Opinion ID: 2766852
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Heading: Text Messages to Sturdivant

Text: Sturdivant works for the Atlanta Police Department’s (“APD”) human resources department as the Assistant Commander of Human Resources and holds the rank of sergeant. Sturdivant’s duties include overseeing payroll, drug screening, and the grievance procedure, and also acting as the EEOC liaison between APD and the City’s human resources department. Sometime in 2009, another APD officer, Sergeant Ludwig, began to send text messages to Sturdivant’s city-issued cell phone that commented on her physical appearance and asked about her private life. Sturdivant did not work or socialize with Sergeant Ludwig and had met him only a couple of times through work. Ludwig sent Sturdivant these text messages intermittently, every three to four months, until June 2010. Sturdivant responded to Ludwig that he was being disrespectful, but did not report his text messages to her superiors. 3 Case: 14-11791 Date Filed: 01/06/2015 Page: 4 of 13 On June 9, 2010, Ludwig sent Sturdivant a series of text messages commenting on her body, which she ignored. Later that evening, Ludwig sent her a photograph of his erect penis, stating, “[T]his is what happens to me when I’m thinking about you.” Sturdivant told Ludwig he had crossed the line and that she would report him to the Office of Professional Standards (“OPS”).