U.S. Department
of Justice
United States v. Peter Mccarthy and Steps to Solutions, Inc. (D. Mass.)
On May 24, 2024, the Court entered judgment on a May 17, 2024, jury verdict in United States v. Peter McCarthy and Steps to Solutions, Inc. (D. Mass.). The United States’ complaint, filed on August 11, 2021, alleged that Peter McCarthy, who operates a group of residential sober homes in or near Boston, Massachusetts through his company, Steps to Solutions, Inc., engaged in a pattern or practice of sexually harassment of residents of his sober homes in violation of the Fair Housing Act. After a five-day jury trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the United States, finding that from at least 2009 through 2021, the Defendant engaged in a pattern or practice of sexual harassment and denied rights protected by the Fair Housing Act to a group of persons. The jury awarded compensatory and punitive damages totaling $3,805,000 to seven aggrieved persons.
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