
Jealous did not respond to the specific allegations in the complaint but said they are are “totally and completely false.”
The filing says the decision by the Sierra Club’s board to terminate Jealous’s employment last summer was “because, in whole or in part, of” Maretich’s allegations. At the time of Jealous’ termination, the Sierra Club’s board said it had voted unanimously to fire him “for cause following extensive evaluation of his conduct.”"
