RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The Rapid City, S.D., police chief says he regrets his department's outing of a lesbian Air Force sergeant led to her military discharge, but that his officers followed department protocol.
Chief Steve Allender said in a report released Friday that the Rapid City Police Department will review policies on sharing information with other agencies and meet with members of the gay and lesbian community.
Jene Newsome's honorable discharge under the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy came after Rapid City officers saw an Iowa marriage certificate in her home and told officials at the nearby Ellsworth Air Force Base.
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint with the department claiming the officers violated Newsome's privacy.
