Joplin man sues Walmart for $10 million, claims false accusations of sexual harassment

A Joplin man who claims he was wrongfully accused of sexual harassment and kicked out of the 7th Street Walmart Neighborhood Market is suing Walmart for $10 million, claiming he has "physical and mental pain due to slander."

Stephen Hill filed the complaint on his own behalf after shopping it to three Joplin law firms who turned him down.

Hill said two of the firms said they would not take on Walmart while the other one wouldn't do it for free.

In his handwritten petition, Hill claims on December 5, 2021, a man claiming to be a Walmart manager approached him and said in a loud voice "I have written reports on file from customers and employees about your sexual harassment and sexual advances." The man then said in a lower voice he had been asked by the owners of Walmart to ban him from the store.

Hill claims the statements were made in front of "three or four people."

Hill wants the following relief for his "pain and suffering."

-Order Walmart to pay for sensitivity training for the employee

-Let Hill shop at the Neighborhood Market again

-$10 million in damages

-No retaliation or arrest for Hill as he organizes a 12-month protest at the Neighborhood Market with "citizens that have experienced such negligence and that such negligence should not be a way of operation for Walmart.