By Keri Blakinger | LA Times
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is poised to demote a sergeant, saying she “spread rumors and/or gossip” when she shared copies of a grievance she filed in 2021 accusing higher-ranking department officials of discrimination.
Sgt. Rosa Gonzalez — who successfully sued the county for whistleblower retaliation in 2015 — says she was transferred to a less prestigious position after her grievance accused Personal Administration Bureau leaders of discrimination against women, a whistleblower and a person they thought could have autism.
She first went public with her allegations two years ago in a lawsuit, which is still pending. Those claims have come to the fore again as the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department considers whether to demote her.
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