[Shannon]

Thank you for posting his email address. I wrote to the DA and he wrote back. It's interesting especially the "two former DA's" part. Here's his reply:

I want to assure you that we have supported Mr. French every step of the way in his right to express his own opinions. What has happened now is that two former DA's have accused him of what they call office misconduct 10 or more years ago. In light of this new pressure on Mr. French and the office, both Mr. French and we thought it would be good for him to take some paid leave to sort out these personal issues. We are also trying to determine as best we can what happened those many years ago when I was not in office here. When Mr. French and we have sorted these things out, we will decide what is the right course of action. At this point we have not made any decisions to discipline or punish Mr. French.
Thank you for your concern.
John Foote

[newzjunkey]

What has happened now is that two former DA's have accused him of what they call office misconduct 10 or more years ago.

Do you realize how insane that sounds? I can hear it now... "it's the seriousness of the allegation, not their unsubstantiated nature that prompts this action."