Petties v. New York State Department of Mental Retardation

— Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this court by order of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered in Broome County) to review a determination of the Commissioner of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities which terminated petitioner’s employment. Petitioner was discharged from his position as Chief of Child, Adolescent and Young Adult Habilitation Services at the Broome Development Center (BDC), a State facility for the care of the mentally retarded, because of misconduct; he had sexually harassed six women employees. Following a lengthy hearing, petitioner…