Trial
Osorio outlined the environment which was present at the magazine: employees often watched pornographic movies, hung pictures of females in G-strings, smoked pot and called women bitches. She also claimed that rumors constantly were made detailing untrue stories of her being sexually involved with industry artists.
The trial lasted 8 days, with Scott being asked to leave, or threatened with removal from the courtroom by Judge Jed S. Rakoff. The Source filed for bankruptcy protection shortly before the verdict was handed down. Osorio's lawyer commented that he was not worried about the filing because, "They're still a viable company."
After 2 weeks, a jury of six men and two women concluded that while Osorio had not been a victim of sexual harassment, the co-founders of The Source, David Mays and Scott, had in fact terminated her in retaliation, and that Scott had defamed her character in an interview. The total judgement was $7.5 million.
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