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President Biden’s pick to lead Customs and Border Protection (CBP) once settled a case with a former member of his protective detail who claimed that the then-police chief engaged in sexual harassment and then retaliated against him when it was reported.
Chris Magnus, currently police chief of Tucson, Arizona, and former police chief of Richmond, California, settled the case – which stems from his time as chief in Richmond — in 2017 out of court for an undisclosed amount. He has since described the claim as “bogus” and that he was targeted because he is a gay man.
BIDEN CBP PICK CHRIS MAGNUS FACED CLAIMS HE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BLACK OFFICERS, MADE RACIST JOKES
In the 2015 complaint, which sued Magnus and the City of Richmond, a former member of his protective detail claimed that Magnus “while dressed in questionable civilian attire, approached plaintiff while walking his dog, and began touching plaintiff inappropriately on his arm, and began rubbing plaintiff on his upper leg, in an obvious sexual manner.”
Oct. 19, 2021: Chris Magnus testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on his nomination to be the next U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Rod Lamkey/Pool via AP)
(Rod Lamkey/Pool via AP)
The officer claimed that he told Magnus he was not interested and reported the conduct to his superior — and as a result Magnus’ demeanor and attitude to him changed. He claimed that Magnus then began denying him overtime, training and refused to allow him to serve in a number of positions.
Ultimately, the complaint says, Magnus leveraged a later domestic altercation between the cop and his former spouse to trigger an internal affairs investigation, although the plaintiff was never charged with a crime.
The complaint said the “biased” investigation into the incident only looked for evidence to support his firing, and accused him of domestic battery and took possession of a number of unregistered firearms –…
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Source : foxnews
