Source: Tulsa World, Okla.迷你倉最平Sept. 28--A civil case filed by a Tulsa police officer against a local publication that she accused of invading her privacy was settled Wednesday.Christy Kellerhals sued This Land Press and Keena Roberts in May after This Land published, based on information provided by Roberts, details of a sexual relationship between Kellerhals and Tulsa Police Capt. Shawn King, as well as private photos sent between them.This Land Publishers Michael Mason and Vince Lovoi and Contributing Editor Joshua Kline were also named as defendants.Roberts is accused of finding the photos in November 2011 when she "broke the lock on a closet door and located a password-protected laptop computer inside" while seeking "signs of (King's) impropriety" at the Skiatook residence she shared with him, according to Kellerhals' lawsuit petition.King's romantic relationship with Kellerhals began "in approximately 2007" and lasted about 2 1/2 years, the documents indicate. Roberts and King began dating in 2009.Roberts approached the Tulsa Police Department's Internal Affairs Division and the FBI with her findings. Both agencies declined to take action, as they were unable to legally access the computer's content.In April 2012, This Land posted an online article written by Kline titled "Conduct Unbecoming: Tulsa police captain, officer ensnared in sex scandal," as well as two photos of Kellerhals, including one of her "leaning forward to reveal cleavage in a decommissioned TPD shi儲存t."The photos were removed the following day.The article contained intimate details of the videos shared between King and Kellerhals and references to sexually explicit text message exchanges and "thousands of pornographic images and videos" sent, according to the petition.The lawsuit, in which Kellerhals sought in excess of $10,000, was settled Wednesday, court records show. Jo Lynn Jeter, one of Kellerhals' attorneys, said the terms of the agreement are confidential.Jason Taylor, an attorney for This Land Press, also said the agreement is confidential.King filed a libel suit naming the same parties and a private investigator, Eric Cullen of Cullen & Associates, on March 15.King's case is pending. A motion for stay of discovery was filed by the Tulsa Police Department on Sept. 18.Jean Walpole Coulter, King's attorney, said the stay means the parties will be unable to obtain any documents from the department while prosecutors investigate whether to file criminal charges against Roberts.Prosecutors in Osage County, where King lived, are not pursuing charges against Roberts.First Assistant District Attorney Doug Drummond said Tulsa County prosecutors are reviewing a police investigation presented to their office in June "that alleges Shawn King is a victim of blackmail."Amanda Bland 918-581-8413amanda.bland@tulsaworld.comCopyright: ___ (c)2013 Tulsa World (Tulsa, Okla.) Visit Tulsa World (Tulsa, Okla.) at .tulsaworld.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesmini storage
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Settlement reached between Tulsa police officer, This Land Press
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