THE state’s top prosecutor has ordered his lawyers in Newcastle to complete a sexual harassment course after a female solicitor “tweaked” the nipple of a male colleague through his shirt.
The woman is said to be “highly embarrassed” over the incident, which happened in the biggest regional office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
No one had been drinking alcohol and it happened during the day in view of a number of other lawyers.
“It was just a joke,” a source said.
It didn’t bother (the male solicitor) but someone saw it and reported it as inappropriate. She is highly embarrassed.”
Dozens of lawyers work in the office in Hunter St, where they prosecute in the Children’s Court, local courts, District Court and Supreme Courts.
They have also played a key role in the Child Sexual Offence Evidence Pilot in the District Courts in Sydney and Newcastle aimed at reducing the trauma of child victims and allowing evidence to be prerecorded before trials.
A spokeswoman for Director of Public Prosecutions Lloyd Babb said: “A training course was provided to staff in a regional office. Outside of that, the office declines to comment.”
now this is a worry top Legals do not know the rules on Sexual Harassment they need lessons...


I always knew the country was going to the pack... but this is serious stuff......
no tweaking girls....