(JACKSON, Miss.) - The former chief of staff for Vicksburg Mayor Paul Winfield has sued him for sexual harassment.
Kenya Burks contends in the lawsuit that she had a consensual relationship with Winfield, but he wouldn't take no for an answer and continued to make unwanted sexual advances after she broke it off.
The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in federal court in Jackson.
Winfield says the lawsuit is frivolous and Burks is out to defame his character and to damage his administration.
The first-term mayor says the allegations in the lawsuit are false and misleading.
Burks also claims in the lawsuit that Winfield retaliated after she wouldn't continue the relationship by eliminating her position.
Burks worked for Winfield from July 2009 until April of last year.
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