Kamloops councillor responds to mayor’s lawsuit denying all accusations of defamation
KAMLOOPS — A Kamloops councillor being sued by the city’s mayor has denied all allegations he has made against her.
The denials are contained in a legal document filed by Councillor Katie Neustaeter in response to a lawsuit brought forward last month by Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson.
On June 12, Hamer-Jackson filed a Statement of Claim against Neustaeter in B.C. Supreme Court, alleging defamation regarding statements she made about his conduct and relating to his contact with her father, former Kamloops MLA Kevin Krueger.
The mayor cited a statement Neustaeter made to media on March 17, in which she referred to Hamer-Jackson repeatedly “violating personal and professional boundaries,” as well as emails copied to the rest of council.