Former Police Officer Seeks Internal Records After She Was Allegedly Drugged Off-Duty and Fired

Published on September 16, 2024

LOS ANGELES—A former Long Beach police officer who is suing the city, alleging she was subjected to sexual harassment by a male sergeant and wrongfully fired while on vacation in 2022, is seeking a court order to acquire personnel records for two former colleagues as well as those regarding the plaintiff herself. Plaintiff Alma Magana alleges she was terminated for complaining about a supervisor’s intrusions into her personal life while also contending she was mysteriously drugged off-duty and subjected to two unwarranted internal affairs probe. Magana’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit alleges retaliation, sex discrimination and harassment, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Sgt. Jason Lehman, Magana’s former supervisor, and Lt. Robert Titus are also defendants in the case. In their court papers, defense attorneys deny Magana’s claims and say the city has immunity from all of them....

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