Thanks. This is one of those rare situations where the accused should be guilty until they prove themselves innocent. In a court of law under one party rule,the truth is whatever the one party decides it is. As you look through the sections that describe the duties of the Division of Criminal Investigation, you will notice that we are very busy working in the background to keep South Dakota citizens safe. MN Attorney General Lori Swanson wouldnt put up with it. Through it all, Laura has continued to handle this nightmare with strength, grace and determination and is to be commended for bringing attention to these horrific actions. /Contents 5 0 R Kaiser asked Black not to tell anyone about what she was relaying. April 15 came and went and after multiple unreturned emails regarding the settlement agreement in April, Kaiser's lawyer was eventually told Jackley had been unavailable because he'd been in Washington, D.C. for the previous two weeks. When she spoke about her guns, commenting to her that sounds hot; Petting her hair and, on one occasion, putting his arm around her and swaying; When Plaintiff asked for his keys, stating they were in his pocket and she should get them herself; After Plaintiff said her husband would be out of town that weekend, asking her: Should I come over Saturday around 6? and, Having her watch a lewd music video set in a police department [. WebAbout us. Purpose: Supervises Division of JFIF ",#(7),01444'9=82. The sentence is always a lifetime sentence of shame. Eventually the DCI attorney said, 'Well, we got a new phone system.'". Kaiser was represented by James Kaster, Matt Morgan and Lucas Kaster of Nichols Kaster, PLLP in Minneapolis. http://www.childadvocatesdefensefund.com/resources/. 55 Best Criminal Justice Jobs in South Dakota | Indeed.com The total warrants served in 2011 were 401. 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UM has more students, faculty and staff than the population of Rapid City. In March 2012, Kaiser received her worst review of her eight-year career. MC, the deck continues to be stacked in favor of the rapist/molester/harasser. DCI Former DCI agent Laura Zylstra Kaiser says the state of South Dakota delayed paying her $1.5 million settlement, following a lawsuit over workplace sexual harassment. WebDivision of Criminal Investigation Welcome to the DCI Website. Apply. @Roger Cornelius Curious when you did your nation wide survey that supports your asinine assertion? Indeed, we are reading here only the complaint. In the meantime, let us all take a breath, put politics and rhetoric aside, and support this courageous young lady. DCI Agent Finalist For National Award Comment on blogs in support of these things? Whalen Law Office, P.C. Cam Corey - Supervisory Special Agent - South Dakota Come on, people! The jury found that Kaiser suffered retaliation and gender discrimination after she complained of sexual harassment by one of her colleagues in October 2011. DCI said they didn't have it. The court of public opinion is different than court of law. Clark is pounding sand into our assets. Indeed. Powers spins this story because Dan Kaiser is a constant burr under the establishment machines saddle, and because establishment crony Marty Jackley is running for governor. Incremental steps have been taken to give the victim a little better chance. It caught my ear because it was so unusual to me. Kaiser said she did tell Rep. Kristi Noem her story about her experience, but didn't sign or agree to anything official to have it used against Jackley in Noem's campaign, however, "Kristi is free to use it," she said. Erickson told Kaiser to get keys out of his pocket, described sex with his wife to Kaiser, and asked Kaiser if she was horny when she was pregnant, among others. STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA CLASS SPECIFICATION The only thing left is for involuntary sex reassignment. There will be no trial and South Dakota will settle for an undisclosed amount of cash. You do not have to be silent and you should not be in fear of speaking up. WebThe graph below represents the number of search warrants DCI Special Agents participated in from 2008 through 2011. /Height 2192 %PDF-1.5 They sure dont need to kill her. Black, however, told other members of DCI and the Brown County Sherriffs Office about Ericksons harassment. WebSTATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA CLASS SPECIFICATION Class Title: DCI Special Agent Supervisor Class Code: 688805 Pay Grade: L7 _____ A. MC, how often do you talk with your male friends about the need to strengthen sex crimes laws, make sure all the rape kits get tested, put more money into child protection, really go after dead beat dads, etc? It happens everyday all over this country, yet when republicans face heat they yell there is another side to this story (without telling it) or that the perp must be proven guilty. Eventually, she was forced to resign in 2012. DCI Special Agent I or II - South Dakota State Government ;8bUOacWkLV}g$iE"$EaH5fjov,R W4N6RFOfrE>FjZ Zkp Y FUC#4L=p5AkLF drA*15Dxhl[JE,+0K@&Z]uo *JKLWd,|:9d=0w$Ec=yY/xIUF!JyZ1f1==4VKP,R#.U1/g nUv./m-71iqJAis Gutd 4sLwi Law Enforcement jobs This law suit may lead the way. I have seen situations were women have threaten sexual harassment, to get what what they want. WebTo apply for a position as a DCI Special Agent, follow these steps: Complete the online application Complete the Personal Data Questionnaire Complete and sign the 1 0 obj By doing so, it has become clear that on November 4, 2011, Mark Black was given marching orders to get rid of a few individuals who were about the expose the state of wrong doing that would ultimately lead to major lawsuits