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Melissa Nelson, who is married with children, had worked for James Knight for 10 years before his wife complained about his infatuation with her.

Nelson told the court that she had seen Knight as a father figure and a man of “integrity” who generally treated her with respect.

But about nine years into the job, Knight started to complain that her clothes were “distracting” because they “accentuated her body,” and he sometimes asked her to cover up with her lab coat.

At one point, Knight told Nelson that “if she saw his pants bulging, she would know her clothing was too revealing,” court records showed.

After she told him that his complaint about the tightness of her shirt wasn’t fair, he texted back that it was a good thing she didn’t wear tight pants too “because then he would get it coming and going,” the court records showed.

And at one point when Knight discussed infrequency in Nelson’s sex life, he told her “that’s like having a Lamborghini in the garage and never driving it”. 

Knight’s wife, who also worked in the dental office, put her foot down when she discovered the two were texting each other.

After meeting with their pastor, Knight agreed to fire Nelson because she was a “big threat to our marriage”. 

Knight had his pastor by his side when he told Nelson that their relationship — even if there was no sexual affair — had become a ”detriment” to his family and that for the sake of both their families they shouldn’t work together.

He later told Nelson’s husband she had not done anything wrong or inappropriate, but that he was worried “he would try to have an affair with her down the road if he did not fire her”. 

Since Nelson did not consider Knight’s behaviour to be sexual harassment, the Iowa Supreme Court determined the question to be ”whether an employee who has not engaged in flirtatious conduct may be lawfully terminated simply because the boss views the employee as an irresistible attraction”. 

While Iowa law prohibits discrimination against employees based on gender, the all-male court ruled that Knight’s conduct was ”unfair” but “did not amount to unlawful discrimination”. 

“I’m trying to stay strong. It’s tough,” Nelson told CNN. “I don’t think it’s fair. I don’t think it’s right.” 

She denied wearing provocative clothing, telling the television network she wore loose-fitting scrubs to work under her lab coat.

Knight’s attorney said there was a clear precedent to allow employers to fire employees who aroused jealousy in their spouses.

“He and his wife really agonized about it,” Stuart Cochrane told CNN. “He didn’t want to terminate her.” 

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Dec 27, 2012

sekhebereshe

yoo...im sexy too but still have my job.....this woman f*ucked her boss...and the boss want some more...somebody is not telling the truth...
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Dec 27, 2012

MsKinkyakaKamaSutra

The couple has trust issues............
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Dec 27, 2012

maneater

yooh sounds like this boss is friends with King Mswati!!! blaming the woman for him not being to control his urges!!!
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Dec 27, 2012

madimetsha

haike
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Dec 27, 2012

Brighteyes

Totally unfair...
so a good looking, attractive, sexy woman cant keep her job because her boss cant keep it in his pants
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Dec 27, 2012

somaartakeit

She should apply for a job in the berlisconi political party, there even if she was dressed like a playboy mate it would even be better, but there is a difference ito of dress code btwn office and night club and church,
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Dec 27, 2012

INDODENGAZIWA

maneater and madimetsha
Dont you think they will fire us, reason being our bosses feel like vomiting after having luch because of the way we look, so ugly...kidding
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Dec 27, 2012

Zimzalabam1

So they prefer an ugly assistant oh well each to his own.
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Dec 27, 2012

YNOTY

She wanted more from her boss...Sl'ut
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Dec 27, 2012

KatakataEmaotoAditshepe

Sowetan we cannt see what you're talking about show us her pic maan eish!
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