Whitman Co. assessor innocent of sexual harassment
By William L. Spence, Lewiston Tribune, Idaho | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
The verdict was announced Friday evening, after the clerk's office closed for the day.
In court documents, Reynolds acknowledged running a "loose" office where he and other staff members "talked nasty at times." However, he denied violating Arthur's rights.
The jury agreed, acquitting him and the county on both charges.
"I believed from the outset that Joe didn't do the things he was accused of," said
This was the third sexual harassment claim against Reynolds since 1999, but the first to go to trial. According to court documents, an internal
The cost of hiring outside counsel for both Reynolds and the county will be covered by the county's liability insurance, according to Commissioner
Reynolds, who was first elected assessor in 1990, is running for re-election to a seventh consecutive four-year term. He's being challenged by
Spence may be contacted at [email protected] or (208) 791-9168.
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