TRAVIS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN A JULY 7, 1999, SIGNED LETTER ON OFFICIAL DA'S OFFICE STATIONERY, RESPONDS IN WRITING TO SIGNED WRITTEN ALLEGATION FROM DA's OFFICE JOB APPLICANT JOHN KEVIN McMILLAN THAT HE WAS SUBJECTED TO A PROFANE COMMENT ABOUT HIS OWN ALLEGED 'SEXUAL IDENTITY' BY A HISPANIC FEMALE STAFF MEMBER INSIDE THAT DA'S OFFICE IN DOWNTOWN AUSTIN, WITH THE ALLEGED PROFANE-SPEECH INCIDENT HAVING OCCURRED DURING A MULTI-DECADE PERIOD IN AUSTIN AREA IN WHICH THE COMPLAINANT WAS HIMSELF COMPLETELY CELIBATE ANYWHERE AND EVERYWHERE IN CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGHOUT ANY AND ALL OF HIS OWN CONSCIOUS OR WAKING HOURS

(EDITOR'S NOTE: IN THE PERIOD SINCE THE FOLLOWING OFFICIAL LETTER WAS WRITTEN AND MAILED TO COMPLAINANT JOHN KEVIN McMILLAN OF AUSTIN, THE MAIN OFFICE PHONE NUMBER FOR THE TRAVIS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, HAS BEEN CHANGED TO: (512) 854-9400. ALSO, THE WEBSITE ADDRESS FOR THE TRAVIS COUNTY DA'S OFFICE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO: https://www.traviscountytx.gov/. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTIVE OFFICIAL CURRENTLY HOLDING THE TITLE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY IN AUSTIN IS Ms. ROSEMARY LEHMBERG.
ALSO, THE CITED MAILING ADDRESS, BELOW, FOR COMPLAINANT JOHN KEVIN McMILLAN IS NO LONGER APPLICABLE. Mr. McMILLAN'S MOST RECENT MAILING ADDRESS IS: 10926 JOLLYVILLE ROAD, APARTMENT 902, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78759. ---jkm)

"OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
"P.O. BOX 1748
"Austin 78767
"Telephone: 512/473-9400
"Telefax: 512/473-9695

"RONALD EARLE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY

"ROSEMARY LEHMBERG
"FIRST ASSISTANT

"July 7, 1999

"Mr. John K. McMillan
"P.O. Box 11517
"Austin, TX 78711

"Dear Mr. McMillan:

"Thank you for applying for a Clerk III position in the Records Unit of the Travis County District Attorney's Office. Although we have selected another applicant to fill the position, we appreciate your interest in working in this office and the time you spent interviewing.

"After receiving the letter you delivered to our office on June 25, 1999, we immediately investigated the concern you raised. The three members of the interview panel assured us that they never discussed or commented on your sexual orientation and that none of them made or heard the comment you referred to in your letter.

"The Travis County District Attorney's Office prohibits any form of discrimination or harassment related to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or sexual orientation. We regret that you believe you heard a derogatory comment from one of our staff members but are confident that it was not made.

"If you are interested in applying for other Travis County positions, please consult Travis County's job listing which is available on the Internet at www.co.travis.tx.us/jobs/ and in the Human Resources Management Department at 209 West 9th St.

"Sincerely,

"Vicki Skinner
"Director of Administration

"cc: Ronald Earle, District Attorney
"Rosalinda Fierro, Paralegal
"John F. Campbell" (attorney for John K. McMillan)