Michigan department's first female cop alleges relentless harassment

Teresa Williams thought she landed her dream job in Iron Mountain, Michigan, becoming the first female officer in the history of the rural town's police department.

But she was relentlessly harassed and assaulted during her four-and-a-half year tenure there and ultimately forced to resign, according to a federal lawsuit Williams filed last month against three officers in the Iron Mountain Police Department.

Within weeks of being hired in October 2017, she said she was forced to make out with her direct supervisor at a bar, according to the suit. The supervisor and Williams’ former patrol partner also bet on who could have sex with her first, the suit said.

“I want to see somebody step in and take action — like hold these people accountable,” she told NBC News on Thursday. “Just because you wear a badge and you’re a cop, it doesn’t mean you’re above the law. It doesn’t mean you get to treat people however you want and break the law and do whatever you want.”