A police officer who sued his forced after a colleague called him ‘Dolly Parton’ because he only worked nine to five has lost a sex harassment claim.
PC Stephen Knox, of Merseyside Police, complained after the officer covered his desk in A4-sized photographs of the US country singer and continually whistled her hit song at their station.
An employment tribunal heard PC Knox, a father-of-four, worked a specific 9am to 5pm rota to suit his childcare needs and to provide daily care for his elderly and disabled mother following the death of his father.
The long-serving officer, who had an…