Education
Florida Fired Him. Now, He’s U of L’s Title IX Coordinator
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A U of L spokesperson said they knew David Parrott had been fired at his previous job for improper financial administration but he received “glowing” references.
Government
After Rare Enforcement Action, Fixes Underway at Problem Kentucky Dam
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The Loch Mary dam was featured in a recent KyCIR investigation which found dozens of dangerous dams with no emergency action plan.
asset forfeiture
Conviction Or Not, Seized Cash Is ‘Cost of Doing Business’ In Louisville
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Money seized through asset forfeiture provides leverage in resolving drug trafficking cases and has become an ingrained aspect of the justice system in Louisville, our investigation found.
Criminal Justice
After Clearing Backlog, Rape Kit Testing Takes Seven Months — Or Longer
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End the Backlog, a national non-profit, defines a backlog as any kits not tested within 30 days of receipt.
Politics
Hoover, Other Legislators Drop Lawsuit Against Sexual Harassment Accuser
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The legislators sued a former communications staffer for the Republican House Caucus for allegedly disclosing details of a secret sexual harassment settlement.
Sexual Harassment Allegations In Kentucky Government
State Cabinets Appeal Order To Pay KyCIR’s Legal Fees
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Two state cabinets are appealing a judge’s order that they must reimburse the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting for legal costs after withholding public records. Franklin Circuit Court Judge Phillip J. Shepherd ruled this spring that the Labor and Finance and Administration cabinets “willfully” violated open records laws when they refused to release the names of employees accused of sexual harassment, but internal investigations didn’t deem the allegations substantiated. Shepherd ordered the Labor Cabinet to pay more than $17,000, and the Finance and Administration Cabinet to pay more than $19,000, to KyCIR for legal costs and penalties. In a Monday filing, the Labor Cabinet said that Shepherd’s decision to award fees was an “abuse of discretion.” The cabinet argued that it operated in “good faith” in its decision to withhold records, and should not be punished for its interpretation of the law. That cabinet has already turned over the name it previously withheld of a staffer accused of sexual harassment. Court records show that Hector Fonseca was under a court order to stay away from a woman who accused him of domestic violence when a coworker in September 2016 said Fonseca exposed himself and forced her to touch his genitals.
KyCIR Amplify
KyCIR Amplify: Sexual Assault Survivor Meghan Wright, On Getting A Rape Kit
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“It’s hard to explain but, in many ways, your body becomes the crime scene.”
Criminal Justice
Lacking Sexual Assault Nurses, Some Ky. Hospitals Illegally Turn Victims Away
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Kentucky state law requires emergency rooms to perform forensic sexual assault exams on-site, but hospitals without specially trained nurses sometimes send rape victims away.
Criminal Justice
Louisville Police Expected A Grow Operation. They Found Christmas Lights.
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Officers said thermal images showed a heat signature “indicative of cultivating marijuana” at Tyrone Evans’s house. When they returned a few days later, they did not find any physical evidence of a grow operation.
Business
Former Workers Say Ky. State Fair’s Ride Provider Lacks Safety Training
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Something went wrong with the Fireball ride at the 2018 Kentucky State Fair, and ride operator Duanne Haywood went underneath. Within minutes, Haywood was pinned. His was one of 19 worker injuries the ride company reported last year.