Former head of security fired after harassment complaints: casino
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South Beach Casino and Resort says its former head of security was fired with cause, not in retaliation for raising concerns about illegal drugs at the facility.
Responding to a wrongful termination lawsuit filed against it in the Court of King’s Bench earlier this month, the casino argues Devin Morin was terminated because he was credibly accused of sexual harassment.
Morin, who’s in his mid-40s, was dismissed in July after a casino staffer made a harassment complaint against him.
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Responding to a wrongful termination lawsuit, South Beach Casino and Resort says its former head of security was fired with cause.
He denied any inappropriate behaviour and claimed in a lawsuit his termination was instead retaliation for concerns he raised with the CEO in October 2024 over illicit drugs entering the casino. He alleged a source of the drugs was a person close to CEO Timothy Spence.
The casino, in a statement of defence filed this week, denies all allegations of wrongdoing.
That court filing claims Morin was accused of sexual harassment in January, leading to a formal written reprimand, before he was again accused of sexual harassment in July by another staffer.
In July, the defence filing alleges, an employee told senior officials at the casino that Morin asked her to come to his home, pulled her into his office, “repeatedly and persistently” approached her and gave her gifts.
That complaint was investigated by reviewing surveillance footage and interviewing the woman, the casino said.
“The defendant denies that Morin’s termination is an act of retaliation as alleged or at all,” reads the casino’s court papers.
“The defendant states that Morin was terminated for a cause, and his termination was necessary to protect other employees of the casino from his conduct.”
South Beach’s court filing argues Morin’s allegations are frivolous and vexatious.
“(The claims) were made in retaliation to the defendant’s termination of Morin for just cause, and only after his termination,” reads the statement of defence.
The casino has asked the court to toss out the lawsuit.
South Beach, located on Highway 59 in Brokenhead Ojibway Nation near Lake Winnipeg cottage country, is owned by seven First Nations, including Brokenhead, Black River, Bloodvein, Hollow Water, Little Grand Rapids, Pauingassi and Poplar River.
The brightly coloured facility is designed to evoke Art Deco style. It began operations in 2005.
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Erik Pindera is a reporter for the Free Press, mostly focusing on crime and justice. The born-and-bred Winnipegger attended Red River College Polytechnic, wrote for the community newspaper in Kenora, Ont. and reported on television and radio in Winnipeg before joining the Free Press in 2020. Read more about Erik.
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