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Portsmouth Herald News - Ports
22 June 2007
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Female detectives protest hand
PORTSMOUTH — When Police Lt. Rodney McQuate grabbed a female officer’s breast he displayed a “blatant disrespect of a female subordinate,” according to four female members of the police detectives division who have requested McQuate have “no supervisory contact” with them “for any reason.”
That request was made in a letter obtained by the Herald, addressed to Police Chief Michael Magnant and dated June 19. Signed by detectives Kristyn Bernier, Kimberly Sirr and Rebecca Hester, as well as administrative assistant Holly Fish, the women ask that McQuate communicate with them through specifically named third parties.
In their letter to the chief, the detectives and administrator call the breast-grabbing incident “appalling and egregious.”
“We would like to express our dissatisfaction in not only McQuate’s behavior but also the manner in which the Portsmouth Police Department chose to handle the situation,” reads the memo. “This behavior was deliberate and absolutely unbecoming of an officer, let alone a lieutenant of the Portsmouth Police Department. This behavior and the disciplinary choice set forth would lead one to believe that respecting women in this department might not be a priority.”
Magnant said McQuate was first suspended with pay for an unspecified period “pending the outcome of the investigation.” The chief called the paid suspension “customary in serious internal investigation.”
An unpaid suspension followed, according to the chief, who said the Herald’s prior report that it was a 3-day unpaid suspension is incorrect, though he declined the opportunity to correct the record.
“I’m informed that I am not allowed to release information contained in personnel files,” he said.
Suggesting a union “fight” might have ensued “if a more aggressive stance was taken” with regard to McQuate’s behavior, the four female police employees wrote to the chief that they “hope that the administration and police commission would have readily stood up and chosen to take on the fight to ensure that women in law enforcement are treated respectfully.”
“This is not only important to women, but also to the men in law enforcement who wear the badge every day with honor and integrity.”
A notation indicates that Deputy Police Chief Len DiSesa and the city’s board of police commissioners were copied.
Magnant said Friday he plans to meet with the women “to address their concerns personally.”
“It is my hope to have them understand the constraints of the disciplinary system,” said the police chief. “We’re trying to be sensitive to the victim as well.”
The breast-grabbing incident occurred while McQuate and other officers attended National Police Week in Washington D. C. May 13-16. Police Commission Chairman Jack Kelley told the Herald the incident “had something to do with booze.”
On May 16 the police commission voted unanimously to grant McQuate’s permanent lieutenant status, following a one-year probationary period.
Magnant said the incident was brought to his and the commission’s attention on May 28, Memorial Day.
Police Capt. Janet Champlin is named as one of the intermediaries the women cited as preferring to communicate through, rather than having direct contact with McQuate. The captain told the Herald Friday she had no comment about the incident or resulting repercussions except for the following:
“It is unfortunate that the public may form an opinion about the entire police department from one news story,” said Champlin “It takes away from all of the good work that the men and women of the police department do every day.”
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