against the State of SD. Lets look at Zylstra Kaisers complaint, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Aberdeen, to learn what thesuit is about. Skill and professionalism are just as important as the ability to connect on a personal level. In August 2011, Kaiser was ranked as meets or exceeds in every job category. For the record, I was never contacted or talked to by the AGs office about my criminal complaint and I also heard about the dismissal of my criminal complaint by the AG from news media. When Zylstra Kaiser pointed out that that Erickson admitted to the conduct, Even chose not to believe her and said he was unhappy with her general work performance. Near the end of February, Kaiser and her lawyer made a verbal agreement with the DCI attorney. MC-you got your story ass backwards. /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792] I looked around to see if anyone was noticing. . Kaiser said she's not sure what Jackley's role in her settlement was, but believes blame for the delay partially falls on him. >> {H% Q"4#H" b+X)o)0QfxR%) sY&){%=@XIO}6GLqGpbZ}Z*JvE|*T9c427]L93a>]rO[ $Y9G$\gUf E@S|#8 z{LjS(}[v=]j>aTSy?7.ZSzvQ_e+*-Aq:)K=IooGwLMMqBR|r.k`,R&? State of South Dakota hiring DCI Special Agent I or II in Purpose: Conducts or assists with criminal << Box 127 Lake Andes, SD 57356 Telephone: 605-487-7645 Attorney for Plaintiff and Appellant ______________________ Robert B. Anderson May, Adam, Gerdes & Thompson P.O. They will never be trusted again. We believe the both in front of me were our individual cases. << /PAGE0001 7 0 R >> With no other option, Kaiser resigned from DCI on May 8, 2012. Recently, Special Agent Krierwho is assigned to the DCIs Electronic Crimes Unit and Internet Crimes An anatomy of the dysfunction under which so much of state government operates. Q e}YQYg we2)P93,g;'t}(~ Black complained to DCI supervisors that Kaiser created a hostile work environment. Zylstra Kaiser filed grievances over the demotion and transferwith Gortmaker and Attorney General Marty Jackley. Thats hard to find in SD. /BitsPerComponent 8 Clearly you must understand the difference between a court of law and the court of public opinion. Nor is it about what is happening at the University of Minnesota. WebWelcome to the DCI Website. Im not sympathetic to the cry of males being picked on.. He said, she said, with the DCI boys holding the stay out of trouble card in the form of shared talking points. In our society we do have courts of laws that seek the truth, in South Dakota justice is what the republican party says it is, and we also have the court of public opinion which can be as valuable as a court of law. Your email address will not be published. The four men decided that Kaiser fabricated the sexual harassment allegations as test for Black and decided that they could no longer trust her and refused to work with her. Anyone believing Marty and the DCI want federal probes of their white boys club is delusional. Women were simply good, important, worthwhile people who were smart and valuable. I wish Laura well with her lawsuit as this has been a long and exhausting road for her and her family. Little wonder that the misanthropes on the public dole who infest the halls at DCI are thuggish, criminally insane, entitled white guys living under their own rules instead of under the law. DCI then conducted an investigation focused on Kaiser, accusing her of fabricating allegations as a trust test and placed her on a Work Improvement Plan just a few days later. Statewide, SD. So, the bad guys got away; not because they were clever criminal masterminds, but because of the corruption and incompetence of SD DCI Law Enforcement. /Type /Page We have only heard one side of the story and based on that, and they are part of the current administration, you folks have already tried, convicted, and sentenced them. A jury awarded Kaiser a settlement for sexual harassment and other damages on Dec. 27, 2017 against her former boss, Bryan Gortmaker. In October 2011, Kaiser confided in fellow DCI agent, Mark Black, about how to respond to Ericksons harassment. They are innocent until proven guilty based on a preponderance of the evidence. WebOur special agents are full-spectrum criminal investigators, handling all manners of felony-level criminal activity. When watching the recordings of those interrogation videos, Mark Black can be seen receiving text messages and phone calls (along with occasional breaks while leaving each of the children alone for long periods of time in the cold, scary and isolated rooms) during the entire interrogation process. Kaiser appealed the discipline to DCI and eventually to South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, but each of her appeals was denied. But in this lawsuit it says 'Marty Jackley, in his official capacity as Attorney General for the State of South Dakota and Marty Jackley personally.' Kaiser was transferred to Pierre, demoted from Special Agent III to Special Agent II and moved to a less desirable position. The only objective Kaiser did not complete according to DCI was rebuilding the trust with the men in the office who had shunned her. Not when they intend to use her to send a message. WebBrett D Spencer worked as a Dci Special Agent III for the State of South Dakota and in 2020 had a reported pay of $35.02 and a pay frequency of hourly according to public records. . I have personally met with supervisor Jason Even who demonstrated that he was a complete idiot who didnt know the first thing about law enforcement or criminal investigations. x3>J, .$Sku4ftRQJ~}9NdHq.qP/zixl~omw77DH?cI,(RV/{~,HAI56i%R,LW|R//7,XEZ!o@%BCW%rQ5IY\FrR},X@%YtLs6IEE$Q$ YYZwLwK/woUJm7rwznh?h-;o yGH-S$$O"hIc