Settlement in suit alleging pressure to show breasts to gorilla with "nipple fetish"

WOODSIDE, Calif. (AP) _ There's a settlement in a lawsuit by two former caretakers who refused to show their breasts to a gorilla.

The women had filed a lawsuit against the Gorilla Foundation, near San Francisco. They claimed they were fired after they refused to expose their breasts to the 33-year-old, 300-pound female gorilla named Koko, who can understand some sign language.

According to the lawsuit, they were told they should expose their breasts as a way to bond with Koko, who was described as having a "nipple fetish."

The foundation has denied the allegations. Lawyers aren't revealing the terms of the settlement.

A second similar lawsuit filed by another employee is still pending.

Here’s the story from KVOA TV in Tuscon.

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