The Boston Globe filed a lawsuit today against former employee Hilary Sargent, who has accused Globe Editor in Chief Brian McGrory of sexual harassment.

In the lawsuit, filed in Suffolk Superior Court, the Globe asks a judge to order Sargent to cooperate with the newspaper’s investigation. The lawsuit said Sargent agreed to cooperate with investigations related to her employment when she left.

“In consideration for receiving severance benefits, Sargent agreed that, among other things, she would cooperate with the Globe in connection with the investigation of any matter arising out of Sargent’s employment with the Globe,” the lawsuit says.

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The Globe is not seeking any damages, according to the suit, but appears to have considered it. Several lines, including a request for compensatory damages, attorney’s fees and interest, were crossed out.

In a statement to the Herald, Jane Bowman, a spokesperson for the Globe said the paper took the action because, "from the time that Ms. Sargent tweeted about this exchange, we have on multiple occasions reached out to her. She has been unwilling to provide further relevant information to date."

"Ms. Sargent signed a separation agreement upon the conclusion of her employment in which she agreed to cooperate with any matter relating to her employment here. Our filing today seeks Ms. Sargent’s cooperation in collecting information related to her specific claims — nothing more, and nothing less. We do so in an attempt to hear more, not less, from Ms. Sargent," Bowman said.

Bowman said McGrory has turned over his phone, and attempts to find the texts have been unsuccessful.

The suit comes after Sargent tweeted a screenshot of several text messages in which the sender, who she alleges was McGrory, asks “What do you generally wear when you write?”

The Globe has said it is investigating the claims, and McGrory has said he does not remember the interaction. In a memo to staff, McGrory said he told Globe management they should retrieve the text exchange “by whatever means possible.”

An attorney for McGrory has also accused Sargent of making “false and defamatory statements,” according to a letter posted on social media by WGBH’s Emily Rooney.

Bowman said "we have an obligation to this institution and its readers to hold the same lens to ourselves as we do to those we write about in our pages. We continue to intend to do that here."

Sargent has said on Twitter she has unsuccessfully attempted to speak to the Globe about sexual harassment.

“For approximately six months I have reached out to the @BostonGlobe asking to discuss with them the extent to which sexual harassment has been an issue – long ago and not so long ago. My offer still stands,” Sargent said on Twitter. “I have not refused to assist in their ‘investigation.’”

Sargent declined to comment on the lawsuit.