ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTVA-CBS 11 News) Alaska's jails are supposed to be safe, especially for the people who work there.

But two women who worked at the Anchorage Correctional Complex say they have been sexually harassed by the same man.

They have asked that we protect their identity.

"He had stated to my face; don't you miss having a man kissing up and down your neck?" recalls Woman 1, "What color are the panties you have on? You know you're a challenge here? Any time you want to ****, even if you're 80 years old, you just let me know."

Woman 2 experienced something similar. "I was told that my uniform needed to be tighter. I was told I needed to get my hair done and my nails done. I'd be called upstairs in a Cluster in a dark room, and the door would close and this person would step out and make me turn around so he could look at my butt."

They both Sergeant Samuel L. Carter, a fellow Correctional Officer, has been sexually harassing them for years, and they claim the State of Alaska has not done enough to stop it.

Woman 2 says when she reported the harassment to her Human Resources representative in 2007 he wouldn't help her. "When I reached out for help and he told me he couldn't. It was like a bomb went off. I asked myself where do I go now? Within the administration, this guy was considered a golden boy, he couldn't be touched."

Sexual harassment is illegal. If it happens in the work place the employer is supposed to take steps

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to stop it immediately.

But the women say it continued for two and half years. "The State of Alaska has forced us to have to deal with them on a day in day out basis," says Woman 1.

On June 29th and 30th, Department of Corrections officials met with Carter, his Alaska Correctional Officers Association representative, and his accusers behind closed doors at the State's offices.

At issue- seven day's pay that Carter lost when he was reprimanded for sexually harassing the women. His union representative, Brad Wilson, told it's an issue that is not worth our time.

Wilson: "This is not that serious a case except for the fact... this is not that serious of a case. This is a normal personnel action."

Gusty: "From what we understand, there could be sexual harassment involved which is why we're here"

Wilson: "It certainly could be a claim, but that's not the case here."

But his accusers say Carter has not been punished enough for the years of abuse they suffered. In fact, they say the state has protected him by the Department of Corrections not taking action to stop it.

"I know I'm not the 1st, the 2nd, the 3rd, the 4th, the 5th the 6th individual who has been affected by him." Says Woman 1, "My supervisor said well, lets hope it doesn't happen anymore. Ii feel that the State of Alaska Department of Corrections thoroughly violated their policy and procedure on sexual harassment."

State employee personnel files are confidential, which means even if Samuel Carter was punished, we would not necessarily know about it.

Still, these women say the fact he is still working at the Anchorage Jail and still harassing his co-workers speaks louder than anything in his file.

The Department of Corrections will not comment on the case, except to say when they get a sexual harassment complaint they take action.

The EyeTeam has been told in addition to trying to get his seven days pay back Samuel Carter also is trying to get any reference to sexual harassment stricken from his employment record.

The EyeTeam will be following this case closely.

To contact Andrea Gusty, call 907-273-3146.