President Joe Biden's point man on labor issues blocked the release of documents related to a major union officer accused of sexual abuse, according to the Boston Globe, which attempted to obtain the records through public records requests.
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh's mayoral administration in Boston overruled a public records supervisor and stonewalled a Boston Globe investigation into an alleged pedophile in the ranks of the city police department.
Acting Boston mayor Kim Janey, who took office in mid-March after Walsh was confirmed as labor secretary, authorized the release of the documents to the public after Walsh's administration refused to release them.
The Boston Police Department referred a request for comment to the Boston mayor's office, which did not respond to a request seeking further comment on the Walsh administration's decision to block the release of the files.
Walsh's administration refused to release the files, citing a law protecting the identities of victims of sexual violence.
A city records official had asked Walsh's administration for a fuller explanation of why it refused to release the files.
Janey's reversal came less than one month after Walsh was confirmed as Labor Department secretary.
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Labor Secretary Stonewalled Release of Sex Abuse Docs
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