The Sheboygan Police Department is in the spotlight after a months-long investigation revealed numerous officers sexually harassed fellow officers.
According to a report by WisconsinWatch.org, both male and female officers were responsible, but they note that “four male officers had sexually harassed female colleagues. Three of those male officers also committed other serious policy violations, including not following supervisors’ orders and neglecting their duties.”
At least one of the victims left the department due to the harassment, while another claimed that officers were passing around a semi-nude photo of her without her consent.
A total of 12 of the 62 patrol officers in the department were punished, whether that was by physical discipline or verbal admonishment.
Among other findings, Wisconsinwatch.org alleges that Sheboygan city leaders did not hold the police accountable, but the city has denied any wrongdoing.
