What You Need to Know

• City employee Denise Rolong agrees to $2 million settlement of suit over alleged sexual harassment by Samson Steinman while he was mayor of Rahway.
• Defense lawyers initially maintained that the lurid comments and texts that Steinman directed at Rolong were consensual.
• The suit claimed Rolong was moved to a job with less responsibility after she spoke up about the harassment.

An employee of Rahway has received $2 million to settle her sexual harassment claims against former Mayor Samson Steinman.

Denise Rolong claimed Steinman made frequent comments about her body, and remarked on certain dresses of hers that he said showed off her body. Rolong also claimed Steinman told her about his sexual activities and visits to adult entertainment establishments. Once he pinned her against a wall and forcibly kissed her, Rolong claimed.

Gregory Noble of O’Connor, Parsons, Lane & Noble in Springfield, New Jersey. Courtesy photo

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