The Supreme Court Ruled That Mount Pearl Violated Steve Kent S Privacy

(Steve Kent, submitted photo.) The Supreme Court ruled that the city of Mount Pearl violated Steve Kent’s privacy by monitoring Facebook conversations between him and two fired councilmen. The court ruled that the city did not have the right to read and download private messages transmitted through the Facebook Messenger app. The talks were between Kent and former councilors Andrew Ledwell and Andrea Power after Kent was placed on paid leave following harassment allegations. Kent was the city’s chief administrative officer when the claims emerged in 2019, and conversations revealed the three strategized over Messenger. The city made it through Kent’s work iPad, using the messages to support conflict-of-interest claims and the firing of Ledwell and Power, which both councilors are appealing. But the court said the city had no right to read or use the messages, saying it intentionally interfered with Kent’s affairs by reading them, which any reasonable person would find “extremely” offensive. The court ruled that the messages cannot be used by the city in the larger appeal by the councilors against their dismissal. That appeal continues before the High Court in the autumn.

title: “The Supreme Court Ruled That Mount Pearl Violated Steve Kent S Privacy Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-04” author: “Shelia Villanveva”

(Steve Kent, submitted photo.) The Supreme Court ruled that the city of Mount Pearl violated Steve Kent’s privacy by monitoring Facebook conversations between him and two fired councilmen. The court ruled that the city did not have the right to read and download private messages transmitted through the Facebook Messenger app. The talks were between Kent and former councilors Andrew Ledwell and Andrea Power after Kent was placed on paid leave following harassment allegations. Kent was the city’s chief administrative officer when the claims emerged in 2019, and conversations revealed the three strategized over Messenger. The city made it through Kent’s work iPad, using the messages to support conflict-of-interest claims and the firing of Ledwell and Power, which both councilors are appealing. But the court said the city had no right to read or use the messages, saying it intentionally interfered with Kent’s affairs by reading them, which any reasonable person would find “extremely” offensive. The court ruled that the messages cannot be used by the city in the larger appeal by the councilors against their dismissal. That appeal continues before the High Court in the autumn.

title: “The Supreme Court Ruled That Mount Pearl Violated Steve Kent S Privacy Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-23” author: “Frank Jimenez”

(Steve Kent, submitted photo.) The Supreme Court ruled that the city of Mount Pearl violated Steve Kent’s privacy by monitoring Facebook conversations between him and two fired councilmen. The court ruled that the city did not have the right to read and download private messages transmitted through the Facebook Messenger app. The talks were between Kent and former councilors Andrew Ledwell and Andrea Power after Kent was placed on paid leave following harassment allegations. Kent was the city’s chief administrative officer when the claims emerged in 2019, and conversations revealed the three strategized over Messenger. The city made it through Kent’s work iPad, using the messages to support conflict-of-interest claims and the firing of Ledwell and Power, which both councilors are appealing. But the court said the city had no right to read or use the messages, saying it intentionally interfered with Kent’s affairs by reading them, which any reasonable person would find “extremely” offensive. The court ruled that the messages cannot be used by the city in the larger appeal by the councilors against their dismissal. That appeal continues before the High Court in the autumn.

title: “The Supreme Court Ruled That Mount Pearl Violated Steve Kent S Privacy Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-03” author: “James Bowles”

(Steve Kent, submitted photo.) The Supreme Court ruled that the city of Mount Pearl violated Steve Kent’s privacy by monitoring Facebook conversations between him and two fired councilmen. The court ruled that the city did not have the right to read and download private messages transmitted through the Facebook Messenger app. The talks were between Kent and former councilors Andrew Ledwell and Andrea Power after Kent was placed on paid leave following harassment allegations. Kent was the city’s chief administrative officer when the claims emerged in 2019, and conversations revealed the three strategized over Messenger. The city made it through Kent’s work iPad, using the messages to support conflict-of-interest claims and the firing of Ledwell and Power, which both councilors are appealing. But the court said the city had no right to read or use the messages, saying it intentionally interfered with Kent’s affairs by reading them, which any reasonable person would find “extremely” offensive. The court ruled that the messages cannot be used by the city in the larger appeal by the councilors against their dismissal. That appeal continues before the High Court in the autumn.

title: “The Supreme Court Ruled That Mount Pearl Violated Steve Kent S Privacy Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-09” author: “Brenda Schlossberg”

(Steve Kent, submitted photo.) The Supreme Court ruled that the city of Mount Pearl violated Steve Kent’s privacy by monitoring Facebook conversations between him and two fired councilmen. The court ruled that the city did not have the right to read and download private messages transmitted through the Facebook Messenger app. The talks were between Kent and former councilors Andrew Ledwell and Andrea Power after Kent was placed on paid leave following harassment allegations. Kent was the city’s chief administrative officer when the claims emerged in 2019, and conversations revealed the three strategized over Messenger. The city made it through Kent’s work iPad, using the messages to support conflict-of-interest claims and the firing of Ledwell and Power, which both councilors are appealing. But the court said the city had no right to read or use the messages, saying it intentionally interfered with Kent’s affairs by reading them, which any reasonable person would find “extremely” offensive. The court ruled that the messages cannot be used by the city in the larger appeal by the councilors against their dismissal. That appeal continues before the High Court in the autumn.