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NY Cop Killed Self Due to Boss's Sexual Harrassment

So widow claims in lawsuit

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The widow of a New York City police officer claims her husband committed suicide because his supervisor demanded sex from him in exchange for a favorable work schedule and job assignments.

Officer Mathew Schindler's career depended on his "submission to the sexual advances" of his married supervisor, Sgt. Christine Hirtzel, according to the suit filed by his wife, Gina, in Queens Supreme Court last week