American Idol Star Sued for Gay Sexual Harassment

Former "American Idol" finalist Mario Vasquez is being sued for allegedly having tried to masturbate in front of a male employee in a bathroom on the "Idol" set in February 2005.

Vasquez mysteriously dropped out of "Idol" shortly after the incident, citing personal reasons.

According to the lawsuit, Vazquez "sexually harassed" Magdaleno Olmos, assistant accountant for Fremantle Media, American Idol's production company.

"Vazquez stared lasciviously, smiled lasciviously ... and on one occasion followed him into a bathroom ... knocked on the door of the plaintiff's stall and made eye contact through the space in the stall door," Olmos claims.

Vazquez then "started to rub his genitals over his pants. Attempting to leave the bathroom, Olmos opened the door of the stall and saw Vazquez standing in front of him with his pants down masturbating."

According to the documents, obtained by the gossip site TMZ.com, Vazquez pushed Olmos "further into the stall and continued masturbating with one hand and trying to pull down Olmos' pants with another hand."

Olmos claims that he tried to "cover his body with his hands" but Vazquez touched his "chest and stomach underneath his shirt, and Olmos' "genitals" as Vazquez "attempted to unzip" Olmos' pants.

Vazquez then allegedly asked Olmos "if he wanted oral sex."

Olmos says he managed to get out of the stall, and that he attempted to leave the bathroom, but that Vazquez grabbed his arm "in an effort to stop him."

In the suit, Olmos claims he reported the incident to his superior, who responded by saying Olmos was crazy and threatened to fire him. A few months later, Olmos claims he was terminated.

Olmos is also suing FOX Entertainment and Fremantle Media.