Ethics Commission Rejects Moonves Settlement, Seeks Stronger Penalty

The commission calls for a more severe punishment for the former CBS CEO's interference in a sexual assault investigation.

The Los Angeles City Ethics Commission unanimously rejected a proposed settlement with former CBS CEO Les Moonves, deeming a tougher penalty necessary for his interference in a police investigation into sexual assault allegations.
Moonves had agreed to an $11,250 fine for working with a LAPD officer to obtain confidential information about a sexual assault victim's report, but the Ethics Commission voted against this settlement.
Former LAPD captain Cory Palka, who provided private security for Moonves, was implicated in the leak of the confidential report to Moonves.
The allegations against Moonves include his attempts to quash a sexual assault complaint reported by Phyllis Golden-Gottlieb to the LAPD in the 1980s.
The Ethics Commission also voted to disapprove a $2,500 settlement with ex-CBS VP Ian Metrose, who was accused of aiding and abetting the disclosure and misuse of confidential information.