J.R. Mathews, the former vice chairman of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma, admitted he stepped down from his leadership posts in response to a sexual harassment claim involving a gaming employee.
In May,
Mathews resigned from his post on the board that oversees the Downstream Casino
Resort, as vice chairman of the tribe and as treasurer of the National Indian Gaming
Association. At the time, there were allegations that he personally profited from his tribe's casino.
But he now admits he sent a sexually explicit e-mail to a casino employee.
"I'm a writer, and it was an erotic writing I admit that and I made a mistake, that's why I resigned, I should never have sent it," Mathews told KTUL-TV.
The woman has been telling her story because she believes no one has been held accountable for Mathews' actions. So far, she has been rebuffed by the Oklahoma Human Right's Commission and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
The woman also filed a complaint with the tribe's grievance committee but hasn't heard back. She quit her job in July.
Get the Story:
Sexually Explicit Letter Sent to Subordinate
(KTUL 11/11)
Relevant Documents:
Grievance
Committee Report (March 20, 2010)
Earlier Stories:
Quapaw leader steps down from board overseeing casino (4/30)
Quapaw Tribe
official recants report on gaming allegations (4/8)
Opinion: Quapaw chairman manipulates tribal
regulations (4/7)
Quapaw
chairman won't call meeting over gaming report (4/2)
BIA not involved in gaming dispute within
Quapaw Tribe (3/31)
BIA asks
Quapaw leaders to answer to casino allegations (3/30)
Quapaw chairman dismisses allegations in
gaming report (3/29)
Quapaw
leaders accused of wrongly profiting from casino (3/23)
Regulation
Former Quapaw leader admits reason for resigning gaming post
Friday, November 12, 2010
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