The wife of a former Ohio University police officer dropped a sexual harassment lawsuit against the university during finals week, more than two years after filing the case.
Cathy Sloane voluntarily withdrew the case on March 19, according to a motion prepared by her attorney. Sloane will have to pay all court costs. Sloane has one year to re-file the case if she wishes, said Randall Knutti, Ohio assistant attorney general.
Calls to Philip Collins, Sloane's attorney, were not returned.
Sloane hired Collins just before the motion was filed, according to court documents. Sloane's former attorney, Jeffrey Pettys, was allowed to withdraw from the case in January. He no longer believed Sloane's allegations could be supported with credible facts
according to court documents.
Sloane filed the lawsuit in February 2006 after alleging she was sexually assaulted by OUPD Lt. Steve Noftz.
The university contracted Colleen Cook, a labor and employment legal specialist in Marietta, to perform an independent investigation after Sloane's initial complaint to the university. Cook's 2006 report concluded that there was insufficient evidence to substantiate the complaint because Sloane's recollections contained inconsistencies and left out important facts.
Sloane's husband, Greg, was fired in July for making threatening statements to OUPD Lt. Chris Johnson after Cathy Sloane was allegedly assaulted outside their Albany home.
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