Colombia’s police chief resigns amid piling sexual misconduct claims
Colombia’s police chief resigns amid piling sexual misconduct claims
by Adriaan Alsema on Feb 17, 2016
Colombia’s national police director resigned on Wednesday following months of accusations of sexual harassment and the existence of a male prostitution ring within the institution.
Politicians, journalists and other critics had been calling for the resignation of General Rodolfo Palomino since December when stories began leaking over the married police chief’s alleged sexual harassment of a male subordinate.
Since then, accusations of fraud and corruption, and the existence of a prostitution ring catering to top officials and politicians, had made Palomino’s position untenable.
Colombia’s police chief facing sexual harassment, wiretapping and gay police prostitution claims
Nevertheless, President Juan Manuel Santos has so far refused to fire the top police chief. Instead, the president announced a commission to investigate the accusations.
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