Man sues MSU alleging harassment, discrimination

BOZEMAN (AP) — A former janitor at Montana State University is suing the college over how he was treated by co-workers.

Akram Zahran filed the lawsuit this past week in Gallatin County District Court against MSU, two co-workers and a supervisor.

Zahran says he's a native of Jordan who became a U.S. citizen.

He says in his lawsuit that co-workers called him a "terrorist," harassed him and humiliated him until he was forced to quit.

The suit contends MSU was negligent in failing to provide a workplace free of discrimination and harassment and that Zahran suffered mental anguish and emotional distress. It seeks unspecified damages.

MSU spokesman Tracy Ellig tells the Bozeman Daily Chronicle (http://bit.ly/1AvZlZd ) that the university hasn't yet seen the lawsuit, and it typically doesn't comment on pending litigation.