The group responsible for hiring Director Doug Loisel to run the show at the Santa Cruz Homeless Services Center is finding itself red in the face after forgoing a criminal background check during the hiring process.
Well, what could criminal background check turn up on him anyway? How about court accusations that he had attempted to serve whiskey to an underage girl and then molested her in Los Angeles in 2008?
Doug Loisel responded to a reporter by saying “I thought I could fly under the radar but I couldn’t.” Although initially stating he would resign immediately, he later recanted and stated that his future plans were “unsure.”
Fellow homeless center board member Rowland Rebele claimed to be unaware of the charges and that this was “a bolt out of the blue.”
Well, when you don’t run a criminal background there can be many bolts coming down on you from above like this one….bolts that can ruin reputations, credibility and put you out of business.
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: A criminal background is an essential step in the hiring process. Skip running one at your own risk!
