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A Cuyahoga County Inspector General鈥檚 report says there鈥檚 evidence former county jail director Kenneth Mills likely made anti-gay remarks about two employees.

The report, which was completed in January, also outlines other allegations of derogatory comments made about County Executive Armond Budish and Sheriff Clifford Pinkney.

鈥淭hree county employees separately heard Mills make different discriminatory comments regarding the perceived sexual orientation of a subordinate employee and a contractor,鈥� the report concluded.

The report also said there was evidence that Mills 鈥渨as not compliant with the county's commitment to diversity.鈥�

According to the report, a county employee identified as 鈥淓mployee-1鈥� told the IG鈥檚 office that Mills asked whether two male staffers were dating. The employee alleged that Mills used an anti-gay slur. 

Employee-1 also alleged that Mills said Budish wouldn鈥檛 approve more money for cameras in the jail because 鈥渉e鈥檚 a Jew.鈥�

Another employee told IG staff that Mills said Pinkney was only appointed sheriff because he鈥檚 African-American.

Pinkney told the IG鈥檚 office that Employee-1 told him about Mills鈥� comments, but that he didn鈥檛 act on them 鈥渂ecause he had no proof鈥� beyond the employee鈥檚 allegations. According to the report, Pinkney also told IG staff that two female judges called him to say they believed Mills dislikes women.

IG staff interviewed 18 witnesses and reviewed 鈥渘umerous documents鈥� before reaching its conclusions, according to the report.

The existence of the report was . Inspector General Mark Griffin provided a copy to ideastream in response to a records request.

The report said that Mills did not sit for an interview with the IG鈥檚 office despite numerous requests.

Budish responded to the release of the report in a statement Monday.

鈥淲e have no tolerance for these kinds of offensive comments,鈥� Budish said. 鈥淲e are committed to a culture of respect at every level, in every department, throughout our organization. We will re-double our efforts with respect to training and education, to ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect.鈥�

Budish鈥檚 office also released a statement from Brandy Carney, the county鈥檚 chief of public safety and justice.

鈥淒isrespectful comments and actions will not be tolerated in the jail or anywhere in our organization,鈥� Carney said. 鈥淲e are committed to improving every aspect of the jail, including training for all levels of employees.鈥�

Mills resigned from the county before the release of a U.S. Marshals Service report last year calling the jail he ran 鈥渋nhumane.鈥� He pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges including falsification and telecommunications fraud in county common pleas court.

Mills鈥� attorney has not yet responded to a request for comment about the inspector general鈥檚 report.