California Immigration Judge Sexually Harassed Staff, Suit Says

Los Angeles Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Scott D. Laurent allegedly subjected his assistant to “graphic” conversations about his sexual relations with private and government attorneys and another judge, according to a new lawsuit.

Former staff assistant Claudia Escoto alleges Laurent engaged in such conduct when in judge’s robes on the bench, and that the Department of Justice denied her request to transfer to another supervisor after detailing the judge’s harassment. That harassment included repeated unwanted sexual touching and asking her to “sit on Daddy’s lap,” according to the complaint filed in the US District Court for the Central District of ...