Pregnancy? Cue the Boys-Club Panic
Assistant Chief John Kiel suggested Officer Mikayla LeRette ditch narcotics work, don a “matron skirt,” and answer desk calls the minute her belly showed. Meanwhile, Captain Thomas Champaigne tried (and failed) to exile her through HR because “pregnant cops make him itchy”.
Lactation Station? Try a Moldy Shower Stall
When LeRette asked for a private pumping space, the brain trust offered…a chair in a communal shower with an extension cord dangling over the drain. Lights flipped off on her mid-pump, janitors barged in, and Pope sighed loud enough to register on seismographs.
Fix It? Nah—Let’s Risk a Federal Lawsuit
Warnings that the setup violated the FLSA—and basic human decency—were met with shrugs. Even after staff begged for a “mother’s room,” command staff did zilch, inviting “liability the size of Lake Superior”.
Big Brother Buys a GPS Tracker
Still not satisfied, Champaigne secretly slapped a tracker on LeRette’s squad car twice—no warrant, no policy, just vibes. An internal probe later found the bug still chirping weeks after he retired.
Administrative Leave, Because Why Stop Now?
Fresh off maternity leave #2, Captain Jeffrey Harriman and Kiel slapped LeRette with a suspension notice accusing her of “misuse of public funds” for not pre-requesting three vacation days she’d already logged. They barred her from City Hall, then leaked the dirt to federal partners—torpedoing her narc-task-force cred.
Equal-Protection Triple Crown
The complaint packs three claims:
- Fourth Amendment – warrant-less GPS stalking
- FLSA Pump Act – the shower-stall disaster
- Equal Protection – a pregnancy-and-sex discrimination jamboree
Mic-Drop Takeaway
Mayor Jim Paine’s HR talks equity while his Police Department turns motherhood into a career-ending side quest. Spy tech on mom-mobiles? Check. Breast-pumping in a mildew sauna? Double check.
“Welcome to Superior—where civil rights go to pump and dump.”
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