AP: DeWine aide didn't report harassment

COLUMBUS (AP) — An investigation of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s office last year determined that DeWine’s then-employment law chief knew about but failed to report a threat of violence against a female employee.

Public records obtained by The Associated Press show that supervisor Timothy Lecklider was given the unusual opportunity to appeal a compliance officer’s finding against him and the case was re-investigated. Several witnesses changed their stories and the finding was reversed.

A message seeking comment was left for Lecklider today.

It’s the second internal harassment case to surface as DeWine seeks re-election in which normal protocols appear to have been broached.

Also last year, DeWine requested and received the name of a confidential informant thought to have knowledge of an alleged sexual harasser. The case was closed days later.