BLOOMFIELD, Mo. (KFVS) - The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against a southeast Missouri housing authority and the former executive director of the Missouri Housing Authority.

According to the DOJ, it’s suing Eddie Joe Hankins and the Housing Authority of the City of Bloomfield for sexually harassing a female housing applicant.

Hankins was the executive director of the Missouri Housing Authority from 2019-2022.

The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday, September 30, alleges that in 2021, a woman living with her three children applied for public housing.

After her application was denied, the complaint alleges that she went to meet with Executive Director Hankins, who made unwanted sexual advances toward her.

The suit also alleges that Hankins made sexual comments about the applica

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