Flawed allegations against Attorney General Curtis Hill addressed

This morning, Attorney Kevin Betz and Attorney Sandra Blevins addressed the accusations made against Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill.

Ms. Blevins addressed the many flaws in the “investigation” memo produced by the members of the general assembly, including the following points:

1. An independent entity or person did not conduct the “investigation,” instead the political leaders and their agents conducted the interviews.
2. The same person did not interview each woman, so we know there was no consistency in the questions asked.
3. We know that two months passed after the alleged incidents before anyone complained.
4. Other potential corroborating or contradicting witnesses were not interviewed.
5. Attorney General Hill was not interviewed or notified of the allegations until the “investigation” was concluded three months after the alleged incident(s).

Mr. Betz and Ms. Blevins went on to highlight the many inconsistencies between the “confidential” memo prepared for the political leaders and the statements that have subsequently been released by accusers, including the following points:

1. The memo states that Attorney General Hill placed his hand under Rep. Reardon’s clothes on two occasions. She specifically denies this in her personal statement.
2. The memo states that Attorney General Hill “groped [Ms. DaSilva] on the buttocks,” but Ms. DaSilva denies this in her personal statement.
3. Legislative Employee C claims in the memo that she witnessed the alleged event with Rep. Reardon and then saw Attorney General Hill “engage in the same conduct with Rep. Reardon a second time,” when Rep. Reardon stated in her personal statement and in a subsequent interview that touching never occurred below the clothing and the conduct did not occur twice.

Mr. Betz further issued a request to the political leaders to reveal who leaked the memo to the media and who provided the information for the memo, and therefore likely fabricated the known false accusations that were put into the “investigatory” memo. These individuals are likely liable for defamation against Attorney General Hill. Mr. Betz also called for the memo to be corrected. Until that occurs, the memo should be removed from all areas it has been publicly disseminated.