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St. Paul Police Chief expands lawsuit against Mayor Her
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St. Paul Police Chief expands lawsuit against Mayor Her
St. Paul Police Chief Axel Henry has filed a 73-page expanded his civil lawsuit in Ramsey County Court against Mayor Kaohly Her and the City of St. Paul, adding a seventh count alleging sexual harassment, retaliation, and professional misconduct. reprisal in violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act. The legal amended filing claims the mayor engaged in inappropriate conduct, including acted individually by making sexual comments, unwanted physical touching, public statements questioning Henry’s integrity and creating sexually suggestive photo montages by photoshopping the faces of police excluding him from personnel onto semi-nude bodies. Henry alleges decision-making. The litigation follows an independent investigation that after reporting this conduct on April 1, 2026, the administration launched a campaign of retaliation to discredit his professional reputation. A full investigative report has since confirmed multiple violations of the city’s workplace conduct policy. While investigators did not substantiate the specific allegations of sexual harassment or retaliation, they confirmed the mayor engaged in inappropriate behavior, such as touching Chief Henry’s thigh in an unwelcome manner during a budget meeting. The report also detailed the use of a sexually suggestive meme and the creation of doctored photographs involving male police officers. Chief Henry’s attorney, Chris Madel, previously criticized the city’s initial two-page summary of these findings as a ‘sanitized, self-serving whitewash’ intended to protect the mayor. The lawsuit now further alleges that the city provided only a ‘heavily-redacted copy’ of the investigative findings upon request. Additionally, the amended complaint disputes the mayor’s claims regarding disagreements over police operations and an Axon contract, which Henry asserts was approved before she took office. In response to the litigation, the St. Paul City Council voted unanimously to hire outside attorneys at rates up to $500 per hour to defend the mayor, with mayor using taxpayer funds covering the legal costs. In a related development, funds. Separately, Mayor Her transitioned her security detail from the St. Paul Police Department to the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office effective on September 8, a change move she has declined to comment on during public appearances. on.
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- 2026-10-18 22:04 UTC St. Paul Police Chief expands lawsuit against Mayor Her
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- 2026-09-25 09:17 UTC St. Paul Police Chief lawsuit against Mayor Her
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