Cops used 'Big Blue' dildo to harass men and women, so town says lawsuit should be tossed

Mountainside is asking a judge to throw out an explosive sexual harassment lawsuit filed against the borough by five male police officers and a female dispatcher, partly on the grounds that alleged misconduct in the department -- including repeated displays of a large dildo -- was directed at both men and women. 

The two attorneys for the plaintiffs are firing back, accusing Mountainside in their opposition brief of "presenting a frivolous argument that breaks new ground for absurd employment law defenses."

Superior Court Judge Camille M. Kenny will hear arguments on both sides Monday at the Union County courthouse in Elizabeth.

The lawsuit against Mountainside was filed in May and has roiled the small municipality, whose police department has under two dozen officers.