Destroy a Business and a Man’s Reputation is the Times Tribune’s Business
A July 28, 2020 an article on the website of the Times-Tribune website is still published as clickbait on its site and a rebuttal is required.
The lawsuit says that the plaintiff soon “realized that ‘being friendly’ with Romines was being absolutely ‘loyal’ to him and his behaviors, which included: allowing him to repeatedly send her obscene pictures via Snapchat, laughing off the repeated sexual fantasies and demands he made to her", allowing him to touch her inappropriately during the work day, answering his questions about her own private sex life, talking about this genitalia, and agreeing she would “always be loyal” to him.
The Times-Tribune also asserts
The lawsuit also states that between June 2018 and March 2020, he continued to demand that the plaintiff continue to visit his office, where he would perform sexual acts on her. The lawsuit states that like the first incident, he would allow the plaintiff to leave work for her lunch break, and when she would return inebriated, the rest of the office would be out on their lunch breaks.
So, What Happened?
In early May 2020, both plaintiffs learned about their separate relationships with the defendant and voluntarily abandoned their job. At some point they found attorney Barbara Bonar, who has a history of threatening the exposure of salacious allegations to leverage higher settlements, and contacted defendant demanding money, and if he did not meet their demands they would allege sexual harassment and sue. When payment was refused, they did just that.
The Response
In response, the defendants asserted that the actual evidence would not support the plaintiff’s case, that no tangible employment actions against the plaintiffs were ever taken, and that the plaintiffs were not entitled to punitive damages as continued employment was not based on continuing a sexual relationship with the defendant Ultimately, once all the evidence came out, the case was uneventfully settled and closed.
Now that the case has been disposed The Times-Tribune, continues to harass the defendant, disparage his name, cause undue hardship to his business, and damage to him personally by publishing the baseless article on their website.
Shane Romines continues to be a vital part of the community, representing the good citizens of Corbin and all of Kentucky. He routinely achieves maximum settlement and awards and delivers ethical and honest representation for all his clients.