The former Wisconsin district attorney who resigned amid a sexting scandal says he's immune from a lawsuit filed by a crime victim who claims she was sexually harassed by him.
Ken Kratz says he was a public official at the time of the alleged harassment and is claiming both absolute immunity and qualified immunity.
Those are legal doctrines that shield government officials in certain cases from being sued for a violation of a person's constitutional rights.
Kratz's argument was filed Friday in a response to a federal lawsuit filed by Stephanie Van Groll.
Kratz admitted sending suggestive text messages to Van Groll while he was prosecuting her ex-boyfriend. At least four other women have said Kratz made inappropriate sexual advances toward them.
I don't see how sending lewd, offensive come-ons to the girl friend of a domestic violence suspect falls under the scope of the prosecutor's official duties. But then, manufacturing evidence to convict an innocent person apparently does, so who knows.
