Bureaucrats Behaving Badly
Lowlights in 'public service' for the week ending 04 July
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Broward teacher arrested on child pornography charges, police say (WFOR-TV)
“Investigators said messages from various chat groups, provided by Kik, showed Rogers referring to himself as a ‘pervert teacher.’”
IPS teacher charged with child sex crimes after allegedly housing teen and abusing him (WTHR)
“When officers arrived, they spoke with a 15-year-old boy, who said he had been staying with his ‘coach/mentor for approximately four weeks,’ and he had recently woke up to his mentor touching him inappropriately.”
Concern grows with third teacher arrest in a month (KOB)
“If you’re doing bath time with your kiddo, if they’re going to the pool, if there’s, you know, going to be a group activity, and you’re talking to them in general about kind of like, taking care of themselves and, you know, making safe decisions. There can be some good anchor points to enter into these conversations that hopefully will reduce a little bit of the anxiety that may come up.”
Former Lee County deputy arrested for soliciting minor online (WPBF)
“Investigators say Ural sent explicit photos of himself and tried to arrange a meeting. He is now facing several charges, including sending harmful material to a minor, trying to lure a child for sex and using a phone or computer to commit a crime.”
Martha’s Vineyard sheriff’s deputy arrested on child sex abuse material charges (WHDH)
“Investigators said Doran posed as a 15-year-old boy to receive and distribute explicit material of a 14-year-old girl.”
Windsor police officer arrested after mistakenly shooting at man: inspector general (WVIT)
“‘Oh ****, I didn’t mean to do that,’ Thomas said.”
Clay County deputy arrested for inappropriately touching woman (WCJB)
“[H]e was accused of groping a woman who called the sheriff’s office.”
Former Jefferson Parish Correctional deputy accused of smuggling drugs (WDSU)
“Dillon Mike, 21, of Marrero was arrested Sunday for contraband in correctional center, malfeasance in office, possession with the intent to distribute and municipal or traffic attachment.”
Jefferson Parish maintenance supervisor found misusing time on the clock, OIG report says (WVUE)
“[T]he supervisor would often hang out at home while on the clock or at restaurants like Denny’s and Daisy Dukes, often with another employee.”
Nebraska auditor claims tens of thousands of dollars improperly paid to state workers, some dead (Nebraska Examiner)
“A 30-page letter sent to 15 state agencies identified concerns such as: alleged fraud from Workers’ Compensation Court benefits; excessive personal vehicle mileage; and improper reimbursement for tuition, bonuses and moving expenses.”
Republican auditor finds Kentucky Education Department needs ‘widespread improvements’ (Kentucky Lantern)
“KDE and the state’s other education and labor agencies ‘have gaps in communication, in alignment around strategic resource planning, and in goal-setting for a unified state-level vision for student success in K12, postsecondary, and career.’”
“Edd is accused of abusing his government credentials over 1,000 times to access, save and transmit sensitive information, including Privacy Act-protected data. Investigators say he used his personal email and mobile devices to send protected info to commercial servers.”