BRIMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- A Brimfield Township police officer has filed a lawsuit against former police chief David Oliver, who resigned last month amid allegations of misconduct.

Officer Crystal Casterline accuses Oliver of sexually harassing her through inappropriate comments and unwanted touching. She further accuses him of retaliating by striking her in the throat and thigh and inventing arbitrary rules for her, according to the lawsuit filed Monday in Summit County Common Pleas Court.

The lawsuit is seeking compensatory and punitive damages in excess of $25,000.

Oliver abruptly resigned last month amid allegations of sexual harassment. The man who earned national notoriety through his candid takes on social media has since deactivated his popular Facebook account.

Township trustees offered little comment about the allegations when they accepted Oliver's resignation. Trustees initially suspended Oliver for two weeks for an administrative policy violation, but the former police chief resigned days later.

The investigation that resulted in Oliver's suspension stemmed from a Dec. 10 email from Kent attorney Nancy Grim to Oliver and other township officials. Castlerline "repeatedly objected to actions by [Oliver] which constitute sexual harassment, hostile work environment and/or retaliation for her opposition to sexual harassment," Grim wrote in the email.

Oliver addressed the accusations in Facebook post last month, referring to himself as "a hugger."

"When I hugged officers in the department, it was comical," he wrote. "Everyone laughed and carried on about it. It was something funny in the middle of what can be a very stressful job. I never once hugged an employee for "dirty" reasons or as something vulgar. That is just not my speed."