"> > By MAY WONG, Associated Press writer
> >
> > WOODSIDE, Calif. - Two fired caretakers for Koko, the world-famous
> > sign-language-speaking gorilla, have sued their former bosses,
> > claiming they were pressured to expose their breasts as a way of
> > bonding with the 300-pound simian.
> >
> >
> >
> > Nancy Alperin and Kendra Keller, both of San Francisco, claim they
> > were subjected to sexual discrimination and then wrongfully terminated
> > after reporting health and safety violations at Koko's home in
> > Woodside, an upscale town in the south San Francisco Bay area.
> >
> >
> > The lawsuit against the Gorilla Foundation and its president, Francine
> > "Penny" Patterson, the longtime trainer of the
well-known gorilla, was
> > filed this week in San Mateo County Superior Court. It seeks damages
> > totaling more than $1 million.
> >
> >
> > Foundation attorney Todd Roberts said the case mischaracterizes the
> > foundation and turns a "purported employment issue"
into publicity
> > "hurtful" for a reputable organization.
> >
> >
> > "We unequivocally deny these allegations and are confident that this
> > case lacks merit," Roberts said.
> >
> >
> > Alperin and Keller were hired last year and were among 16 employees of
> > the foundation, which was founded in 1976 to promote the preservation
> > and study of gorillas. It is best known for Koko, who has mastered a
> > vocabulary of more than 1,000 signs; the foundation says she has
> > advanced further in language than any other non-human.
> >
> >
> > The suit claims Patterson pressured the two women on several occasions
> > to expose their breasts to Koko, a 33-year-old female - sometimes in
> > situations where other employees could potentially view their bodies.
> > The women never undressed, said their attorney, Stephen Sommers of San
> > Francisco.
> >
> >
> > They were threatened that if they "did not indulge Koko's nipple
> > fetish, their employment with the Gorilla Foundation would suffer,"
> > the lawsuit alleged.

It sounds like Francine "dyke" Patterson had the nipple fetish  lol

> >
> >
> > The lawsuit claims that on one occasion Patterson said, "'Koko, you
> > see my nipples all the time. You are probably bored with my nipples.
> > You need to see new nipples.'"

And beastiality!




> >
> >
> > In addition to the alleged harassment, the two former workers claimed
> > the Woodside facility had unsanitary and unsafe conditions, including
> > rodents in the food preparation area and gorilla urine stored in the
> > refrigerator where workers kept their lunches.
> >
> >
> > They complained to the California Division of Occupational Safety and
> > Health and were fired on Aug. 6, the day after inspectors visited the
> > site and found code violations, according to the lawsuit.
> >
> >
> > The lawsuit also claims the nonprofit failed to pay for overtime and
> > provide rest breaks.
> >
> > ------
> >
> > Even Koko's a sexual harrasser!  "The women never undressed, said
> > their attorney, Stephen Sommers of San Francisco."  They didn't even
> > expose themselves in this quest for easy money!
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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