Cop Sexually Assaults Woman in Courthouse, is Arrested As Judge Ignores Her Pleas

[Anti Federalist]

His attorney declined an on-camera interview but claims the marshal's arrest was legal because nobody in the courtroom tried to stop him.

 

[kcchiefs6465]

CARSON CITY — A state panel has settled two civil rights lawsuits with a Las Vegas woman who alleged a Clark County Family Court marshal groped her in August 2011.

The Board of Examiners on Tuesday approved a $200,000 payment to Monica Contreras as a global settlement of both a federal and separate state lawsuit filed against the court.

Contreras alleged she was pressured to recant her statements, which she did not do.

In a courtroom incident captured on videotape, Contreras complained to Hearing Master Patricia Doninger that Marshal Ron Fox assaulted her in a witness room under the guise of searching her for drugs.

Doninger appeared to ignore Contreras’ pleas, which prompted a marshal to arrest her on misdemeanor charges of providing false information to a police officer and disturbing the peace. She later pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge. The disturbing-the-peace charge was dismissed.

Fox was fired after an internal investigation, and Doninger was let go amid publicity over the incident.

Fox has denied the accusations and has sued to get his job back. Contreras has sued Fox.

Earlier this year, another marshal, James Kenyon, also lost his job because of the Contreras incident.

Gov. Brian Sandoval, a member of the Board of Examiners, was told the attorneys fees to defend the cases filed against the District Court already total more than $170,000.

It was estimated that taking the federal case to trial would cost an additional $225,000 in defense costs.

The settlement, which requires attorneys on both sides to pay their own costs, comes amid a federal grand jury investigation into allegations of excessive force by Family Court marshals.

Another woman, Crystal Williams, testified before the grand jury in July 2013 that she was choked by another marshal in May 2010 while she was restrained in a holding cell. The marshal, Steve Rushfield, was the supervisor of the Family Court marshals at the time. He has been suspended.

Rushfield, who has been accused of trying to cover up both incidents, is at the center of the federal investigation.

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[Weston White]

Fox maintains his innocence and is suing Clark County for wrongful termination. His attorney declined an on-camera interview but claims the marshal's arrest was legal because nobody in the courtroom tried to stop him.

Ahhh, but yes, the victim, for the victim had repeatedly cried out and attempted to put a stop to it. The victim cried out, pleading reason, pleading compromise with everybody in that courtroom... And sadly to no avail. The victim did all of that being denied by the now defendant.

 

[RJB]

When did suing after getting fired become in style? It seems to be mostly government workers who do this.

Most people I knew who were fired either shrugged it off or stated a final FU and that was that.

 

[thoughtomator]

When did suing after getting fired become in style?

When "anti-discrimination" laws were put in place.

 

[jmdrake]

Here's one that will surely piss you off. Woman is arrested after refusing to recant her statement that an officer sexually assaulted her. Judge ignores her cries and instead plays with the woman's two year old daughter. Daughter begs the officer in question not to take her mommy.

Let's see. So having females in positions of power like this witch judge stops the war on women how exactly?

 

[devil21]

When did suing after getting fired become in style? It seems to be mostly government workers who do this.

Most people I knew who were fired either shrugged it off or stated a final FU and that was that.

It is extremely difficult to fire a "civil servant". The amount of protections they have built for themselves over the years is amazing.

I used to work for a prominent municipal government and even things like outright-caught-red-handed kickbacks by contractors back to government employees couldn't warrant an easy firing for corruption. One guy, who now incidentally is an executive of a major security firm in the DC area, was busted taking kickbacks from a contractor that he used to work for before he landed the gov't job. The contractor got the contract because of his gov't position (the revolving door we hear about). Was he fired after the kickbacks were discovered? No, he was given 6 months paid leave until it fell off the radar, then returned to the job for another month in a busy-work capacity, then quit with a severance. It was easier and cheaper to do that than to try to fire him because of the rules protecting civil servants.

 

[jmdrake]

His attorney declined an on-camera interview but claims the marshal's arrest was legal because nobody in the courtroom tried to stop him.

If the facts are against you argue law. If the law is against you argue facts. If both are against you argue public good. If all three are against you....just throw something against the wall and hope that it sticks.

Edit: This reminds me of the late term abortionist's lawyer who claimed he client should be acquitted for having killed babies after they were born because it would have been legal for him to kill them if they had still been in the womb.

 

[kcchiefs6465]

Let's see. So having females in positions of power like this witch judge stops the war on women how exactly?

Well to be fair, a male judge would have acted the same way.

Perhaps wouldn't have played with the child if that is some sort of improvement (which I'd say it is).

 

[jmdrake]

Well to be fair, a male judge would have acted the same way.

Perhaps wouldn't have played with the child if that is some sort of improvement (which I'd say it is).

I'm not saying that a male judge would have been better but merely that he almost couldn't have been any worse. People like Hillary play off on the so called "War on women" and yet in this case the person in the best position to stop this but who didn't was a woman. That said, I bet many male judges would have been more cautious simply because they could have been hit with a sexual harassment suit themselves.

 

[kcchiefs6465]

I'm not saying that a male judge would have been better but merely that he almost couldn't have been any worse. People like Hillary play off on the so called "War on women" and yet in this case the person in the best position to stop this but who didn't was a woman. That said, I bet many male judges would have been more cautious simply because they could have been hit with a sexual harassment suit themselves.

Possibly.

 

[LibForestPaul]

I was coming over here to post this. Just UNBELIEVABLE!!! This deserves much more than just firing. All of the government employees in that room should be brought up on charges.

Yeh, sure. The father needs to handle this as only a father can. When they start actually being held responsible for their actions, then things will change.