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\"criminal_justice_jurisprudence<\/a>NEW YORK<\/strong> — A New York appeals court ruling<\/a> upheld a jury award of $1.6 million given to a Lesbian chef because the restaurant’s owner where she worked held weekly prayer meetings at the eatery and preached that \u201cgay people\u201d were \u201cgoing to hell.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mirella Salemi sued her boss Edward Globokar who is the owner of Gloria\u2019s Tribeca Inc.<\/p>\n

He held the prayer meetings where people were told that homosexuality is a \u201csin\u201d and that \u201cgay people\u201d were \u201cgoing to hell,\u201d according to the appeals court decision dated March 20.<\/p>\n

The appeals court stated that Salemi, whose awarded included $400,000 as damages for emotional distress and $1.2 million in punitive damages, was subjected to an \u201cincessant barrage of offensive anti-homosexual invective.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other employees at the restaurant feared that they would lose their jobs if they didn\u2019t attend the prayer meetings, according to the appeals\u2019 court decision.<\/p>\n

The appeals court stated that the evidence was \u201cextensive and corroborated by multiple witnesses\u201d and supports the jury\u2019s verdict that it violated New York City Human Rights Law.<\/p>\n

The appeals court also noted that judge\u2019s instructions to jurors stated that Globokar had \u201ca right to express his religious beliefs and practice his religion, provided that he does not discriminate against his employees based on religion or sexual orientation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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