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5 NM Corrections Workers On Leave In Harassment Probe

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Five New Mexico Corrections Department employees have been placed on administrative leave in connection with allegations of sexual harassment.

Corrections spokeswoman Alex Tomlin said Wednesday that the five employees, including Central New Mexico Correctional Facility Warden Robert Stewart, were placed on leave after authorities were notified of the allegations.

Tomlin says an internal investigation also has been launched to see if any complaints of sexual harassment were ignored at the prison in Los Lunas.

Corrections officials say they are expecting a lawsuit filed by former and current employees but they do not have the details.