New Documents Released in County Commission Sunshine Law Lawsuit (US)

Updated: July 28, 2008 09:42 PM

New Documents Released in County Commission Sunshine Law Lawsuit

By: Mike Shain

JACKSON, Mo. - Words are flying again between two members of the Cape Girardeau County Commission.

Commissioner Jay Purcell has released documents that the presiding commissioner calls confidential.

At issue is County Auditor David Ludwig accused of improper use of his computer to look at pictures of a swim suit clad actress.

At a 2007 meeting of Ludwig and the commission, a meeting, "private and confidential", the auditor signed a statement admitting he could have exposed the county to a sexual harrassment lawsuit.

"At the time I thought it was very questionable so I made copies of it.  Again what they basically did was create a secret file and did it with such an intent to make sure the citizens could never find out what was happening in county government," Purcell said.

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