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Park police officer claims sexual discrimination

Allegations of sexual discrimination clashed with the apparent terms of a union contract Wednesday in the case of a Suffolk County park police officer who says she was discriminated against because she is a woman. Park police officer Tara Germain is suing the county, saying she was illegally denied light-duty assignments when she became pregnant and was not promoted to sergeant because she is a...

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