Spokesperson Talks Sex Harassment Suit

In a Fox Chicago News exclusive, there are new sex allegations against Cicero Town President Larry Dominick. Another woman has now filed a lawsuit accusing him of sexual harassment. Anne Kavanagh talks to Elio Montenegro, Cicero spokesperson, outside of Cicero Town Hall.

When Larry Dominck first ran for Cicero town president four years ago, he promised to clean up the town notorious for bad behavior.

But some of his female employees say Dominick's own behavior could get him into trouble.
Some current and former Cicero female employees are speaking out about Dominick and based on lawsuits, the allegations against the town president go way beyond talking dirty.
Terry Moran says Dominick physically assaulted his client. Earlier today, Sharon Starzsak became the fourth Cicero employee to file a sexual harrassment suit against Dominick. She says she kept quiet about his abuse for four years because she was terrified of losing her job.

Starzsak runs Cicero's animal shelter....she and her parents have health problems and need the health insurance they get from the town. She say Dominick, a former Cicero police sergeant, bombarded her with dirty text messages.

Dominick casts a large shadow at Cicero's town hall. He has packed the payroll with relatives and cronies loyal to him. His son is the town's human resources director and his brother-in-law works in Internal Affairs. When Dominick was first running for town president, he was eager to talk with me but now i can't find him.

Larry Dominick turned down my repeated requests for interviews...but he did deny the allegations in a vidoetaped deposition. During a lengthy deposition, Dominick held firm insisting he did nothing wrong to any of his female employees. And said he did not tolerate sexual harrassment in Cicero.

But Athina Solomos says after she complained to Dominick about her supervisor's harassment he was promoted twice and she was punished.

A Cicero spokesperson says the man was sent to sensitivity training and suspended. He dismisses the women as disgruntled employees who are suing for political reasons.
But Starzsak says she actually campaigned for Dominick in the last election in a desperate bid to hold on to her job. Some of the others say they supported Dominick when he first ran in 2005.

The Better Government Association is calling on law enforcement to step in. BGA director Andy Shaw says history has shown Cicero cannot police itself.
Dominick's spokesperson says the women are exaggerating their fears and no one who has complained or sued has been fired. But the women say working there was punishment enough.