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A former SMILE employee who previously sued for overtime pay filed another federal lawsuit in January alleging sexual harassment by former SMILE CEO Chris Williams.
Jaime Gabriel filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Lafayette against the St. Martin Iberia Lafayette Community Action Agency and Williams. She previously filed a federal lawsuit in 2018 alleging she is owed overtime pay.
Neither Gabriel nor Williams are employed at SMILE anymore. Williams resigned in 2018 after the allegations of sexual abuse came to light. Gabriel says she was fired in retaliation for reporting the allegations.
Gabriel, in the latest lawsuit, alleges Williams made unwanted sexual advances toward her and professed his love for her. The lawsuit states Gabriel reported the alleged harassment to two SMILE board members.
