Security News in Brief: Justice Department Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Arkansas Housing Authority

Source: United States Department of Justice

The Justice Department announced Thursday that the White River Regional Housing Authority in Melbourne, Arkansas, has agreed to pay $70,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging that it and its former employee, Duane Johnson, violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA) when Johnson sexually harassed an applicant who sought a Housing Choice Voucher from the Housing Authority.