A female former security police officer at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Nevada National Security Site, who alleged she was brutally assaulted by fellow officers during a drill, has settled a lawsuit against former site protective services contractor Centerra Group, according to a recent court filing.
Jennifer Glover, who told the story of her alleged assault to The New York Times in January, sued Centerra Group in March. She alleged that she faced repeated instances of sexual harassment, culminating with a violent assault in November 2017 by five unidentified male colleagues. All were Centerra employees at the time of the alleged events.
The parties in the case are scheduled to file a joint stipulation to dismiss on Nov. 15, according to a status update filed Friday in U.S. District Court for Nevada. They have asked Judge James Mahan to seal the terms of the settlement.
Glover alleged the five members of the site’s Special Reaction Team beat and groped her during a training exercise in a smoke-filled room, tearing off her nipple ring in the process. She sought damages including back pay, lost benefits, and punitive damages. Glover also asked the court to require Centerra to monitor work areas to deter or record further discrimination by employees, and to discipline supervisors who engage in unlawful discrimination.
Centerra denied Glover’s allegations.
SOC replaced Centerra as the Nevada site’s security contractor in 2018. Centerra is still the security contractor at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in Aiken, S.C., and has signaled interest taking the next contract. The Energy Department in March issued a request for proposals for a 10-year, $1-billion follow-on to the Savannah River Site’s paramilitary security services contract.
