
A police department in Tennessee has become the focus of public opinion after at least five of its male officers had sexual relations with a female officer, on and off the job.
So far, five officers have been fired and three others have been suspended without pay as officials in the Nashville suburb of La Vergne investigate allegations against the 60-person police department.
Officers talked about sharing cellphone photos of their genitalia, having sex in police stations on duty and attending Girls Gone Wild parties.
"The actions of a few do not represent the department as a whole," said Police Chief Burrel "Chip" Davis.
Maegan Hall, the female officer at the center of the scandal, has been fired, city officials said. Also fired were Sgt. Lewis Powell, Sgt. Henry Ty McGowan, Detective Seneca Shields and Officer Juan Lugo-Perez. Officers Larry Holloday, Patrick Magliocco and Gavin Schoeberl have been suspended.
In addition to violating department rules against having sex on duty, they are accused of obstructing an investigation by lying about their actions and engaging in conduct unbecoming an officer, according to the investigative report.
None have been charged with crimes, city spokeswoman Anne Smith said. The Rutherford County District Attorney's Office said it was monitoring the situation.
City officials launched an investigation Dec. 12 after a police sergeant informed Cole that Hall "had intimate relationships" with fellow officers, according to a report that lays out what is alleged to have happened in graphic detail.
Under questioning, Poell, Magliocco, Holloday, Shields and Lugo-Perez all admitted to having sex with Hall, the report said.
Hall also admitted to having sex with those officers and with McGowan as well. She said she also shared nude images with Holloday, Magliocco, McGowan and Schoeberl.
Shields told city investigators that Hall performed oral sex on her in the police gym after initially claiming, "I never had sex with Maegan Hall," the report said.
Magliocco told investigators that in addition to having sex with Hall, she also proposed to "do things" with him and his wife. Holloday also reported that Hall pitched the idea of having a trio with him and they were his.