Seattle’s Police Chief is Demoted Over Lawsuits HotAir [Video]

Back in April, four women filed a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment by the police chief and by the head of the public affairs department. Chief Adrian Diaz and Sgt. John O’Neil have reportedly been friends for a long time. Officer Valerie Carson worked for O’Neill in the public relations department but claimed in the suit that Chief Diaz seemed to take an unusual interest in her.

She claims Diaz “began to pay special attention to [her]” shortly after she joined the Public Affairs Unit, calling her to his office for long, mostly one-sided, conversations with her after hours, which forced Diaz’s security detail to have to wait around, as well. Diaz also offered to do handiwork replacing the windows at Carson’s new house. During New Year’s Eve 2020, she said Diaz requested that she drive him around the city, and she thought the request was odd, so she asked that he bring his security detail with him. …