On Tuesday, Ricketts spokesman Taylor Gage issued a statement regarding the trooper’s lawsuit.

“Immediately upon learning of these allegations in June, the governor instructed his chief human resources officer to review this matter, which has subsequently resulted in a criminal investigation by the State Patrol,” Gage said.

Splittgerber, 37, was sworn in as a state trooper in May 2015 and was one of four troopers awarded their badges by their fathers. Her father is retired Sgt. Morry Abshier.

She previously was an officer in the Fremont Police Department and worked as an officer in Alabama and Tennessee. Splittgerber is now assigned to the State Patrol training center in Grand Island.

The lawsuit states that on about Sept. 11, 2014, she was required to undergo a pre-employment physical performed by a doctor hired by the State Patrol.

As part of the exam, Splittgerber said she was told to “remove her pants, lay on her back on the examination table, bend her knees to put her feet flat on the table and open her knees exposing her genitalia.” Then, she said, she was required to roll over, exposing her anus.

“With the possible exception of one,” male candidates were not required to do that, the lawsuit says.