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The New York Jets filed a counterclaim against their former vice president of finances, Elaine Chen, after Chen sued the organization, which claimed retaliation for collaborating in a sexual harassment study by team president Hymie Elhai.
The team’s counterclaim includes defamation, civil conspiracy, torture interference and violation of the contract.
Chen claimed in her original trial that she and her husband, former Jets Vice President of Ticket Sales Larry Fitzpatrick, were fired as retaliation after the allegations were made against Elhai.
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Jets claimed that Chen and Fitzpatrick engaged in an “illegal conspiracy” to “false blame” Elhai of sexual harassment, arguing that she and Fitzpatrick were fired “rightly and legally” for “Egregious, actionable and completely prunable disparity.”
“This trial is nothing but a desperate expansion of the conspiracy and an attempt to shake Nyj, who no longer pays Chens or Fitzpatrick’s wages, and to avoid the inevitable and fair consequences of their wrongdoing,” claims Jets, as seen in court documents obtained by Pakinomist Digital.
The documents also included screens of alleged text messages and e emails exchanged by Chen and Fitzpatrick, showing alleged communication in the alleged conspiracy.
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One of the attached screens shows a text message from a participant in the sexual harassment study whose identity has been edited to Fitzpatrick.
“You and Elaine don’t have to tell anyone and I mean any[ugh] He would be 100% wrong, do not need headaches, ”read the alleged text message.
Another screenshot shows an alleged text message from another person who identity was edited to Fitzpatrick, who read, “Cannot F — to wait to shoot this missile.”
Other screens show alleged text messages exchanged with Fitzpatrick, who read “Cya Scumbag” and “Good in Hope This Burd him” as well as instructions to delete certain text messages and not use the Team WiFi network.
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A screenshot of an alleged SMS from Chen to Fitzpatrick read: “You can’t tell the girls they have to be just as shocked.”
Pakinomist Digital has reached Chen’s lawyer for a response.
Jets are now seeking monetary damage from Chen, including costs for suit, and attorney’s fees.
