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Louisville mayor places LMPD chief on administrative leave for her handling of sexual harassment allegation

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Louisville Metro Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel was placed on paid administrative leave Wednesday after Mayor Craig Greenberg became aware of how she “handled a workplace sexual harassment allegation involving LMPD officers.”

Greenberg said in a late-afternoon news conference that the allegation didn’t involve Gwinn-Villaroel, rather her handling of it once it was reported to her.

“This concern relates to her handling of the allegation once it was reported to her,” Greenberg said. 

Retired FBI agent David Beyer will lead an independent investigation into the chief's handling of the allegation, Greenberg said. A separate, independent investigation will look into the harassment claim itself. Beyer previously investigated Metro Corrections and sexual harassment allegations at TARC at the request of the Metro Council.

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