Fired For Blogging About Affair
April 5th, 2007 by The BabeHe apparently set up an Internet blog that accused his wife of carrying on an affair with the Aurora Fire Chief. Werking has been with the Aurora City Attorney’s office for about 15 years. Apparently he was fired because the “blog disrupted the harmony in the workplace” and that he “breached city confidences” in his blog.
Court records show the couple began divorce proceedings in January in Arapahoe County. The next month, Rob Werking created an Internet blog accusing his wife of cheating with Aurora Fire Chief Casey Jones.
In a February 23 blog entry, Rob Werking wrote, “This space is devoted to the pain, darkness and despair I am dealing with stemming from Julie’s decision to have an affair with another married man and co-worker.”
In various blog entries, Rob Werking accuses his wife and the 58-year-old Chief of using city equipment and city time to further their affair. He said his wife and the Chief were calling and texting each other “constantly.” “I guess the old bag Fire Chief could satisfy some needs with a load full of Viagra, but the real attraction is his ability to schedule mid-week golf meetings,” reads a blog entry from March 14. Werking said his wife and the Chief would frequently leave work to play golf together.
Werking said he found other evidence of an affair “including a Hallmark love card that was not meant for me. KC’s sign on information on my home computer. Working late, losing weight, dressing sexier … I guess when you are the spouse for 12 years, you just know. Additionally, information gleaned from the Internet shows she was living a double life,” reads another blog entry.
Werking said he plans to file a civil rights action against the Aurora City Attorneys office claiming his firing over his blogging violated his First Amendment rights.
