Media captionHelen Marks explains the impact the harassment and tribunal has had on her
A former NHS manager awarded £832,711 after being sexually harassed by a colleague has said the "bad use of public money" could have been avoided.
HR director Helen Marks rejected the sexual advances of the chairman of Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust so he tried to get her sacked.
Mrs Marks, who earned £99,907, said the experience traumatised her, crushed her confidence and left her unable to work.
The trust has now apologised in a statement issued to media.
"I'll never be free of this," said Mrs Marks.
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"I struggle to trust people. I haven't got the confidence that I had. I'm quite timid all the time now as you probably can see.
"I don't think I could ever go back into the workplace again."
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'Devoted lover and friend'
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Alan Baines sent Helen Marks text messages pushing her to have an intimate relationship
Helen Marks and Alan Baines started having lunch together in July 2010 and they became close friends.
He invited her to the pub to congratulate her shortly before she got married in March 2012, but ended up giving her a hug and telling her he loved her.
They carried on being friends but Mrs Marks tried to cool the relationship when it became clear Mr Baines wanted it to become sexual.
Despite this, he left long love letters on her desk at work and sent her text messages pushing her to have an intimate relationship.
Mr Baines then arranged for the trust's chief executive, Professor Steve Trenchard, to suspend Mrs Marks over allegations that she had bullied staff.
Mrs Marks was not aware Mr Baines was responsible for the bullying allegations, and he continued contacting her while she was suspended.
In one message he wrote: "I am your devoted lover and friend so please never let me go again. If you do that will destroy me emotionally. I have never had a relationship like this so please keep me close to you Helen. Love you. Xxxx."
Mr Baines also visited her at home, where he told her he missed her and suggested they should go upstairs and lay down.
Mrs Marks eventually realised Mr Baines had been lying and submitted a grievance in September 2013.
Mr Baines then resigned but Mrs Marks was not satisfied, as she wanted an independent external review of her grievance.
Prof Trenchard was suspended and has since resigned.
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Media captionHelen Marks explains the impact the harassment and tribunal has had on herA former NHS manager awarded £832,711 after being sexually harassed by a colleague has said the "bad use of public money" could have been avoided.HR director Helen Marks rejected the sexual advances of the chairman of Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust so he tried to get her sacked.Mrs Marks, who earned £99,907, said the experience traumatised her, crushed her confidence and left her unable to work.The trust has now apologised in a statement issued to media."I'll never be free of this," said Mrs Marks.ADVERTISEMENT"I struggle to trust people. I haven't got the confidence that I had. I'm quite timid all the time now as you probably can see."I don't think I could ever go back into the workplace again."Live updates and more from Derbyshireline'Devoted lover and friend'Mobile phoneImage copyrightPAImage captionAlan Baines sent Helen Marks text messages pushing her to have an intimate relationshipHelen Marks and Alan Baines started having lunch together in July 2010 and they became close friends.He invited her to the pub to congratulate her shortly before she got married in March 2012, but ended up giving her a hug and telling her he loved her.They carried on being friends but Mrs Marks tried to cool the relationship when it became clear Mr Baines wanted it to become sexual.Despite this, he left long love letters on her desk at work and sent her text messages pushing her to have an intimate relationship.Mr Baines then arranged for the trust's chief executive, Professor Steve Trenchard, to suspend Mrs Marks over allegations that she had bullied staff.Mrs Marks was not aware Mr Baines was responsible for the bullying allegations, and he continued contacting her while she was suspended.In one message he wrote: "I am your devoted lover and friend so please never let me go again. If you do that will destroy me emotionally. I have never had a relationship like this so please keep me close to you Helen. Love you. Xxxx."Mr Baines also visited her at home, where he told her he missed her and suggested they should go upstairs and lay down.Mrs Marks eventually realised Mr Baines had been lying and submitted a grievance in September 2013.Mr Baines then resigned but Mrs Marks was not satisfied, as she wanted an independent external review of her grievance.Prof Trenchard was suspended and has since resigned.line
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