Hogsett addresses questions about handling of harassment claims [Video]

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett says he won’t release documents to show that his administration sought an investigation in 2017 of Thomas Cook, his former deputy mayor.

“To release all those documents to the public would undermine the very nature of providing a safe and confidential atmosphere for employees to come forward,” the mayor said at a press conference Thursday afternoon, where he fielded questions from reporters about how his administration handled allegations of sexual harassment involving Cook.

It calls for an independent investigation into the city’s policies regarding sexual harassment and how the Hogsett administration dealt with harassment complaints brought to the city’s attention.

Hogsett has come under intense scrutiny over the last month for how those complaints were handled, with some even suggesting he should resign as mayor.

“I have no intention …