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I work in a Retirement Home alone on night shift. A 56 year old male who is there because of a past injury to his hand who is from Barbados constantly harassed me sexually. He would pin me in areas away from cameras. I kept telling him to stop and hoped it would end. I kept quiet and never told anyone being it was his word against mine if I complained. It got worse. I was dismissed because my employer said I was having a relationship with a resident, which was not at all true. I tried to explain there was nothing going on in regards to a relationship and they refused to let me explain any further. They said their job is to protect the residents not me. I feel I have been treated unfairly by my employer and from the first day I was hired told them I was not comfortable working alone for safety reasons. They said too bad you'll get use to it.

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