One of the chief architects of the Rochester Police Accountability Board is suing the city and agency, alleging she was wrongfully terminated.
Rosabel Antonetti’s lawsuit alleges “consistent harassment, bullying, and even workplace violence” during her time at the PAB. The claims align with a failed staff push to unionize and continued despite a vow by City Council in late 2022, to fix what it labeled a “dysfunctional agency.”
The agency, formed in 2020, had an initial charge of investigating misconduct within the Rochester Police Department and doling out discipline. But the courts have since stripped the agency of those powers. Antonetti was hired in June 2021 as its chief of administration, as the PAB staffed up under inaugural executive director Conor Dwyer Reynolds in June 2021. Her role included much of the formation of the agency, including building relationships with other city departments and interviewing and onboarding staff. But discord within the agency emerged quickly as it struggled to find its way…