SPRINGDALE, AR (KNWA) – A former city alderman has filed a complaint about last month’s release of an old police report that revealed the Josh Duggar child molestation case.
Ray Dotson says releasing the report was illegal.
During a Monday afternoon meeting of the city’s Civil Service Commission, members discussed the procedure when handling citizen complaints. After a brief explanation by Attorney Thomas Kieklak, commissioners decided the complaint does not meet the criteria to be addressed. That criteria involved either deadly force or personal interaction with a civil service member, which is not applicable in this complaint.
“Nobody protected these young girls and they let out information that should’ve never been out,” says Dotson, who filed his complaint on June 3. “I can just imagine just what Mr. Duggar is going through, that you know this came out on his little girls.”
Dotson says an investigation into the Springdale Police Department needs to be conducted.
“I’m going to challenge them to do their job,” Dotson says.
The Civil Service Commission decided Monday that the complaint does not fit the criteria of using deadly force or personal interaction which would call for it to be addressed.
Mayor Doug Sprouse released the following statement on behalf of the city:
“The city will not dignify suggestions of misconduct in this matter by Chief O’Kelley with any comment beyond labeling them as outrageous and categorically false.”
Mayor Sprouse says the city complied with the Freedom of Information Act in releasing the records surrounding Josh Duggar. Sprouse says Springdale Police Chief O’Kelley directed that the family be notified and be regularly informed to the release of information.
In exclusive interviews with Fox News’ Megyn Kelly last week, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, along with two of their daughters, discussed the scandal.
The Duggars say they were not notified police reports were released despite the claims by Mayor Sprouse.
