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Sunday, June 26, 2011
Ind Gov't. - "Elkhart County sheriff looks to implement anti-adultery policy"
So reports Emily Monacelli today in this story in the Elkhart Truth. It begins:
ELKHART -- Elkhart County's sheriff wants to put a stop to a problem he sees in the department - adultery.Sheriff Brad Rogers is proposing a policy that would make any extramarital affair between a member of the sheriff's department and someone else - whether that person also is employed there or not - grounds for discipline.
"I believe it's important as a law enforcement agency that we uphold a high standard on our employees," Rogers said. "I try not to legislate morality onto anybody, but even to a heathen that's married, he would say 'stay away from my wife.'"Rogers' proposed policy is in the hands of the county attorney's office for review. It states that employees of the sheriff's department "shall keep their private and public lives unsullied and an example to all, while maintaining the public's respect and trust." The policy goes on to say an affair between a member of the department and anyone else when one of the two are married or "any sexual conduct that is open, notorious, dishonorable, criminal, or the community would find deviant or repugnant" that would discredit the department or employee or bring enough scandal to undermine the public's trust in the department a "serious violation of department rules."
Rogers said the proposed policy reflects the standards he holds himself to and expects of his employees.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on June 26, 2011 03:19 PM
Posted to Indiana Government