A federal judge on July 19 kept alive several claims brought by a bus mechanic who contends he was sexually degraded by his co-workers in an incident later posted online.

Northern District Judge Glenn Suddaby ruled in Hoit v. Capital District Transportation Authority, 1:15-cv-0134, that there is enough evidence for Kevin Hoit’s suit to go forward against his ex-employer and three of his former co-workers at the Albany-area mass transit agency.