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Washington Youth Prison Leader Was Fired After Harassment Probe
The state said Kendrick Rochelle was fired for poor performance after an internal probe found repeated harassment allegations from a former subordinate.
The head of Washington’s newest juvenile detention center was ousted after an investigation into allegations he sexually harassed an employee. The ex-staffer accused Kendrick Rochelle of repeatedly making her uncomfortable. For example, she alleged he said he would “take out” her child’s father, and named five people held at the detention center who he said could do it, according to an internal investigator’s report obtained via public records r…