A Eugene police supervisor got drunk at a work conference in Bend, repeatedly touched the leg, neck and hair of a female officer, and then vomited in his work vehicle in front of other officers from Eugene and elsewhere, according to a report by the Eugene Police Auditor�s Office.

That supervisor was identified Friday afternoon as Eugene police Lt. Doug Mozan, by Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel.

Allegations against Mozan, as well as an unidentified Eugene police supervisor who failed to report the incident, were upheld by Police Chief Pete Kerns and the auditor�s office. What disciplinary action, if any, was taken against the supervisors has not been disclosed.

Hummel reviewed the March 2016 incident for possible sexual harassment or general harassment charges against Mozan, but ultimately declined to prosecute because of a lack of evidence, an August letter from Hummel to Eugene police Captain Sherri Meisel states.

The decision was made because there was no allegation he touched an intimate part of the woman�s body and because there was no proof he intended to annoy or harass her, Hummel�s letter states. The female officer also requested that no criminal charges be filed, according to the letter.

Mozan and the other supervisor still are employed with the Eugene Police Department.

Mozan did not immediately return a request for comment from The Register-Guard.

Allegations against Mozan of policy violations related to judgment, unbecoming conduct and use of intoxicants and medications were all sustained by the chief, something both EPD internal affairs investigators and the police auditor�s office agreed with, the auditor�s report states.

Mozan�s conduct in Bend, however, did not come to the attention of Kerns until Mozan was up for a promotion and was therefore given a performance review, Civilian Review Board member Chris Wig pointed out during a board meeting Wednesday, although Wig did not identify the supervisor by name.

�It seems irregular that we would get a case as a result of a performance review,� Wig said, with Deputy Police Auditor Leia Pitcher agreeing that few if any cases have come to light that way in the past.

Normally, cases come before the auditor and the review board after members of the public or those within the department file complaints about police conduct.

While Kerns was reviewing Mozan�s performance for the potential promotion, the second supervisor who had attended the Bend conference ultimately reported to the chief what occurred in Bend, the auditor�s report states.

An allegation was later upheld by the chief against the second supervisor for unsatisfactory performance.

In Bend, Mozan, the second supervisor and a Eugene police officer � a subordinate employee � went out for drinks after the training session had ended for the day, according to the auditor�s report, with two officers from other police departments � at least one of whom was a female.

Mozan �became very intoxicated during the evening,� the auditor�s report states. He then began flirting with the female officer from another department, touching her leg, neck, shoulder and hair, according to the report. The other supervisor and the Eugene police officer tried to intervene, and the group � having traveled to the bar in a Eugene police vehicle all together � left.

Back in the vehicle, the Eugene police officer in the group sat between Mozan and the female in the backseat in an attempt to separate the two, the report states. An officer with another police agency drove the Eugene police vehicle back to the hotel, an issue Wig brought up during the board meeting, noting this raised problems with insurance and liability. Civilian Review Boardmember Heather Marek also said that driver, not an employee of the city of Eugene, could be mistaken for a city employee by others and possibly reflect poorly on the Eugene Police Department if something � such as a crash � had occurred.

While in the back seat, Mozan reached over the Eugene police officer in the center seat to continue to touch the woman�s hair, according to the report. Everyone in the vehicle, including the female officer from another agency, reported feeling uncomfortable at Mozan�s actions throughout the evening.

At some point, Mozan threw up in the vehicle from being so intoxicated, the report states. His conduct toward the female then stopped, according to the report, and the group returned to the conference hotel safely.

The next day, Mozan apologized to the group, the report states.

The second supervisor involved in the incident, who had failed to report the events after they happened, had previously been an internal affairs investigator, Pitcher said. During the investigation into Mozan, the second supervisor said he didn�t report the incident because he had seen problems similar to this one brought up through internal affairs before but the allegations were never upheld, Pitcher said.

�That�s illustrious of a culture that concerns me,� Pitcher said.

�This behavior is so evident of unbecoming conduct. How could you not see this as a sustained action?� board Chairman Eric Van Houten asked. Van Houten also noted that police officers aren�t the only ones expected to be held accountable for their actions off-duty. Teachers, doctors, lawyers, as well as other professions have expectations for off-duty conduct, he said.

�I�m dumbfounded and disappointed� by the case, he said.

Eugene Police Auditor Mark Gissiner said he believes the actions of the supervisors that night were not mere mistakes.

�I think we do a good job of differentiating between mistakes and choices,� he said. �The allegations we bring forward are for choices. ... This was a choice.�

The job of the Civilian Review Board is to review and discuss complaints about police conduct. The board, and the auditor, can not enforce any disciplinary action or adjudicate any of the complaints, and can only make recommendations to the police chief. Ultimately, the chief decides what action, if any, to take against an employee.

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