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Washington County report traces path of leaked information

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Dissent

CJ Lovelace reports:

A document alleging sexual harassment by a Washington County commissioner was leaked to the father of a local TV news reporter, leading to a 2017 news report about it, according to a county investigative report released Thursday.

The report, which was completed a year ago, says 10 county employees were interviewed about several unauthorized disclosures of confidential information, but it is heavily redacted and names are kept hidden.

Commissioner Jeff Cline has previously been identified by the county government as the source of leaked confidential information.

Read more on Herald-Mail Media.

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