Texas Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem Face Sexual Harassment Charges

The Flower Mound Police Chief Kenneth Brooker has filed a sexual harassment complaint against the mayor and mayor pro tem.

Brooker states in the claim that he witnessed Mayor Jody Smith and Mayor Pro Tem Jean Levenick walk up to a police officer in the Town hall lobby before a city council meeting.

The Dallas Morning News reports that Brooker saw “the officer suddenly jump and mutter something like, ‘I guess I got my Christmas goose early this year’."

Brooker questioned the officer about the incident the following day and learned that the two city leaders pinched him on the behind as they stood on either side of him. The incident was recorded on the security cameras and released to the Dallas Morning News under the state’s open records laws.

An independent investigation found that the women's conduct "did not rise to the level of sexual harassment." However, both women "acknowledged that their actions, while intended to be in fun, were not appropriate workplace conduct," according to an investigation report.