The disgraced former chief who took the lead during last year's Tennessee police sex scandal won't be wearing the badge again anytime soon.
Burrell Davis, the former top cop in charge of the La Vergne Police Department, was arrested in Tennessee last week when a cheeky tryst between former police officer Megan Hall and six other officers made national headlines. He was unanimously “decertified” by the State Peace Police Standards and Training Commission. WTVF-TV News reported.
This means Davis will never be allowed to wear a badge in the Volunteer State again and may have a hard time finding police work elsewhere as that sentence haunts him. The same media reported.
“You're a 24/7 police officer, you're a 24/7 chief,” one chief said of the decision. “I think your behavior was extremely disrespectful.”
An internal investigation found Hall, who is married, had an ongoing affair with one of the department's sergeants and had secret meetings with other officers. That included a threesome with a police officer and his wife and a romp to “Girls Gone Wild.” themed hot tub party.
Davis was not accused of having sex with Hall, but he did admit that at least one sergeant in his command sent him racy photos and joked about sexcapades at the station.
“But she's a little tough,” says the former sergeant. According to the investigation, Ty McGowan is suspected of sending the police officer a photo of Hall and then texting her.
“Yes,” Davis replied.
After losing their jobs as police officers over the scandal, Davis and Hall later filed a lawsuit alleging that they had been “sexually groomed” by a male police officer, but settled with the city for $500,000 earlier this year.
Davis also filed a racial discrimination complaint, but the complaint was dismissed because it was filed after the deadline for filing a complaint, WTVF reported.
“We did not sexually harass anyone by receiving the photos,” the paper told the committee. “If you go back and look at other records, you’ll see: [Hall] She sent pictures to him and others and told them to contact her if they wanted a booty phone. ”
Davis also defended his exchange of messages with McGowan, whom he had known for 16 years.
“These are not city phones, these are text messages between two friends,” he said. “So, could I have let my hair down and trusted my friends? Yes. Did they use that against me? Yes. Am I responsible for my text messages? yes.
“Is that a reflection of my work? No, I did my job.”
