stream This is one of those rare situations where the accused should be guilty until they prove themselves innocent. Your email address will not be published. << I looked around to see if anyone was noticing. box 160 Pierre, SD 57501 Telephone: 605-224-8803 Attorneys for Defendant and Appellee _____________________ Did you know the U of MN has a very active police force of their own to try and fight back all the horrible crimes that are occurring on that campus? Do any of you know the complex and exhausting process Laura Kaiser had to go through before she could actually file this type of complaint in both Federal and State Court? Popular Locations. << D-D$3I20eV&,$~ n. And the U of MN has added the Affirmative Consent Sexual Activity standard. 2013) case opinion from the District of South Dakota U.S. Federal District Court Thats a wonderful policy. No. Hopefully Lauras story, and the jurys verdict, will play a small part in continuing the message that sexual harassment and retaliation cannot be condoned or allowed.. %PDF-1.5 As a reminder, I filed a criminal complaint against DCI Agent Mark Black for perjury and other related felonies on March 13, 2014 and ironically he was fired by the AG on that same day. As Shirley Schwab points out, Ms. Zylstra Kaiser was going through her experience at the same time the DCI and AG office were performing on the Taliaferro-Schwab debacle, and Blacks conduct is a matter of a trail transcript which leads to the judge dismissing the case against them with specific mention of Blacks performance being one of the reasons. Women are not perfect. Purpose: Supervises Division of Erickson told Kaiser to get keys out of his pocket, described sex with his wife to Kaiser, and asked Kaiser if she was horny when she was pregnant, among others. Statewide, SD. On November 4, 2011, (the same day that Black interrogated the Mette children as BrownCounty and the DCIrevved up their attack on Shirley Schwab and Brandon Taliaferro in the Mette child rape case)Even put ZylstraKaiser on a 30-day Work Improvement Plan,the nine tasks of which included submitting to a psychological evaluation, which DCI had linked to her maternity leave even though Plaintiff had returned from leave nearly a year earlier and had received two positive performance reviews and a promotion since then. The WIP also ordered Zylstra Kaiser to rebuild positive relationships with co-workers, supervisors, and managers. Zylstra obeyed, butgotthe cold shoulder from co-workers, including Black, who allegedly told her on November 8, We are done. . Plaintiff approached Erickson on or about October 18, 2011 and explained that she was not comfortable with his sexually-oriented comments. There is nothing in our legal system that says the public can not scrutinize public cases and come to our own conclusions. We believe the both in front of me were our individual cases. %PDF-1.7 Our dedicated staff have unparalleled commitment to our clients as well, and together with our attorneys, they work tirelessly to advance employee and consumer rights. The jury awarded Kaiser $311,812.00 in lost wages, $498,929.00 in lost retirement benefits, and $400,000.00 in emotional distress damages. They got both in front of me., Erickson: Stick with me Ill take you to the promised land.. If she did something wrong, like breaking the law to catch someone breaking the law, that would be enough. Kaiser said she's not sure what Jackley's role in her settlement was, but believes blame for the delay partially falls on him. But MC, I am inclined to think that the more to the story may well follow the lines that Shirley and David lay out for us. I am also well aware that the large majority of males are not sexual criminals. x[ms6|nb 2I MT?xn^PX`W,W~sW=yUWYv]sl~n/.7gW\=FI,R'Q0g1?YyY0!UG%STK,g|QMiDY@1|0zycW~[+3_YxN1piT67$bZZ ? Q The next day is when things began to go awry. 5 0 obj Dont be too hard on PP, he probably just doesnt know how to pull up the complaint. stream The four men decided that Kaiser fabricated the sexual harassment allegations as test for Black and decided that they could no longer trust her and refused to work with her. The language of the settlement agreement states the following: The payment will be made by delivering the checks to Kaisers attorneys so that the checks are in their hands no sooner than May 21, 2018, but in no event later than June 8, 2018. When she spoke about her guns, commenting to her that sounds hot; Petting her hair and, on one occasion, putting his arm around her and swaying; When Plaintiff asked for his keys, stating they were in his pocket and she should get them herself; After Plaintiff said her husband would be out of town that weekend, asking her: Should I come over Saturday around 