‘Lost’ actor faces sexual harrassment claim

Henry Ian Cusick is accused of fondling a woman’s buttock and breasts

Lucy Pemoni / AP file	Chelsea Stone is suing ABC and 'Lost' actor Henry Ian Cusick, claiming she was sexually harassed and then fired from the hit show.

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updated 5:58 p.m. ET April 26, 2009

LOS ANGELES - A woman who claims she was sexually harassed then fired from the TV show “Lost” is suing ABC and actor Henry Ian Cusick.

The lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles alleges that Cusick, who plays Desmond Hume on the show, fondled the woman’s buttocks and breasts and kissed her on the lips in October 2007. The lawsuit claims she reported the incident to her supervisor, but was simply told to avoid the actor. She states she was fired 12 days later in retaliation for reporting the alleged abuse.

The filing says the woman had worked for ABC since 1997.

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The lawsuit does not specify how much she is seeking. Messages left for an ABC spokesman and Cusick’s manager were not immediately returned.