BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The dispute between the Open Door Network and the Kern County District Attorney’s office hit airwaves on the biggest radio talk show in town. Lauren Skidmore appeared on the Ralph Bailey Show and responded to the DA’s office which called her unethical and unprofessional.
The DA demanding victims’ advocates to stop speaking publicly — that’s the topic of closed door meetings described by the Open Door Network CEO Lauren Skidmore who said nonprofits have been brought into the DA’s office and told not to talk about cases.
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“So basically what somebody has told me is they call them in for the meeting, they present them with this letter, and then they go over media statements that were problematic and they do it in person,” said Skidmore.
The letter Skidmore is referencing was drafted by Assistant District Attorney Ken Russell, and she said she received it in September of 2025…