Legal Question in Business Law in Illinois

I work in the nursing field. There is a fellow worker, whom I have felt harassed by in the past. Just a general sense of being looked down out, and him poking fun of me for my weight, ect. However I never reported him because I didn't feel the need to.

However, a while back, he gave me a cell phone because mine was broken. I did not ask him for this, just mentioned that my phone was broken, and the next day he brought a new one in for me. Then he gave me his number. At the end of the shift, he asked me if I wanted him to show me where he lived. I said sure, whatever, and I drove by his house.

The next day he reported me for sexual harassment. The complaint, to my knowlage, was dropped.

Which brings us to my current situation.

We haven't talked for a while, but the other day I needed a ride to work. Since he calls me every now and then to ask for favors (like working for him), and since I couldn't find a different ride, I texted him to ask if I could have one.

He said sure, and gave me a ride into work.

When I was walking home, he called me and asked me if I wanted a ride home. I said sure, becasue it is a long walk, and he told me to come over to his house. I went over, sat down with him and his ex for a few moments, then he took me home.

A few days after that, we worked together, and he was doing the light harassment again. Saying things to me like, "well look at you." and "why don't you stop sitting around." Now. I did all my work, at the time in which I was supposed to. He had no reason to be saying things like that. He also kept throwing things at me.

So I asked him to stop, in response I got a, "Well, don't you be getting an attitude with me. I'm giving you a ride home, you just need to learn how to take a joke." To which I told him that I didn't want a ride home anymore, I was just going to walk. He told me I had an attitude problem. We went to care for a patient, and I sat down for a moment to wait while she was using the bathroom. Suddenly he smacked me upside the head, and told me "Why don't you do any work."

After that, I went to my supervisor, and told her what had happened. I asked her to speak with him, note at this time I didn't request to have him written up, I just wanted him to stop what he was doing.

After she spoke to him, I stepped outside to have a second alone, and a patient was there smoking. The man came outside and started yelling at me about my cell phone, and "we'll see who get's in trouble."

I went back in, and finished my work. When it was time to go home, I left quickly because I didn't want to speak to him. While I was walking, he tracked me down in his car, slammed on his breaks, and started yelling at me out of the window about getting him in trouble.

He got suspended, and I got called into the office.

Apparently, they had a meeting with him, and he reported me for SEXUALLY HARASSING HIM. Claiming I said things to him that I don't even say to my significant other. like. "Hey baby, I'm just not getting enough action at home, but I would sure be happy with a man like you. Can I come over to your place?" Apparently he has several pages in a note book claiming things that I have said/done to him. None of which are true. I don't touch people, nor do I speak like that.

However, I have been suspended from work, and he is now spreading rumors around town about me.

I just don't know what to do.

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