An investigation into claims against the St Joseph School District’s chief financial officer is interfering with his wrongful termination lawsuit against the district. That seemingly confusing claim is just the latest twist in the district’s stipend saga.

In court documents filed this week, CFO Beau Musser asks for an order of protection against a law firm hired by the district to investigate some claims made in a lawsuit filed by Musser. That lawsuit claims Musser was wrongfully placed on leave last year for persistent questions about unapproved stipends granted to administrators.  Even though Musser has returned to work at the school district, the lawsuit continues.

The district hired the law firm Spencer, Fane, Britt and Browne LLC to investigate Musser’s assertion that sexual harassment claims against him were made up.

But Musser claims the investigation has gone beyond its original purpose. Court documents assert the investigator is harassing Musser and has threatened him with firing if he doesn’t cooperate.

The investigator is demanding that Musser turn over evidence including internal audit reports, private emails, recorded conversations, and any evidence that district employees performed work on the homes of district administrators.

Musser’s lawsuit is still pending, and is currently scheduled for trial in September.