Lawyers for the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services are asking a judge to reverse an attorney general's decision that the state must disclose details of sexual harassment allegations.
The Courier Journal reports a lawsuit was filed to block disclosure Wednesday in Franklin County Circuit Court. Cabinet lawyers argue disclosure would invade personal privacy. The lawsuit seeks to conceal details of allegations by the state's former top social services official, including the name of the state employee she accused.
Adria Johnson resigned in June as community based services commissioner after her complaint wasn't substantiated in an internal investigation. In similar cases recently involving two other agencies, Judge Phillip Shepherd ruled the state can't withhold names of accused individuals. Courier Journal attorney Michael Abate said he sees no reason for the judge to find otherwise in the new case.