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Lost Star Sued for Sexual Harassment

ABC worker says she was fired after complaining about Cusick's groping

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(Newser) – A woman who says she found Lost actor Henry Ian Cusick's hands where they shouldn't have been is taking him to court, E! Online reports. The woman, a former ABC employee, says the Scotsman started groping her and moaning on the Lost set in October 2007, and that she was fired soon after she complained to management. 

The woman says that after complaining about Cusick's advances she met with "very hostile" treatment from the actor and others at ABC, which she is also suing. She charges that the stress of the harassment and the firing caused her to miscarry and she is seeking unspecified damages. A rep for the actor, who plays Desmond on the show, declined to comment.

'Lost' actor Henry Ian Cusick is being sued by a woman who claims she was sexually harassed and then fired from the hit show.
'Lost' actor Henry Ian Cusick is being sued by a woman who claims she was sexually harassed and then fired from the hit show.   (AP Photo/Lucy Pemoni, File)
J'Lost' actor Henry Ian Cusick is third from left in this cast photo taken on location in Hawaii.
J'Lost' actor Henry Ian Cusick is third from left in this cast photo taken on location in Hawaii.   (AP Photo/ABC, Bob D'Amico, file)
ROME, ITALY - JULY 2: Peruvian actor Henry Ian Cusick, of the television series 'Lost', arrives at the Auditorium della Conciliazione for the opening day of the RomaFictionFest July 2, 2007 in Rome, Italy.
ROME, ITALY - JULY 2: Peruvian actor Henry Ian Cusick, of the television series 'Lost', arrives at the Auditorium della Conciliazione for the opening day of the RomaFictionFest July 2, 2007 in Rome, Italy.   (Getty Images)
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Cusick placed his hand on plaintiff's buttocks. Cusick then began to caress the back of plaintiff's body while making moaning sounds.
- Lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court

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nick
Apr 25, 09 10:32 AM CDT
A bit of a stretch ... causing her to miscarry ... I would say. Of course, that claim would raise the damage amount sought by a pretty good sum. Reply
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EddyTeach
Apr 25, 09 11:01 AM CDT
The show's writers are pretty strict on their actors' misbehavior.... i hope this doesn't count. Live Desmond! Reply
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Mad
Apr 25, 09 1:20 PM CDT
He's fine unless he drives drunk in Hawaii!
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atris999
Apr 26, 09 4:19 AM CDT
Desmond didn't make her miscarry, the island did! Reply
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