San Francisco's Department of Human Services wants to fire a child welfare supervisor accused of downloading and passing around gay S&M porn pix -- hot shots that starred a psychiatrist from the city's foster care program.Higher-ups in the welfare division are also facing possible discipline for moving too slowly to stop the photo pass-around, and for failing to report the supervisor's actions to the proper authorities.
The department's director, Trent Rhorer, declined to discuss details of the case, saying it was a personnel matter. He did, however, confirm that an internal investigation was under way "into all aspects of how the matter was handled, from the transgressions of particular employees to managers who may not have handled it appropriately.''
As far as the department is concerned, however, the doctor didn't do anything that violated the city's work rules by appearing on an S&M Web site. He's not facing any disciplinary action.
Sources inside the department say the case started several months back when an employee in the child welfare division showed pictures to her supervisor of the psychiatrist from the XXX adult Web site Leathermen.com.
It wasn't long before downloaded photos of the doctor were making the rounds of the department, and then up the chain of command, our sources say.
Eventually, the matter came to the attention of Rhorer. He ordered the department investigation -- not over how the doctor wound up on the site, but over the failure of department bosses to keep the photos from being circulated and for not reporting the matter to the agency's civil rights unit immediately, as required.
Now, the supervisor accused of spreading the photos is facing dismissal for having created a hostile work environment. The probe has also reached the door of a senior deputy.
Rhorer said the investigation and hearings will continue for several weeks.
from SF Gate
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