The LA Times has asked a judge to order the disclosure of records pertaining to sexual harassment and misconduct in the L.A. County district attorney’s office
The Los Angeles Times has asked a judge to order the disclosure of records pertaining to sexual harassment and misconduct in the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office, claiming the county is obstructing the release of newsworthy information before the November elections.The Times filed March 2018 in which the newspaper accused the county of repeatedly breaking transparency laws.
The county has been delaying access to records related to sexual harassment or misconduct despite recently, admitting it must disclose well-founded complaints of a substantial nature, the petition says. It also holds that the county has failed to release an anonymized index of incidents of sexual harassment and misconduct it already agreed to produce in discovery nearly a year ago.
“The County appears to be attempting to run the clock out on the upcoming election for district attorney in an effort to deny the public relevant information about the District Attorney’s management of complaints by employees in her office,” The Times wrote in its petition.Greg Risling, a spokesman for L.A. Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey, declined to comment on the pending litigation.
The California Public Records Act, like similar legislation around the country, aims to ensure quick public access to records generated by government employees. But there is tension between the public’s right to know and government officials’ concerns over privacy and other exemptions to the law.Tuesday’s filing says that recent news stories about sexual misconduct in the district attorney’s office confirms that the county maintains disclosable records.In 2015, Deputy Dist. Attys.
Reporting by The Times and other news agencies is “clearly demonstrating there are records nonexempt from disclosure,” said Kelly Aviles, an attorney representing The Times.
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