The Tennessee Police Chief in the city of La Vergne has been fired as a scandal has emerged within his department.
This has been a bizarre story in which a female officer on the force allegedly had sex with at least six of her colleagues, sometimes while on duty. The New York Post reports that the Police Chief of the department has been terminated after various details of the scandal have continued to emerge.
WTVF reported that La Vergne Police Chief Burrel "Chip" Davis was placed on administrative leave before finally being terminated on Monday after former officer Maegan Hall filed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint.
Hall is the officer at the center of the scandal in which she allegedly had sex with six of her co-workers, sometimes on duty. She filed her complaint to say that Davis fostered an environment that encouraged this misconduct.
The New York Post says that the city hired a third-party investigative team to get to the bottom of the allegations, and they determined that Davis was aware of the allegations and that he didn't take action to stop them. The report issued by that third party also found that Davis reacted in such a way that he did not initially intercede to stop the misconduct.
Mayor Jason Cole said in a statement, "there aren't words to describe the disappointment and frustration felt by myself and other city leaders."
He added:
"We take the health, safety, and well-being of every employee at La Vergne extremely seriously and a culture similar to the one uncovered in these investigations is not acceptable. We will continue to do what needs to be done in order to do what's right for our officers, our city employees, and our community."
On Monday, Deputy Chief Brent Hatcher stated that there would be a nationwide search for the next top cop for La Vergne.
Hall told investigators that she cracked as she struggled with a difficult divorce and had no trouble finding many willing sex partners within the police department.
The New York Post reports that Hall admitted to having oral sex with Sgt. Lewis Powell said he wanted to drink a bottle of Jack Daniel's and kill himself in a car accident.
Hall allegedly told colleagues that she was in an open marriage and that she also had sex with several of her other co-workers and even engaged in at least one threesome with an officer and his wife.
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