Sexual Harassment & Election Retaliation: The Town of Monroe Has It All

A behind the scenes look at my attempts to secure, via FOIL, the human resources complaints filed against Town of Monroe Highway Superintendent, James "Pat" Patterson.

(Pictured Above: Town of Monroe Supervisor, Tony Cardone, 2024 State Senate Candidate, Dorey Houle, and Town of Monroe Highway Superintendent, James “Pat” Patterson)

I mentioned earlier today that I was working on a couple of stories. One of which involves the Town of Monroe’s use and abuse of the New York State Freedom of Information Laws.

So, below, I’m going to give you a look at what’s going on behind the scenes.

In short, I am attempting to obtain a copy of Town of Monroe Highway Superintendent, James “Pat” Patterson’s sexual harassment complaint.

Mr. Patterson has been accused of sexual harassment, and Supervisor Tony Cardone and 2024 State Senate Candidate, Dorey Houle, are alleged to have assisted Mr. Patterson in covering it up.

This specific sequences of events led to Mr. William Brown Jr. seeking office and running against Mr. Patterson.

After he lost, Supervisor Tony Cardone utilized the IBEW contract negotiations, violating New York State law, to single out William Brown Jr.…