Sacramento Bee finds Jones’ dismissive explanation for accusations of unwanted sexual advances against 26-year-old deputy “misleading” and “false”
“Scott Jones’ false dismissal of the these very troubling accusations demonstrates his disregard for the truth and his disrespect for women,” said Barb Solish of the DCCC.
Court didn’t rule on claims of unwanted sexual advances by Sheriff Scott Jones
The Sacramento Bee
By Christopher Cadelago
Republican Scott Jones, a congressional candidate in Sacramento County, is accused of making unwanted sexual advances toward a subordinate.
A day after The Sacramento Bee reported the story, Jones issued a lengthy statement via the Sheriff’s Department.
…“The County ultimately prevailed in having claims for sexual harassment, gender discrimination, widespread sexual favoritism, race harassment, failure to prevent harassment, and violation of public policy dismissed prior to the trial. In the end, the judge ruled for the County in dismissing each of these claims, finding they had no merit. This included the unfounded allegations of the deputy.”
…The retaliation case in which the allegations against Jones were raised resulted in a combined multimillion-dollar damage award for the four female deputies who filed the suit.
…But Jones is misleading when he says the court’s dismissal included “the unfounded” allegations of the deputy. Nothing in the court record indicates the judge passed judgment on the merits of Olives’ accusations.
There is no way to tell how much Brown weighed each of the facts, and, specifically, how much consideration he gave Olives’ deposition. Jones is the one calling them “unfounded,” not the court.
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