NYPD boss sexually assaulted, threatened underling while seeking threesomes: suit

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NYPD boss sexually assaulted, threatened underling while seeking threesomes: suit​



By
Priscilla DeGregory


April 11, 2023 3:15pm
Updated












An NYPD worker says her boss-turned-lover sexually assaulted her, sought threesomes — and threatened to throw her in front of a train if she ever spoke about their relationship, according to new court papers.
Ammy Ventura – a 40-year-old single mom of two and civilian employee with the Police Department – worked in the NYPD’s Property Division handling case evidence when her cop supervisor, Widler Lucas, began romantically pursuing her in 2021, says a Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit Tuesday.
Lucas, 41 – a NYPD lieutenant and integrity-control officer for department property – first struck up a friendship with Ventura in February 2021 over the fact he was supposedly going through a divorce at the same time she was, the court papers claim.
The pair then started dating in April 2021, with Ventura believing Lucas was divorced, her suit says.
They broke up around September 2021, after Ventura started seeing a different side of Lucas, the suit alleges.
For example, the pair had a date — where the officer taught her to shoot at a shooting range — May 22, 2021, and as Lucas was driving Ventura home, he “insisted” she give him oral sex and became angry, yelling, “Shut the f–k up!” when she refused, the court documents claim.
Right before they split, Lucas also invited Ventura on a trip to the Dominican Republic, where she discovered – after they landed – that he had brought three other women on the getaway and proceeded to largely ignore Ventura, the filing alleges.

Ammy VenturaNYPD employee Ammy Ventura claims her boss – who she had a fling with – sexually assaulted her and threatened to kill her after their affair.Courtesy of John Scola
While on the island, Lucas told Ventura to leave him alone and called her “f–-king annoying,” the papers say.


Weeks after the trip, Lucas told Ventura, “I can’t talk, I am a married man,” the court documents allege.


But despite no longer dating, Lucas continued to flirt with Ventura at work, the filing claims.


Nine months after the pair’s break up, during a shift in August 2022, Lucas then grabbed Ventura by her hair, pulled her behind his desk and forced her to give him oral sex while his office door was wide open, the suit claims.


The incident was “against her will,” but Ventura felt “paralyzed and completely powerless to stop the violent attack,” the suit charges.

NYPD Lt. Widler LucasVentura claims NYPD Lt. Widler Lucas threatened to push her in front of a train if she told anyone about their relationship.
Lucas, who still oversees Ventura, never “attempted to explain his behavior towards” her, the suit claims.


Ventura felt “powerless” to speak out about what happened, while Lucas continued to talk inappropriately to her, constantly telling her he wanted to have a threesome with her, the filing alleges.


Lucas “openly enjoys” making Ventura uncomfortable and knowing she couldn’t do anything about it, the court papers claim.


Around the end of 2022, when another worker told a higher-up that Ventura and Lucas were sleeping together, Lucas told Ventura never to speak about the affair, saying, “I’ll f–-king kill you” and threatening to “push [her] in front of a train,” the suit claims.


Lucas told Ventura to delete all evidence of their relationship from her phone and from the cloud – which she did out of “fear for her life,” the documents claim.

Ammy VenturaVentura says Lucas lied to her, claiming he was divorced when they dated when really he was married.Courtesy of John Scola NYPD Lt. Widler LucasVentura is suing the NYPD and Lucas for unspecified damages. Ammy VenturaVentura claims Lucas continues to sexually harass her to this day.Courtesy of John Scola
“As a single mother, [Ventura] lives in constant fear of her financial situation deteriorating as a result of Defendant Lucas’ threats that he could terminate her employment given his position,” the suit charges.


Ventura’s lawyer, John Scola, told The Post, “My client was treated with contempt as a sexual object, harassed, sexually assaulted, and had her life threatened repeatedly at work by her supervisor who felt he could act with impunity due to his position.”


She is suing Lucas and the city for unspecified damages under claims of sexual harassment and discrimination.


Lucas told The Post, “I have no idea what you’re talking about,” before hanging up the phone Tuesday.


An NYPD rep said in a statement, “Sexual discrimination is prohibited by federal, state, and city laws as well as Department policies, and the NYPD takes seriously all accusations of such behavior.


“The NYPD thoroughly investigates all complaints it receives, and offers several reporting options for NYPD employees, including anonymously.


“The Department does not tolerate discrimination in any form and is committed to respectful work environments for our diverse workforce,” the representative said, adding that the department couldn’t comment further as the case is pending.


A city Law Department spokesman said the agency “will review the lawsuit once served.”
 
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