Woman claims she was sexually harassed by NJ state trooper

A woman claims she was sexually harassed by a New Jersey state trooper while at the state police training academy in a lawsuit.

News 12 Staff

May 11, 2019, 10:22 AM

Updated 1,803 days ago

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A woman claims she was sexually harassed by a New Jersey state trooper while at the state police training academy in a lawsuit.
She says that the repeated incidents by trooper Stephen Spitaleri forced her to drop out of the training academy.
The woman says she left after 13 weeks and suffered from anxiety and depression.


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