Report: Cop Who Went Undercover at Redmond High School Sues City for $3 Million

A Redmond police officer has filed a $3 million lawsuit against the city, claiming she has suffered ongoing harassment and retaliation since going undercover at Redmond High School to help orchestrate a 2010 drug bust.

KING 5 TV aired an extensive segment Wednesday night about the case. According to the report, Officer Marcella Fogg spent six months posing as a high school senior under the name Monica Draper—her efforts leading to the arrest of 11 students in February 2010.

Fogg initially received praise from her superiors for her work, according to the report. But her attorney, Robert Kim, told KING 5 his client soon noticed unusual treatment from those around her, including being suspended for two weeks without pay for grazing a car during a police chase.

Then, in late 2011, Fogg began mentoring a 16-year-old boy she said she found cutting himself at a local gym. The relationship caused speculation within the Redmond Police Department, which asked Bellevue Police to conduct an investigation.

The matter was closed last September, with Bellevue PD finding "no evidence of a crime involving sexual misconduct with a minor," according to KING 5. 

But Fogg is not out of hot water. KING 5 says it has obtained public documents revealing the officer was put on paid administrative leave again last week for contacting an inmate in a holding cell while on light-duty, not following the department's chain of command, and for continuing to have contact with the teen boy despite being told to "cease involvement" with him.

The City of Redmond has declined to provide any comment on the matter while the litigation is pending. “It remains premature for the City to discuss any ongoing personnel matters,” spokesperson Jeri Rowe-Curtis said via email to Redmond Patch on Thursday.

Click here to see the entire KING 5 report.