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Louisville police settle harassment claims by 2 officers

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The Louisville Metro Police Department settled a harassment case with two of its officers.

The Courier-Journal quoted an attorney for officers Kristina Hagan and Michael Smith in reporting the police employees settled for a total of $150,000 earlier this year.

The lawsuit they filed claimed other officers sexually harassed Hagan and retaliated against Smith for supporting her.

A police internal affairs investigation concluded Hagan viewed pornography with co-workers, openly talked about sex and viewed adult Web sites at work.

A spokesman for the Jefferson County attorney's office said the city settled because a trial would have been expensive and the outcome was uncertain.

The plaintiffs' lawyer, Tom Clay, said a trial would have "exposed dirty laundry."