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A woman who complained of racism and misogyny at a Scottish government agency claims she was taped to a chair and gagged as a warning against speaking out.
DeeAnn Fitzpatrick, a fisheries officer, said the incident happened amid years of bullying at Marine Scotland, the watchdog for the country’s fisheries industry.
The photo, allegedly taken by one of the two men accused of being responsible, was obtained by the BBC.
Ms Fitzpatrick, 49, said she was restrained by male colleagues in 2010 after raising concerns about a threatening and misogynistic culture at the watchdog’s office in Scrabster, Caithness.
The Canadian national told the tribunal one of the men said: “This is what you get when you speak out against the boys.”
When Ms Fitzpatrick attempted to report it, she was told by her manager the two men “meant no harm” and that it was “boys just being boys”, according to emails seen by the corporation.
A woman who complained of racism and misogyny at a Scottish government agency claims she was taped to a chair and gagged as a warning against speaking out.
DeeAnn Fitzpatrick, a fisheries officer, said the incident happened amid years of bullying at Marine Scotland, the watchdog for the country’s fisheries industry.
The photo, allegedly taken by one of the two men accused of being responsible, was obtained by the BBC.
Ms Fitzpatrick, 49, said she was restrained by male colleagues in 2010 after raising concerns about a threatening and misogynistic culture at the watchdog’s office in Scrabster, Caithness.
The Canadian national told the tribunal one of the men said: “This is what you get when you speak out against the boys.”
When Ms Fitzpatrick attempted to report it, she was told by her manager the two men “meant no harm” and that it was “boys just being boys”, according to emails seen by the corporation.
