Accused Harasser Gets Job, Payment

A deputy prosecutor fired for alleged sexual harassment was the target of numerous coworker complaints dating back to 2007, according to a third-party investigator hired by the county. Yet that prosecutor, Kenneth D. Stone, received a $315,000 payout from the county’s insurer last November to settle a wrongful termination suit he had filed against the county. As part of a settlement agreement, the county also agreed to re-hire Stone with full salary and benefits until he is vested with a lifetime, taxpayer-funded pension. Documents filed in Stone’s federal lawsuit question whether the county followed correct procedures when handling Stone’s firing and his appeal of that decision. Among other things, Stone’s attorneys maintained that the county erred in not requiring those who made allegations against Stone to testify at his appeal hearing/ Taryn Thompson , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here.

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