Elected Washoe County Assessor sues Assistant County Manager Kate Thomas under a “False Light” lawsuit, similar to slander.

The suit, filed May 31, 2022, in District Court alleges among other issues that Kate Thomas lied when she testified about a bikini photo at the center of a yearlong dispute between Clark and the County. The photograph, obtained from a Federal Lawsuit which embroiled Kate Thomas and Andrew Clinger, the former Reno City Manager when Kate was his assistant, according to Clark. The photo depicts what is reported to be Kate Thomas sitting with her tattooed back to the camera at a pool, and has a prominent exhibit sticker affixed to it. According to Clark, this photo ended up being the lynch pin in his restraining order case, after Kate Thomas denied ever seeing the image or knowing who took it. Apparently the provenance of the photo was not explored, even after the judge referred to Mike Clark as “creepy” apparently assuming he obtained the photo through some nefarious means. According to documents obtained, the photo was taken by Kate Thomas’ mother and she was aware of the photo as part of the Federal Lawsuit.

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