An Eastern Kentucky man claims his employer punished him because he refused to submit to an exorcism.
According to Jason Fields, the manager of the Hampton Inn in Hazard harassed him shortly after being hired to work at the hotel when she found out he was getting a divorce.
Then, things got really weird.
Here are details:
In a religious discrimination lawsuit, Leslie County resident Jason Fields claims he was harassed shortly after being hired as a front desk employee in 2016 when his manager, Sharon Lindon, found out he was getting divorced.
Lindon, according to the suit filed March 21 in Perry Circuit Court, told Fields she was a member of Common Bond Christian Fellowship Ministries in Hazard and that the reason “for his marital problems was that he had demons.”
The suit, which names Lindon and Hampton Inn as defendants, alleges Fields was told if he was going to work for Lindon, he had to be “cleansed.”
In addition, Fields was given a form to fill out with questions about his religious background, if he had lustful thoughts, whether he was conceived out of wedlock or had been sexually abused and if he had ever “made a pact with the devil,” among other questions.
When Fields refused to provide the form or undergo an exorcism, his shift and job duties were changed, he was not allowed to take days off, did not receive a raise and was threatened with termination, according to the suit.
