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Embattled Pottawatomie County DA reacts to release of grand jury report, denies allegations

DA Allan Grubb, through his attorney, denies allegations of sexual harassment and cutting deals with those accused of violent crimes

Embattled Pottawatomie County DA reacts to release of grand jury report, denies allegations

DA Allan Grubb, through his attorney, denies allegations of sexual harassment and cutting deals with those accused of violent crimes

WHERE DID YOU GET THAT REPORT? JESS STAFF FROM THE STATE’S AGE HERE OFFICE SET THIS REPORT TO US YESTERDAY, AND THEY SAID CAN BE MADE PUBLIC BECAUSE IT WAS RENTED TO AN OPEN COURT TO THE PUBLIC YESTERDAY. THE MULTI-COUNTY JURY REPORT IS SCATHING PACKED WITH SEVERAL ACCUSATIONS AGAINST THE TOP LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENT IN LINCOLN AND POTT COUNTIES IN ONE ACCUSATION. THE REPORT SAYS GRUB ALLEGEDLY CONSIDERED CHARGING A SEXUAL BATTERY VICTIM WITH CRIMINAL PROSTITUTION. THE VICTIM HAD ACCUSED DEMAND. THAT WAS A RELATIVE OF GRUBBS CLOSE FRIEND. ANOTHER ONE SAYS AFTER AN EMPLOYEE REPORT. SEXUAL HARASSMENT GRAB ALLEGEDLY SAID THE VICTIM SHOULD HAVE SEX WITH HIM AND HAVE HIS BABY GRUBB’S LAWYER SAYS ON TOP OF THE ACCUSATIONS BEING FALSE. THEYG’S OFFICE BROKE THE LAW SOMETHING THE OFFICE THOUGH AS I MENTIONED REFUTES. HE DENIES EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ALLEGATION ONE. IT’S FALSE. NUMBER TWO IS MISCONSTRUED AND NUMBER THREE. IT IS SIMPLY DIDN’T HAPPEN. WE ARE AT A PROCESS NOW WHERE THEY’RE JUST TRYING TO SMEAR HIS NAME. THIS IS A THIS IS PURE PURELY POLITICAL AND TO THIS DATE. I STILL HAVEN’T SEEN THE OFFICIAL CHARGES. NOW GRAB IT LOSS IS REELECTION FOR THE OFFICE BACK IN JUNE. HIS TERM IS CURRENTLY SET TO EXPIRE NEXT JANUARY ABBY. JESS ANDY REALLY QUICKLY AS YOU MENTIONED GRUB LOST RE-ELECTION AND AS WE HAVE REPORTED THE PERSON WHO WON THAT SEAT SADLY DIED JUST DAYS AFTER THE ELECTION. SO WHAT WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THAT OFFICE RIGHT NOW? YEAH. WELL LAST I HEARD THE GOVERNOR COULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT IN THIS CASE THE APPOINT YOU WOULD THEN SERVE UNTIL A NEW ELECTION IS HELD BUT STILL NO WORD ON YET WHEN OR IF AN APPOINTMENT WILL BE MADE FOR THAT VACAN
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Embattled Pottawatomie County DA reacts to release of grand jury report, denies allegations

DA Allan Grubb, through his attorney, denies allegations of sexual harassment and cutting deals with those accused of violent crimes

A multicounty grand jury says the district attorney for Pottawatomie and Lincoln counties should be removed from office.DA Allan Grubb is accused of misconduct, including sexual harassment of his staff and making deals with people accused of violent crimes.|MORE| Heat fails to dampen enthusiasm at Shawnee Youth RodeoHis attorney says Grubb is innocent and the grand jury report shouldn’t have been released.Staff from the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office sent the report to local media. Their contention is that since it was read in open court Thursday, it can be made public.The report is scathing. It’s packed with several accusations against the top law enforcement official in Lincoln and Pott counties. In one accusation, the report says Grubb allegedly considered charging a sexual battery victim with criminal prostitution. The victim had accused a man that was a relative of one of Grubb’s close friends.Another one says after an employee reported sexual harassment, Grubb allegedly said the victim should have sex with him and have his baby. |MORE| Shawnee fire station forced to close occasionally due to staffing shortagesGrubb’s lawyer says on top of the accusations being false, the AG’s Office broke the law. The AG’s Office refutes this. “He (Grubb) denies each and every single allegation. One, it’s false, number two, it’s misconstructed and number three, this simply didn’t happen,” attorney Robert Gifford said. “We are at a process now where they are just trying to smear his name, this is purely political, and to this date I still haven’t seen the official charges.”|MORE| Shawnee at odds with director of local museumGrubb lost reelection in June. His term is set to expire in January. The person who won the seat died days after the election. Gov. Kevin Stitt could appoint someone to the seat who would remain in office until another election could be held.

A multicounty grand jury says the district attorney for Pottawatomie and Lincoln counties should be removed from office.

DA Allan Grubb is accused of misconduct, including sexual harassment of his staff and making deals with people accused of violent crimes.

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His attorney says Grubb is innocent and the grand jury report shouldn’t have been released.

Staff from the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office sent the report to local media. Their contention is that since it was read in open court Thursday, it can be made public.

The report is scathing. It’s packed with several accusations against the top law enforcement official in Lincoln and Pott counties.

In one accusation, the report says Grubb allegedly considered charging a sexual battery victim with criminal prostitution. The victim had accused a man that was a relative of one of Grubb’s close friends.

Another one says after an employee reported sexual harassment, Grubb allegedly said the victim should have sex with him and have his baby.

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Grubb’s lawyer says on top of the accusations being false, the AG’s Office broke the law. The AG’s Office refutes this.

“He (Grubb) denies each and every single allegation. One, it’s false, number two, it’s misconstructed and number three, this simply didn’t happen,” attorney Robert Gifford said. “We are at a process now where they are just trying to smear his name, this is purely political, and to this date I still haven’t seen the official charges.”

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Grubb lost reelection in June. His term is set to expire in January. The person who won the seat died days after the election. Gov. Kevin Stitt could appoint someone to the seat who would remain in office until another election could be held.