State Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn has asked Jim Lane to step down as assistant commissioner in connection to allegations of sexual harassment during his time as director of the state Department of Game and Fish.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that Lane stepped down Monday, saying he accepted the resignation due to the recent disclosure of private files.
Dunn says "dirty politics" helped disclose the contents of Lane's personnel files. In the files it shows that Lane resigned from Game and Fish in 2013 after a subordinate accused him of sexual harassment.
Lane's resignation came nine days after the Santa Fe District Attorney alleged Lane made sexual comments to Game and Fish's human resources director, including lewd text messages.
Lane did not return requests for comment.
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Information from: The Santa Fe New Mexican.
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