Growth in Pagan Pride Movement Causes Struggle With Outreach

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Two Wiccan Officers File Suit Against LAPD for Harassment

Over the past three weeks, two Wiccan Police Officers have filed suit against the City of Los Angeles in response to workplace discrimination. On March 26 Officer Victoria DeBellis filed her complaint charging the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) with “harassment, discrimination and retaliation” due to her “sex and religion.” One week later her husband Sgt. A.J. DeBellis filed a similar suit. Both officers are veterans of the LAPD. Sgt.