KY-GOV: The Sex Harass Scandal Inside a Rising GOP Star's Office [View all]

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As Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron runs for governor, his office is fielding serious employee complaints describing “hostile,” “cruel,” “threatening,” and “demeaning” treatment from senior officials under the Republican’s purview—including allegations that one unit director took “zoomed in” photos of a detective’s breast.

While multiple employees have allegedly quit under these conditions, Cameron’s office has taken little if any action in response to the complaints, which The Daily Beast received from a public records request. The one outlier appears to have been the case of the inappropriate photos, in which an investigation found in February that the woman’s supervisor “should be reprimanded” for public intoxication. The office investigated her claims, but appears to have taken no action on her other six allegations.

The woman who brought that complaint—an active-duty detective employed in the office of the attorney general (OAG)—is suing Cameron and his office for employment discrimination, hostile work conditions, and workers’ compensation retaliation, according to filings in Franklin County district court.

The full scope of the allegations, which range from early 2020 to this May, describe a work environment in which a number of employees have felt intimidated and belittled by their superiors—to such an extent that they lodged official complaints.

The complaints allege a work environment that has led to multiple resignations, including among attorneys. And two top Cameron officials—Deputy AG Vic Maddox and deputy solicitor general for criminal appeals Jeffrey A. Cross—are accused of routine mistreatment.





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