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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josh Marcus

New York migrant shelter reportedly allowed sexual harassment to continue for months

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A New York City shelter with a $10m contract to house female migrants and their families is accused of allowing those who lived there to be sexually harassed and abused for months before reporting the abuse to officials.

Residents told The City that while they were living in a converted hotel in Sunset Park, they were propositioned for sex, harassed with inappropriate remarks, and threatened with retaliation over potential complaints.

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