A Seattle City Light employee has filed a federal lawsuit alleging years of harassment, retaliation, and contract violations by the utility and its leaders after she reported being raped by a supervisor and later became a whistleblower in a high-profile workplace misconduct investigation, according to newly filed court documents.
The complaint, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Seattle, names the City of Seattle, Seattle City Light, and four leaders at the utility: CEO Dawn Lindell, Director Brian Belger, Crew Chief David Maxfield, and Crew Chief John Hansen.
KIRO 7 News has chosen not to name the plaintiff, as she is the victim of an alleged sexual assault…