Two sexual harassment complaints against Williams have been resolved
with cash settlements. A third is pending in federal court.
Philadelphia officials have agreed to pay $127,500 to a former
employee of the Sheriff’s Office who last year sued the city,
claiming that repeated sexual harassment by Sheriff Jewell Williams
rendered her emotionally broken and caused her to quit her job.
The lawsuits filed by Marlaina Williams and Bines followed a 2011
lawsuit filed by a woman who accused Williams of similar behavior
when he was a state representative from the 197th District in North Philadelphia. The Democratic caucus of the state House settled that
suit with the woman in 2012 for $30,000.