Ehr on Monday said the allegations against her were false, that emails were taken out of context and that she had permission from her supervisor to hire the contractors. She left the job because the stress of the investigation was taking a toll on her health, she said.
Ehr sought to change her resignation to a retirement five days later, a move that could make her eligible to receive retirement benefits. Julie Vlier, spokeswoman for Denver Employees Retirement Plan, would not confirm whether Ehr is receiving those benefits, citing city privacy rules.
The Post reviewed several text exchanges in which Ehr discussed sex during the workday, including one exchange in which Ehr shared a pornographic image with a subordinate. The abuse of power was incredible. The interpreters did not previously speak up about the conversations because they did not believe court leaders would take appropriate action and worried they would face retaliation , they said.
Many interpreters work on a freelance basis and felt Ehr, who was well-liked and influential in the interpreting community, could use her professional influence to block them from interpreting jobs statewide. She now works as a freelance interpreter herself. Like, where were they when all of this was happening? The internal investigation into Ehr started in early when someone submitted an anonymous complaint to the Denver Board of Ethics alleging Ehr was working second jobs while on the clock, among other misconduct.
The person dispatching sends interpreters to various courtrooms as needed throughout the day. Ehr on Monday said she hired the contractors during the COVID pandemic so that she could go and personally interpret in courtrooms. Ehr on Monday admitted to discussing her sex life at work with one colleague who she said was also a close friend, but said she never had any inkling that the conversations were making anyone uncomfortable. Ehr has a gregarious and magnetic personality, the four interpreters said, and blurred the lines between professional relationships and personal friendships, particularly when discussing her sex life.
