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SALT LAKE CITY — A libel lawsuit filed against a woman who claimed a Utah County commissioner harassed her is moving forward again, after an appellate court ruled it should not have been dismissed.
The Utah Court of Appeals ruled on July 6 that a lawsuit filed by Greg Graves, who served as Utah County Commissioner from 2015 to 2018, had enough facts to show he was "intentionally defamed" by the woman and his two fellow commissioners.
In 2017, Utah County human resources director, Cammie Taylor, claimed Graves sexually harassed her and retaliated against her when she filed an official complaint and contacted media outlets.
According to the libel lawsuit filed by Graves, Taylor claimed Graves made inappropriate and suggestive statements to her, rubbed her knee, and said, "don't show it if you don't want it touched," told her he wanted a divorce, asked her if she dated divorced men and told her he "could get sex anywhere because women are attracted to the power he had as a commissioner." He said all of these allegations were false.
Utah County hired an independent investigator, who, according to Graves' lawsuit, was unable to conclude there was any unwelcome sexual or suggestive behaviors between Graves and Taylor. However, the investigation did find that Graves is "widely viewed as a workplace 'bully,' 'dishonest,' 'demeaning,' 'intimidating,' 'threatening,' 'explosive,' and someone with whom personal interaction is to be avoided...
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