Paris Dennard seeks nearly $10 million for ‘leaked’ sex misconduct claim
Dennard, a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, believes Arizona State University violated his privacy rights and intentionally inflicted emotional distress.
Paris Dennard, a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, believes Arizona State University violated his privacy rights and intentionally inflicted emotional distress.
Conservative pundit Paris Dennard hit Arizona State University (ASU) with a lawsuit for nearly $10 million, claiming it maliciously released the results of an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against him.
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Dennard said the release of the 2014 report led to lost wages and future opportunities, according to a notice of claim filed by his attorney in February, azcentral reported.
Two women accused Dennard of sex harassment when was he workerd at the university’s McCain Institute for International Leadership from 2013 to 2015, The Washington Post wrote.
The article included tea from an anonymous university official who confirmed the investigative report was legitimate, and an ASU official noted that Dennard was “involuntarily separated” from the school. It is not clear how the publication obtained the documents.
Dennard’s attorney, Timothy La Sota, said his client was subject to “immediate and severe” damages after The Washington Post story.
The former CNN contributor is asking for $9.9 million in damages, including $7.7 million in lost future wages, $1 million for emotional distress, and cost for a decade of reputation repair and management via attorneys and publicists for $10,000 per month.
In the notice of claim, Dennard noted that the university only found that he violated employee conduct rules and displayed a “lack of professionalism.” He was not found to have violated harassment policies.
The notice also stated that after the investigation concluded, ASU informed Dennard that the university would not publicly release the full report, though parts of an investigation, like conclusions and summaries, are subject to public records laws, the report stated.
Dennard, a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, believes the university violated his privacy rights and intentionally inflicted emotional distress.
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“This caused tremendous embarrassment to Mr. Dennard and his family,” La Sota wrote in the notice.
