:mad: I was falsley accused of sexual harassment. :mad: The girl accusing me when over my boss (also her boss) head and went to both of her bosses to make a complaint. She s 19. She wrote leters and also got her mother involved. They are not the nicest people. How do i defend myself?

You are not providing enough details to really be able to say much. I recommend discussing the matter with a local attorney. Most offer free consultation. If you believe the charges are bogus, you need to contact all parties in writing and give your side of the situation, state that it is a lie and state facts and witnesses that support your version. If you have insight as to why you are being lied on, you should include this too. If you refute the charges, there should be an investigation. You need to provide the information to the same people who the accusers made their story known to. You are in something of a catch=-22 because even if you come out of this cleared, your name is sullied.

Whoa! The poster contacting the co-worker that made the allegation could very well end up in him being terminated. That could easily be viewed by the employer as an attempt to intimidate the employee bringing the complaint or possibly even retaliation.

Helment, under no circumstances should you contact the complaintant or any of her family members. What you need to be doing is talking to your employer and cooperating fully with their investigation. You certainly are free to speak to an attorney although you should know going into this that if the employer terminates your employment, even if the allegations aren't true, the employer will not have done anything unlawful.

Since you didn't provide any details regarding the SH complaint, you should be aware that sexual harassment is determined by the perceptions of the complainant, not the intentions of the accused. (i.e. a defense of "but I didn't mean anything when made those comments to her about her body" is not going to fly.) The law allows that a "reasonable person" standard may be applied in determining if the complainant's perceptions are valid. The bottom line here though is that the ball is in your employer's court to decide how to proceed and what to do.