Feds: Landlord harassed women by offering housing benefits in exchange for sex

Several women are alleging a landlord with dozens of rental properties in the west-side neighborhood of Sedamsville sexually harassed them in exchange for housing benefits.  John Klosterman and his wife Susan are facing civil action under the Fair Housing Act for "severe, pervasive and unwelcome sexual harassment" against female tenants on the basis of their sex dating back to 2013, according to U.S. Attorney Benjamin C. Glassman. At least a half-dozen victims allege Klosterman touched female tenants without consent and offered to lower their rent or excuse late payments in exchange for sex, Glassman said. The complaint also accuses Klosterman of evicting female tenants who refused to comply with his demands.