6? and, Having her watch a lewd music video set in a police department [. She was paid on Wednesday after several months of negotiations. When watching the recordings of those interrogation videos, Mark Black can be seen receiving text messages and phone calls (along with occasional breaks while leaving each of the children alone for long periods of time in the cold, scary and isolated rooms) during the entire interrogation process. Indeed, we are reading here only the complaint. Kaiser was represented by James Kaster, Matt Morgan and Lucas Kaster of Nichols Kaster, PLLP in Minneapolis. "I received a text message from an Aberdeen attorney -- who i'll just leave as anonymous at this point --it said, 'I just talked with Marty on your case, hope that is OK, may I call you to be an intermediary directly with him to have no appeals?' South Dakota DCI @SouthDakotaDCI Jun 4 In May, DCI Agents joined in a ceremony honoring the late Special Agent Tom Matthews Sr. and former Butte County Sheriff Dave Malcolm, who were both slain in the line of duty in 1946. There have been other situations where the woman will start conversation and steer in way to get a man to say something he normally wouldnt. Most importantly Laura has the truth on her side. I say so here and now. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Weighing onZylstra Kaisers mind, though, was a 2005 experience in which shehad reported another co-worker for sexual harassmentand gotten the wrong response from the boss: Her then-supervisor, Assistant Director Brian Zeeb, said her complaint could be seen as a sign of weakness and made a comment along the lines of, In the future, if you want a promotion or transfer to a new duty station, some may see this incident as your inability to get along with others. Rather than undertaking an investigation, Zeeb forced her to confronther harasser. In August 2011, Kaiser was ranked as meets or exceeds in every job category. Zylstra decided to talk about the harassment with fellow Aberdeen agent Mark Black, with whom she had a close relationship. (Remember, this is the same Mark Black who eventually was fired from the DCI following revelations of violent behavior toward his own wife.) PLEASE ATTACH THE <>>> Youve already gotten more of my time than I usually give you, sock puppet. This is about corruption in the State of South Dakota and it is because of strong and determined individuals such as Laura Kaiser that this type of unacceptable behavior will finally be exposed for what it is. Thanks. Remember, her life will be an open book before they would get through, and those low lifes arent just setting around playing racehorse pitch. Clark bemoans an America moving forward under a black Democratic president but supports the criminal actions of Denny Daugaard in a crime-ridden, disease-prone chemical toilet like South Dakota: how bipartisan. endobj Then comes Brown County Deputy Ross Erickson: In or about August 2011, Brown County Deputy Ross Erickson was assigned to the Drug Task Force. On information and belief, and knowing Even would investigate Plaintiffs harassment complaint, Black worked with Erickson, Bahr, and Lunzman to formulate a set of talking points in an effort to have Plaintiff removed from the department or terminated, including planning to state they did not trust Plaintiff, she falsified the harassment to test Blacks trustworthiness, they were unwilling to work with her, and that she was mentally ill and schizophrenic[Complaint, 2015.09.23]. You cite a few anecdotes, and Im sure instances happen. 2 0 obj there are appealable issues, but he has final say.'". Jenny, how about Rochester? Wingnuts are spinning a tangled web and one day they will receive their just rewards. Kaiser successfully completed eight of the nine objectives of the plan, one of which required her to undergo a psychological evaluation. They will never be trusted again. What a filthy, nasty man! 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On or about October 20, 2011, Erickson told Plaintiff that Black had told the entire office about what was happening. Lastly, Lauras lawsuit is about sexual harassment, discrimination, intimidation and the retaliation that followed after she tried to report it. My country ranch church in northwest SD was like that. endobj Kaiser received positive reviews throughout her career. . MC-you got your story ass backwards. DCI then conducted an investigation focused on Kaiser, accusing her of fabricating allegations as a trust test and placed her on a Work Improvement Plan just a few days later. /Type /XObject To say this lawsuit is about SD Representative Dan Kaiser is merely a distraction to the real story. 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