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The union claims the contractor exposed himself, but the jury didn't like the union's exposure of the police report.

A jury Friday found a North Bay carpenters union defamed a Santa Rosa drywall contractor, awarding $100,000 in damages that could go higher during a punitive trial phase set for next week.

In a long-running dispute over wages and benefits, contractor Roger Hughes accused Carpenters Local 751 of Santa Rosa and union leaders of defamation and invasion of privacy for a flier alleging indecent exposure.