University of Oregon Police Chief Carolyn McDermed stepped down Friday.

Oregon Live reports.

University of Oregon loses $755,000 police whistleblowing case — again

A federal jury’s $755,000 verdict against University of Oregon Police Chief Carolyn McDermed and two other department managers for retaliating against a whistleblower in their department was well-supported by evidence the trio acted maliciously, lied about it and did lasting harm to the young man’s career, a federal judge ruled Monday.

Lawyers for the UO police brass had argued their clients’ conduct was merely procedural and any harm to public safety officer James Cleavenger’s future law enforcement career so speculative that the judge should cancel the jury’s ruling. In legal filings, they asked the judge who presided over McDermed’s September 2015 trial to reset the verdict to $1 or order a new trial.

Instead, U.S. District Judge David O. Carter sided with Cleavenger’s lawyers on every point, citing evidence of severe retaliatory intent, dishonesty and deep economic harm to Cleavenger on the part of McDermed, Lt. Brandon Lebrecht and Sgt. Scott Cameron.