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Victim advocate fired after copying district attorney’s office on ‘panties’ email

By Debra Cassens Weiss

January 30, 2024, 9:50 am CST

A victim advocate in the San Francisco district attorney’s office was fired Friday for sending an email copied to the entire office that read, “What color panties you have on.”

The email sent by Jovan Thomas was addressed to District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, who is his boss, report the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Francisco Standard and SFist.

It appeared to be a response to an invitation to an event memorializing the 1998 murder of gay college student Matthew Shepard.

Thomas sent a second email that apologized and said the prior email was a joke that he intended to send to a fraternity brother.

A spokesperson for Jenkins said Thomas had been fired.

“To be clear, there is no relationship between the district attorney and the individual who sent this email,” the statement said. “This misogynistic behavior violates the office’s code of conduct, and this individual has been terminated. The district attorney’s office is committed to maintaining a professional office environment where all staff members are treated with dignity and respect and not subject to harassment or a hostile work environment.”