State Supreme Court orders broad disclosure of police records
In a landmark decision, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that investigative reports into alleged misconduct by police officers must be made public even if the accusations are not upheld.
Eight of the nine justices found that the reports can't be withheld on privacy grounds because the public has a "legitimate interest" in knowing how the allegations were investigated.
But five justices found that the names of officers who have been exonerated may be redacted from the records for privacy reasons.
The ruling means the public, private attorneys and the media will have greater access to information that could shed more light on police investigations and help shape decisions regarding potential lawsuits and news stories.
The decision stemmed from criminal and internal investigations of Bainbridge Island police Officer Steven Cain, who was cleared of allegations that he sexually assaulted and choked a woman during a traffic stop in 2007.
The woman who made the allegation, Bainbridge Island attorney Kim Koenig, sought the records related to the investigations, along with a Bainbridge Island citizen and two journalists, including one for the Kitsap Sun.
Superior Court judges in King and Pierce counties held that the records could be withheld under privacy provisions of the state's Public Records Act.
But the high court, acting on appeals by Koenig and the others, sent the case back to the lower courts Thursday, with instructions to redact the officer's name, but produce the remainder of the records.
Michele Earl-Hubbard, a Seattle attorney who filed friend-of-the-court briefs on behalf of The Seattle Times, the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association and other organizations, hailed the ruling, saying it also applies to all public employees and private citizens who claim privacy after being investigated by law enforcement.
Robert Christie, the attorney for the Bainbridge Island Police Guild, which sought to block disclosure of the records, said he was disappointed with the court's order to release the documents, but pleased that it recognized a privacy right regarding names.
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