Female constable Pam Matranga accused of sexual harassment by ex-deputy James Gist - who claims 'for

Policeman forced to quit by harassment of woman boss who put her blouse over his head and 'forced him to motorboat'

By Daily Mail Reporter

Published: 00:50 EST, 8 May 2012 | Updated: 04:07 EST, 8 May 2012

A Texas constable is being sued by a former deputy, who claims he suffered months of sexual harassment before she forced him to resign.

Galveston County Constable Pam Matranga, who has been at the post since 2005, is accused by James Gist of numerous sexually suggestive actions and comments during her time as his boss.

In one instance, Gist says Matranga put her shirt over his head, forcing him to 'motorboat' her breasts.

Sued: Constable Pam Matranga is accused of sexually harassing former deputy James Gist on numerous occasions

Motorboating is a sexual act made famous in a diatribe by Vince Vaughn in the 2005 film Wedding Crashers.

Gist told Houston’s Local 2: '[She was] grabbing her breasts and saying, "here, hold these." She walked up behind me and pulled her shirt over my head and held me kind of in a headlock with her shirt.'

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His lawsuit also alleges that Matranga asked if she could perform oral sex on him and once joked about performing at nearby strip clubs during 'chunky chick night' while simulating a lap dance.

Gist told the station that he never reciprocated her advances, and planted a camera on his desk in an attempt to catch Matranga.

Accuser: James Gist claims he never reciprocated his former boss' actions, and was forced to resign

But he said she found the camera, deleted the video and notified the Galveston County District Attorney's Office, which began a wiretapping investigation against him.

In the end, Gist said he was forced to quit.

Matranga denies the allegations.

In a statement to Click2Houston.com, she said: 'I never sexually harassed anyone. I would never intentionally hurt anyone. I have never tampered with evidence in my whole nineteen years with the county.'

Fighting back: Matranga is up for re-election later this month, and believes the allegations are part of a smear campaign

Matranga, who is up for re-election later this month, claims the lawsuit is part of a smear campaign to ruin her reputation. 

In addition, she told the Galveston Daily News that Gist is trying to get back at her for not altering a 'legal document as he requested.'

She told the paper that she 'was good to [Gist] and took care of him like anyone on my staff.'

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