Bloglander

It depends on what the meaning of the word "lodged" is 

When the Inlander asked Mayor David Condon if any sexual harassment complaints had been lodged against former Police Chief Frank Straub he gave a flat "no." Well, if you define lodge as to "present (a complaint, appeal, claim, etc.) formally to the proper authorities" then technically, no complaint was formally presented. 

But Spokesman-Review Shawn Vestal isn't letting Condon off the hook:

That was a technical truth quacking like a lie. No formal complaint was filed, but the mayor had long since assigned an investigation into Cotton’s assertion that Straub had inappropriately touched and talked to her, and taken steps to prevent her from filing a claim against the city.

And now, guess what? The mayor of transparency and accountability – the guy who ran on a promise of cleaning up the police department – isn’t answering any questions. His spokesman, Brian Coddington said, “The records speak for themselves.”

Boy, do they. And what they say is this: Faced with a credible accusation of sexual harassment against the police chief he hired to restore credibility to the department, Condon attempted to hide it – to pay the victim and leave the alleged offender right where he was, supervising other women.

Read the whole thing. 

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