Hamburg Highway Superintendent's son accused of sexual harassment, public urination

Hamburg Highway Superintendent's son accused of sexual harassment, public urination.

Hannah Buehler reports.

NOW TO A 7EYEWITNESS NEWS I-TEAM INVESTIGATION-- ALL NEW AT SIX.WE FIRST TOLD YOUEARLIER THIS MONTHABOUT THE SON OF ALOCAL HIGHWAYSUPERINTENDENT --CAUGHT SLEEPING ONTHE JOB.IT WAS AN ISSUE THATFRUSTRATED MANYTAX PAYERS.AND NOW -- NEWALLEGATIONS AREBEING BROUGHTAGAINST THAT SAMEMAN.THE I-TEAM'S HANNAHBUEHLER IS ON THECASE TONIGHT.SOT: YOU CANNOTCONVINCE ME THATYOU CAN FALL SOUNDASLEEP LIKE THIS ON ALUNCH BREAKTHIS IS THE STORY 7EYEWITNESS NEWSBROUGHT TO YOUEARLIER THIS MONTHABOUT THE HAMBURGTOWN HIGHWAYSUPERINTENDENT'SSON OWEN CASEYSLEEPING ON HIS 28DOLLALR AN HOURTAXPAYER FUNDEDJOBNOWALLEGATIONS OFURINATION ON THEJOB AND SEXUALHARASSMENTCOMING TO LIGHTJUST WEEKS AFTEROUR INITIALREPORT...SOT: THIS HAPPENEDTHREE TIMES WHEREOWEN CASEYURINATED IN HERPRESENCE WHENTHERE LESS THAN 50FEET AWAY WAS ARESTROOM TO USETHE 7 EYEWITNESSNEWS I-TEAM HASOBTAINED THISINTERNALINVESTIGATIONWHERE THE TOWN OFHAMBURG'S HRATTORNEY HASCONCLUDED ANDFOUND OWEN CASEYGUILTY OF SEXUALHARASSMENT,HARASSMENT ANDINSUBORDINATIONIT WAS FROM MAY TOJULY WHEN THECOMPLAINTANT 72-YEAR-OLD LINDARODGERS WHOWORKS FOR THEHIGHWAYDEPARTMENT SAYSSHE WAS SUBJECTEDTO CASEY URINATINGIN FRONT OFHER..WHILE ON THEJOB..RODGERSPREVIOUSLY WORKED AS ASECRETARY AT THEHIGHWAYDEPARTMENT BUT HERATTORNEY LINDYKORN SAYS WHEN TEDCASEY TOOKOFFICEMOVED HEROUT ON THESTREETSWHERESHE NOW CLEANS UPBRUSH FOR THETOWN.SOT: IT WAS VERYOFFENSIVE TO MYCLIENT TO HAVE TOOBSERVE THIS VERYCRUDE SEXUALEXPRESSIONTHESE E-MAILS SHOWRODGERS MAKINGCOMPLAINTS ABOUTCASEY URINATING INFRONT OF HER THREETIMESSHE SAYS..."DURING ALL OF THESEINCIDENTS MYPRESENCE WASVISIBLE AND I WASEASILY RECOGNIZED,BEING THE ONLYFEMALE IN THEHIGHWAYDEPARTMENT"SHE EVEN TOOKTHESEPHOTOSWHICHAPPEAR TO SHOWCASEY RELIEVINGHIMSELF.THE REPORT SAYSTHERE WAS ABATHROOM LESS THAN50 FEET AWAY CASEYCOULD HAVE USED.THE REPORT GOES ONTO SAY CASEY'SFATHER HIGHWAYSUPERINTENDENT TEDCASEY WANTED TO DOAN INTERNALINVESTGATIONBUT NOW A MONTHAND A HALF LATER:"TED CASEY HAS NOTREPORTED ANYRESULTS OF HISDEPARTMENTALINVESTIGATION OF THEALLEGATIONS AGAINSTOWEN CASEY.STATEMENT:ACCORDING TO THEDOCUMENTSOBTAINED BY THE 7EYEWITNESS NEWSITAEM THE TOWN'S HRATTORNEY CAMEHERE TO INTERVIEWOWEN CASEY ABOUTTHE SEXUALHARASSMENTALLEGATIONSIN THE DOCUMENTS ITSAYS OWEN CASEYPLEADS THE FIFTHIT GOES ON TOWHEN QUESTIONEDABOUT THE INCIDENTCASEY SAIDHE DID NOTREMEMBER.SOT: I'MDISSAPOINTED THATTHIS KIND OFBEHAVIOR WOULD GOON IN OURCOMMUNITYTHE REPORT DETAILEDSPECIFIC DISCIPLINEFOR OWEN CASEYTO BE HANDED TO HIMBY HISSUPERVISORHISFATHER.SOT; IF TRUE THIS ISDEGRADING, CORSE,THERE'S NOJUSTIFICATION FOR ITSOT: I BELIEVE IT ISRETALIATORY ANDMEANT TOEMOTIONALLY CRUSHMY CLIENTSTANDUP CLOSE: ATTHIS PONT I'M TOLDTHE DICIPLINARYACTIONS HAVE NOTBEEN TAKEN BYCASEY'S FATHER TEDCASEY.

CASEY HADUNTIL LAST FRIDAY TOISSUE AN APOLOGY TOMISS RODGERS WHICHHE HAS NOT.

THIS ALLGOES BEFORE THETOWN BOARD ONMONDAY.HB 7EWN