Syracuse, N.Y. ― A female security guard is suing the Syracuse City School District and a man she alleges sexually harassed her while they worked at Huntington PreK-8 School.

Fortunata Sweeting alleged Mered Billue made repeated unwanted advances between September 2024 and January 2025, according to a lawsuit filed in Onondaga County Supreme Court on Friday.

In the lawsuit, Sweeting said Billue’s alleged harassment culminated with Billue showing her a photo of his penis while at school.

Contacted Monday, Billue declined to comment on the allegations in the lawsuit.

The district also declined to comment on the allegations in the lawsuit.

Sweeting accuses the district of creating a hostile workplace, retaliating against her and negligently continuing Billue’s employment, the lawsuit sai

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