Posted at 1:31 PM, Apr 20, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-20 14:50:11-04
The AG employee who filed the sexual harassment complaint that led to the criminal chief's resignation has himself resigned - saying he's been targeted by his former boss by blowing the whistle.
Our media partners at The Advocate report that Assistant Attorney General Matthew Derbes has resigned from Attorney General Jeff Landry's office after he said that Landry has targeted him for blowing the whistle on sexual harassment from former criminal division director Pat Magee, among other issues.
Also today, Attorney General Jeff Landry held a press conference today to talk about sexual harassment accusations that ended with the resignation of his criminal chief, as well as the lawsuit he filed against a reporter to avoid giving her public records about that claim.