Alaska's Attorney General Resigns Hours After We Published "Uncomfortable" Texts He Sent to a
Alaskas Attorney General Resigns Hours After We Published Uncomfortable Texts He Sent to a Younger Colleague
Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson (R) resigned Tuesday following the publication of an
Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica investigation showing he sent hundreds of text messages to a younger state employee that Clarkson acknowledged had made her uncomfortable.
Records obtained by the newsrooms found Clarkson sent at least 558 text messages between March 5 and March 31 to a woman whose job required she sometimes interact with the attorney general. In at least 18 messages he invited the woman to come to his home.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a Republican, said in an email Tuesday that he had accepted Clarksons resignation.
This administration has and always will expect the highest level of professional conduct in the workplace, a statement from Dunleavy said. There is nothing more important than the protection of our state employees, and that includes feeling safe when an employee is at work.
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