Two whistleblowers who triggered an OSBI investigation centered around a Pontotoc County community leader are speaking out.
PONTOC COUNTY, Okla. -
Two whistleblowers who triggered an OSBI investigation centered around a Pontotoc County community leader are speaking out.
“Silence in the face of evil is evil itself. Not acting is acting, not speaking, speaking,” said Peter Benes.
Amidst the probe, Calvin Prince resigned from the Pardon and Parole Board in late November.
Prince is accused of sending explicit text messages to Rosie Jenkins, a woman he counseled. Jenkins gave News 9 permission to publicly identify her. Off-camera Jenkins told News 9 she was encouraged to speak out—and in doing so hopes other alleged victims will do the same.
In church, Rosie Jenkins handed Pete Benes a notebook. “I think what she told me is she was just looking for someone she could trust to get this information,” said Benes.
Benes, who works in recovery ministry, opened the notebook. It contained copies of the text exchange between Jenkins and Calvin Prince, the Administrator of the Pontotoc County Drug Court.
“It was just a large notebook of communication between her and Mr. Prince—very disturbing. Very inappropriate, illegal for any man, but for a man of his stature,” said Benes.
After a five-year prison stint—Jenkins turned her life around after spending years battling drug addiction. She’s been sober for 8 years and is currently employed as a paralegal.
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