My Boss took me on a paid, business trip, out of the country recently. I've been home over 3 weeks now. I shortened my stay by 9 days because of his behavior! Soon after we got there, until I could get the next flight home, he came onto me, touched me, kissed me, fondled me, made sexual advances to me, told me how he wants in my pants numerous times, after his so called apologies. I told him repeatedly, I didnt like this, didn't want him, you know I have a live in boyfriend at home(marrying him), your my BOSS, etc. He still did not stop! He said he did not care I was involved too! To top it off, he fired me for not sleeping with him!
He told me how I was not "his employee" on this trip, and the night before I could get out of there, he told me, to find another job when I get home. He is a criminal defense attorney and I'm the only employee there, his paralegal. He's been around 20 years. I felt very confident and comfortable to go on this trip with him. I locked myself in my room the last 2 nights, with the door locked, the bathroom lights on, still in my jeans and wearing my contacts, in case I had to run!
Since this trip, it actually started while I was there, I haven't been able to sleep, wake up all the time having bad nightmares, stand on top of my bed screaming and pointing at the vent in the ceiling, etc. I'm still also having diarhhea too. I've seen my physician for this. I'm waiting to hearback from a crisis center in town, to start seeing a therapist soon for my PTSD symptoms. I've also been getting my resume out, to land a new job.
I retained an attorney who specializes in this, and my X Boss hired a lawyer also. They contacted my lawyer last week, saying they need until the end of the month, to investigate the allegations. If we cannot resolve this, we are prepared to file lawsuits against him. He has a lot of lawsuits hanging over his head. Two law suits towards the law firm he owns, one suit personally against him for assault and battery, a misdemeanor for stopping payment on my paychecks, and possible criminal charges.
I wish this would all go away and never happened, because I am now struggling to get my sleep and life back, and now have no money to pay bills. I am strapped! I'm waiting to hear back on unemployment this week, to start receiving that too.
