{Charleston, West Virginia}...Thursday, a Kanawha County judge has denied the Charleston Gazette's bid to compel the West Virginia State Police to release documents that detail internal investigations into accusations of trooper misconduct. Two years ago, the newspaper filed the lawsuit against the state police to obtain documents and complaint logs that would detail the agency’s investigations into allegations of brutality and sexual misconduct. In rejecting the request, Kanawha Circuit Judge Jennifer Bailey said releasing the documents could lead to the identification of people making the accusations, violating their privacy.
