Opinion ID: 779467
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Events Leading to Mr. Peters' Termination

Text: 14 In November 1997, an employee in the national sales office (NSO) reported to Baughman that she believed someone was entering the office after hours without authorization. As a result, an investigation was conducted, and Baughman set up a hidden camera in the office. At about 11:15 p.m. on November 12, 1997, Mr. Peters was asked by Erik Williamson, an off-duty, Caucasian LPO, if Mr. Peters would come to the NSO with Williamson and help Williamson look for computer disks containing software he needed for a Loss Prevention department project. Once in the sales office, Mr. Peters and Williamson opened drawers and closets to see if they could find what Williamson wanted. Williamson also turned on the computer and showed Mr. Peters how to access the internet. Mr. Peters and Williamson were in the sales office for about 51 minutes. 15 Mr. Peters' activity log, however, did not reveal any time spent in the sales office. In contrast, his log stated that he was various places performing his duties during that time period. 5 Mr. Peters later explained that he had pre-entered some of the items on the log, but had forgotten to change them later. 16 On November 17, 1997, Baughman and Keith met with Mr. Peters and Williamson in separate meetings and terminated their employment with Renaissance. Williamson was terminated for being in the sales office while off-duty, for using the computer and for accessing the internet without authorization. Mr. Peters was terminated for being in the office for an extended time without authorization and for falsification of his activity log. 6