SARPY COUNTY BOARD ASKS PUBLIC DEFENDER TO RESIGN AMID ALLEGATIONS HE HAD SEX WITH SUBORDINATE

SARPY- County Board members have asked another elected official to step aside amid allegations of misconduct.

Tuesday, the board voted 4-0, with one member abstaining, to pass a resolution objecting to Sarpy County Public Defender Tom Strigenz’s behavior, which, they say, included having sex with a subordinate on county property.

“Strigenz is having a sexual relationship with a subordinate employee, engaging in sexual conduct on County property, and his conduct is causing discontent in the Public (Defender’s) Office,” said the resolution, introduced by Board Chairman Don Kelly.

The board has “asked Strigenz to voluntarily resign, which he declined to do,” according to the resolution.

Kelly wrote that the County Board has no authority to force an elected official to resign. However, the board “encourages employees to promptly report any additional information or concerns to Human Resources.”

The board said it received three anonymous complaints about Strigenz and his relationship with an employee.

The World-Herald received a copy of one of those anonymous complaints. In it, the unnamed writer complained that Strigenz had a sexual relationship with an employee that included “sex in the office.” It also alleged that Strigenz gave the woman a higher salary and job duties.

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