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Police officer says he was sexually harassed, files claim against city
Honoring Jackson Roos
SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmond-reporter.com
Dr. Bryan Roos addresses more than 160 area Little League players and their families at the inaugural Jackson Roos Memorial Weekend Tournament at Hartman Park in Redmond on May 25. The tournament, held May 25-27, honored Roos’ son, Jackson, who passed away last fall at the age of 12. The event included a ceremony to dedicate the baseball diamond at Redmond Ridge Park as Jackson Roos Memorial Field. Redmond North Little League is leading a community initiative and fund-raising drive to replace dirt fields at the park with an all-weather, multi-sport synthetic turf surface. See story on page 8. Courtesy of Redmond North Little League
Crews rescue horse from 70-foot ravine SAMANTHA PAK spak@redmond-reporter.com
After spending about 30 hours at the bottom of a ravine outside of Redmond, Gemma the 4-year-old fjord pony was rescued Tuesday afternoon. Courtesy photo
After almost 12 hours of work, crews from eight different agencies successfully and safely rescued a 4-yearold fjord pony from the bottom of a 70-foot ravine outside of Redmond Tuesday afternoon. Gemma, the pony in question, had escaped from Saddle Rock Stables at 24301 N.E. 115th St. on Redmond Ridge — where she had been boarded for three weeks — sometime overnight between Sunday night and Monday morning. She had been present for the dinner feeding and final check Sunday night but was gone by Monday morning breakfast, prompting a search that lasted all day Monday and ended early Tuesday morning around 2 a.m. Michelle Jacob, spokesperson for Saddle Rock, said it is unclear how Gemma ended up at the bottom of the ravine — whether she fell or lost her footing — but she was doing fine when they found her and throughout the [ more HORSE page 6 ]
Scott Bruton, an officer with the Redmond Police Department (RPD), has filed a $1 million claim against the City of Redmond. The claim was filed on April 24 and according to court documents obtained by the Redmond Reporter through a public records request, Bruton experienced “severe emotional distress” and “humiliation” as a result of the “sexual harassment, discrimination, disparate treatment and hostile work environment” he has been subjected to since May 2009. When asked for a comment, City of Redmond chief policy adviser and communications and marketing administrator Jeri Rowe-Curtis said they are not able to provide an interview or commentary at this moment out of respect for the litigation and personnel processes and persons involved. In one specific incident in October 2009, Bruton and his fiancee — now his wife — traveled to Leavenworth, Wash. to celebrate Oktoberfest. According to court documents, the couple ran into former Lt. Glenn Rotton, Lt. (now commander) Erik Scairpon and officers Jamin Palmer
and Jesse Bollerud of the RPD. At one point, Bruton and Rotton left the group to get a drink. The two discussed Bruton’s upcoming marriage and the nervousness he felt, according to court documents. The documents go on to state that Rotton questioned Bruton’s sexuality and sexual preference and asked Bruton if he had “ever thought about being with a guy.” “(Bruton) answered, ‘No. I am attracted only to women,’” court documents state, adding that he felt “extremely uncomfortable and trapped by a potential supervisor.” Rotton continued the line of questioning, according to documents, asking Bruton if he had “ever considered having a threesome.” He also revealed to Bruton that he was gay and court documents state, “it was obvious that Rotton was ‘hitting on’ (Bruton).” Bruton, who began working at the RPD in May 2008, was still a new officer in the department and afraid to tell anyone in the group, but did confide in his wife, documents state. Once Bruton and Rotton rejoined the group, Rotton asked Bruton to show him his abs a number of times, according to court documents. When Bruton did [ more POLICE page 6 ]
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