Former IU Maurer School of Law dean Lauren Robel sent a letter to the state’s Supreme Court disciplinary commission alleging AG Todd Rokita committed misconduct by launching the investigation into Dr. Caitlin Bernard without doing the proper “due diligence” first and “recklessly” made false allegations, the
Indianapolis Star reports.
Robel accused Rokita of making “dangerous, politicized, and factually baseless assaults against” Bernard, going against his duty to “protect our citizens,” as quoted by the
Star.
Rokita announced on Fox News last week his office had started
investigating Bernard following
confirmation that her story about a 10-year-old rape victim who was denied an abortion in Ohio was true, questioning without evidence whether Bernard failed to properly disclose the abortion as required under state law.
Public records obtained by multiple news outlets show Bernard did, in fact, report the abortion in line with state law, and Indiana University Health, Bernard’s employer, said in a statement it had investigated whether she had properly followed privacy laws—which Rokita said he was also investigating—and determined she had.
Rokita said he would continue the investigation despite that, and the AG’s office told
Forbes Tuesday it would also not be deterred by Robel’s letter, accusing her allegations of being “without basis.”