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LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- A state forensics scientist who said she tested her husband's underwear for DNA to find out if he was having sex with another woman is being investigated to determine if she violated policies banning the use of state equipment for personal reasons.
Ann Chamberlain-Gordon of Okemos testified in a March 7 divorce hearing that she ran the test last September on the underwear of Charles Gordon Jr. Asked by his attorney what she found, she answered, "Another female. It wasn't me."
She also said during a May 25 hearing in Ingham County Family Court that she ran the test on her own time with expired chemicals that were set to be thrown away.
The Michigan State Police, which oversees the Lansing forensics laboratory where Chamberlain-Gordon works, is conducting an internal investigation. It expects to decide by next week if disciplinary action should be taken.
"We don't know exactly what was or wasn't done," state police spokeswoman Shanon Akans said Tuesday. "We haven't completed our investigation."
A request for comment was left Tuesday with Chamberlain-Gordon. She has not had her duties restricted during the investigation, Akans said.
The DNA test came to light after Charles Gordon's Lansing attorney, Michael Maddaloni, sent a letter to the state police and some media outlets questioning how many times DNA tests have been improperly run.
Maddaloni said Tuesday that Gordon - who court records show was a former Canadian Football League player - disputed his wife's testimony that he acknowledged a sexual encounter with another woman after she found the female DNA on his underwear.
Gordon, a defensive back, played with the CFL from the early 1990s through 1997.
Chamberlain-Gordon received the inaugural award for Outstanding Contribution to the Michigan State Police Biological Services in 2006 for her research and method development in embryonic/fetal DNA recovery, according to Forensic Science Consultants Inc., which lists her among the forensic scientists it employs.
According to information on the Williamston company's Web site, Chamberlain-Gordon has worked for the state police as a forensic scientist since 1999 and was interim supervisor of the biology unit in 2005. She has given expert witness testimony in more than 50 cases, including in last year's trial involving the death of 7-year-old Ricky Holland.
State police policies dealing with the care and use of property state that "department supplies, materials or equipment shall not be used for any non-duty or non-department purpose."
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- A state forensics scientist who said she tested her husband's underwear for DNA to find out if he was having sex with another woman is being investigated to determine if she violated policies banning the use of state equipment for personal reasons.
Ann Chamberlain-Gordon of Okemos testified in a March 7 divorce hearing that she ran the test last September on the underwear of Charles Gordon Jr. Asked by his attorney what she found, she answered, "Another female. It wasn't me."
She also said during a May 25 hearing in Ingham County Family Court that she ran the test on her own time with expired chemicals that were set to be thrown away.
The Michigan State Police, which oversees the Lansing forensics laboratory where Chamberlain-Gordon works, is conducting an internal investigation. It expects to decide by next week if disciplinary action should be taken.
"We don't know exactly what was or wasn't done," state police spokeswoman Shanon Akans said Tuesday. "We haven't completed our investigation."
A request for comment was left Tuesday with Chamberlain-Gordon. She has not had her duties restricted during the investigation, Akans said.
The DNA test came to light after Charles Gordon's Lansing attorney, Michael Maddaloni, sent a letter to the state police and some media outlets questioning how many times DNA tests have been improperly run.
Maddaloni said Tuesday that Gordon - who court records show was a former Canadian Football League player - disputed his wife's testimony that he acknowledged a sexual encounter with another woman after she found the female DNA on his underwear.
Gordon, a defensive back, played with the CFL from the early 1990s through 1997.
Chamberlain-Gordon received the inaugural award for Outstanding Contribution to the Michigan State Police Biological Services in 2006 for her research and method development in embryonic/fetal DNA recovery, according to Forensic Science Consultants Inc., which lists her among the forensic scientists it employs.
According to information on the Williamston company's Web site, Chamberlain-Gordon has worked for the state police as a forensic scientist since 1999 and was interim supervisor of the biology unit in 2005. She has given expert witness testimony in more than 50 cases, including in last year's trial involving the death of 7-year-old Ricky Holland.
State police policies dealing with the care and use of property state that "department supplies, materials or equipment shall not be used for any non-duty or non-department purpose."
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