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“I was far enough into my career and had witnessed it enough that I was at a point where somebody had to take a stand on the issue,” he said.
But it wasn’t easy.
“It was especially difficult for me because I really do love the County Police Department and the officers that work here,” he said. “My intention was never to embarrass the department and its leadership. It was to correct what I felt was an injustice."
Sources tell 5 On Your Side that Wildhaber offered to settle for less than $200,000 during the EEOC mediation hearing in 2016 with Belmar and former Assistant County Counselor Carl Becker. The hearing is a chance for both sides to reach an agreement and avoid a lawsuit.
But it went nowhere.
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