The Cincinnati police chief has been accused of anti-white racism and sexism by four department veterans in an explosive lawsuit.
Chief Theresa Theetge, who is already under intense scrutiny over her handling of a mass brawl in the Ohio city last weekend, is being sued alongside the city.
Capt. Robert Wilson, and Lts. Patrick Caton, Gerald Hodges and Andrew Mitchell say in their complaint that her department disfavored and disregarded white men for top positions in the force.
The four claim in their lawsuit that the department disregarded qualifications, time spent with the department and commanders’ staffing requests, when picking top brass.
‘Plaintiffs, who are White males, were denied all opportunities for preferred assignments due to their race and/or sex,’ the complaint states.
They claim the department and the city ‘intentionally’ and ‘disproportionately favored non-white males and/or females’.
The suit, filed in May before the viral brawl happened, added that the City and Chief Theetge had, ‘actively undertaken efforts to promote, advance and make promotion and assignment decision that are preferable to women and minorities’.
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Author: Ray Hilbrich
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