Peeping Tom employee breaches driver's license records

Four women have filed a class action lawsuit against John A. Hunt, a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources employee who allegedly accessed driver's license records unlawfully. "The women listed in the lawsuit, who were victims in the data breach, say that Hunt's actions caused severe emotional stress and physical harm. They are seeking at least $10 million in damages." Hunt is accused of accessing driver's license records of more than 5,000 people over 19,000 times between 2008 and 2012. "A majority of the victims were females who hold positions as Federal and State political officials, members of the Legislature, appellate and district court judges, county and city attorneys, state patrol and city police officers, female news reporters, current and past female employees and family members from the DNR." The employee was the DNR Enforcement Division's data practices "designee." He was responsible for managing the division's responsibilities for complying with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, which included staff training and assisting staff with data practices issues and requests.