Employees of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office could face discipline in the wake of an investigation by an outside law firm into employees’ offensive social media posts.
In response to an inquiry from The Jersey Journal, HCPO spokeswoman Jen Morrill said in an emailed statement that the now-complete investigation found no “harassment or discrimination,” but that “appropriate disciplinary action is pending” for an unspecified number of employees.
The agency is also “reviewing existing social media policies to confirm they are as strong as they can be,” Morrill said. “It is our understanding that the county will be providing training to employees.”
A county spokesman did not respond to a request for comment, and Morrill declined to make Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez available for an interview.
It’s not clear exactly when the probe was launched. But in March, the agency said that it was investigating two employees, Assistant Prosecutor Bill Specht and Agent Kelly Sisk, over “offensive and sickening” posts the two had allegedly made on social media and in workplace messaging app Slack.
Screenshots published by local news website Real Garden State showed racist comments posted on Facebook and Slack, apparently from HCPO employees, some of which were posted after the police killing of George Floyd and the shooting of Jacob Blake, according to a county source. The Jersey Journal could not confirm the authenticity of those screenshots.
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