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Denver is drafting sexual harassment policy for its elected officials
On the heels of alleged misconduct in the mayor’s office, Denver officials have begun drafting new policies to establish a process for addressing sexual harassment allegations against the city’s elected personnel. The Denver City Council last week started discussing a “respectful workplace policy,” a harassment policy for the body’s members and offices, and the office…
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Would the Denver City Council support another term for Mayor Hancock?
After weeks of deliberation, the Denver City Council last week declined to formally investigate Mayor Michael Hancock over inappropriate text messages sent to a female city police officer six years ago. By now, you’ve likely heard about Hancock sending a slew of suggestive text messages to Leslie Branch-Wise in 2012 when she was a police…
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How would probe of harassment allegations against Denver mayor work?
Will the Denver City Council launch an investigation into inappropriate text messages that Mayor Michael Hancock sent to a female police officer six years ago? We won’t have an answer until later this week at the earliest, Denver City Council President Albus Brooks says. In late February, the two-term Denver mayor admitted to sending inappropriate…
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Police union demands Denver Mayor Michael Hancock resign, calls for state investigation
A spokeswoman for Denver Mayor Michael Hancock on Tuesday rejected a demand by the state’s largest police union that the mayor resign after a series of sexually suggestive text messages he sent years ago to a member of his security detail came to light last week. Charging that Denver is facing rising crime rates and…
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Can Denver Mayor Hancock weather sexual harassment allegations?
Last week, two-term Denver Mayor Michael Hancock admitted to sending inappropriate text messages to Denver Police Detective Leslie Branch-Wise when she was an officer serving on his security detail in 2012. Denver7’s Tony Kovaleski first broke the story , airing out the slew of text messages from Hancock to Branch-Wise, six years ago. “You look sexy in…
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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock concedes he sent inappropriate texts to his security officer
The political trajectory of Denver Mayor Michael Hancock could be off course now that he’s admitted sending inappropriate texts to his security officer six years ago. A Democrat, Hancock does not dispute the assertions against him by Denver Police Detective Leslie Branch-Wise. He is said to be focused on a third term as Denver’s mayor…