Christina Medlin, ex-girlfriend of Wake County’s deputy county manager Joe Durham, was recently busted for allegedly checking Durham’s work email for signs of an affair. Wake County announced today that steps have been taken to prevent such security breaches in the future.
The irony of the whole situation is that Medlin could’ve legally obtained every email sent to or from Durham’s account through the state’s open records laws. The N&O and other news outlets routinely pick up on trends and tips by mining these and other important public records. Can one really be prosecuted for obtaining something one could legally obtain anyway?
Bonus link: The N&O’s public editor Ted Vaden printed my quote on the matter:
“I would think our justice system has far bigger fish to fry. Let’s take a deep breath, give Ms. Medlin some community service, and move on.”
Wake’s Deputy County Manager is “Durham”?
That seems wrong somehow.