• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • About Towleroad
  • Towleroad on Social Media
  • Privacy Policy

Towleroad Gay News

Gay Blog Towleroad: More than gay news | gay men

  • Travel
  • Sports
  • Law/Justice
  • Celebrities
  • Republicans
  • Madonna
  • Books
  • Men
  • Trans Rights
  • Royals
  • Monkeypox
  • Adele moved to tears by man holding up a picture of his wife at her concert
  • Marc Jacobs admitted facelift to stop people talking s***
  • Lost radioactive capsule found in Australian Outback after huge search

Okla. Police Chief Accused of Harassing Gay Shop Owners, Sticking Finger in Officers’ Butt Cracks: WATCH

John Wright March 13, 2020 Leave a Comment

Hanson.David

A police chief in Oklahoma is accused of harassing the gay owners of a local businesses, and sticking his finger down the butt cracks of officers.

David Hanson, the police chief in Seminole, Okla., admitted using gay slurs in text messages with Todd Holliday, who runs a local office supply businesses with his husband, Justin.

But Hanson insisted he is not homophobic, saying the Hollidays are family friends and calling the slurs “cordial, off-color texts.” In one text, Hanson referred to himself as the Hollidays’ “daddy,” while other messages were “too vulgar” to be included in a story by KFOR-TV.

OKcouple

“We shouldn’t have to endure that,” Todd Holliday told the station. “No one should, especially from the head of the police department.

“The police chief with the Seminole police department calls me names,” Holliday added. “Very derogatory, very slanderous names that no one should ever call anyone. … It’s been awful.”

Lt. Michael Burnett, a 16-year veteran of the police department, said Hanson also harasses employees.

“Being berated is a daily abuse,” Burnett said. “It’s gotten to the point where none of us want to come to work.

“We get called fat — we’re too fat, ‘you’re too fat’ to do this,” Burnett added. “I’ve seen him do that to our secretary as well, the female secretary that works there. I’ve seen him throw papers at her and just treat her terrible. … And insert his finger into the crack of the back of your pants pretty forcefully. It happened on numerous occasions.”

In a statement, Hanson didn’t address Burnett’s allegations, citing “personnel issues,” but he called the Hollidays’ claims “shocking.” The Hollidays reportedly would see Hanson every day because the city is one of their biggest clients.

“They both know I am not homophobic,” Hanson said. “We exchanged cordial, off-color texts. They texted wild gay comments and made fun of me being Jewish. I responded with off-color jokes. Not one time did I ever detect that any remark made was unwelcome or offensive. There were certainly no feelings of hostility. … If I have offended them or the LBGTQ community in any way, I most sincerely apologize. This is one of those life-learning lessons that come at great cost and I have certainly been humbled by this experience.”

City Manager Steve Saxon said in a statement that officials have launched “an outside investigation” into “complaints against the Police Chief by members of the Fraternal Order of Police and a member of the public.”

“We consider all complaints of this nature very serious,” Saxon said.

Lt. Burnett said he believes Hanson should be fired, while Holliday said he fears for his safety after going public.

“I’m afraid we’re going to have a target on our back,” Holliday said.

Watch reports from KFOR below.

Topics: Business, Nature/Climate, towleroad More Posts About: Oklahoma

Related Posts
  • Nine states seeking to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth in 2023
  • US requests for overseas abortion pills surges: study
  • Judge rules that Tulsa massacre lawsuit seeking reparations can proceed
  • Marc Jacobs admitted facelift to stop people talking s***

    Marc Jacobs admitted facelift to stop people talking s***

    Published by BANG Showbiz English Marc Jacobs is always honest about his cosmetic surgery so people can’t “talk s***” about him. The 59-year-old fashion designer was candid about going under the knife in 2021 and praised …Read More »
  • Lost radioactive capsule found in Australian Outback after huge search

    Lost radioactive capsule found in Australian Outback after huge search

    Published by Reuters By Lewis Jackson and Melanie Burton SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian authorities on Wednesday found a radioactive capsule smaller than a coin that was lost in the vast Outback after nearly a week-long search involving …Read More »
  • Sam Smith has ‘the opposite of body dysmorphia’

    Sam Smith has ‘the opposite of body dysmorphia’

    Published by BANG Showbiz English Sam Smith has the “opposite” of body dysmorphia now. The ‘Unholy’ singer struggled in the past with the mental disorder, where someone becomes obsessed by a perceived flaw in their appearance, …Read More »
  • Jeffree Star’s Fans SCRAMBLE To Uncover Identity Of Mystery ‘NFL Boo’ As Makeup Artist Drops Latest Clue With New Lover

    Jeffree Star’s Fans SCRAMBLE To Uncover Identity Of Mystery ‘NFL Boo’ As Makeup Artist Drops Latest Clue With New Lover

    Published by Radar Online Mega Jeffree Starsent the internet on fire when he casually dropped photos showing him cuddled up to who he described as his “NFL boo” — and now, fans are scrambling to uncover …Read More »
Previous Post: « Katie Porter, Tom Hanks, Ted Cruz, Joy Behar, Gloria Gaynor, Andrew Gillum, Chelsea Manning, Mandy Moore, Donald Trump: HOT LINKS
Next Post: If Trump Has Coronavirus, He is Spreading It All Over the Place: WATCH »

Primary Sidebar

Adjacent News

  • Proud Boys plotted ‘firing squads’ ahead of Jan. 6 riot: ‘War if they steal this’

    Proud Boys plotted ‘firing squads’ ahead of Jan. 6 riot: ‘War if they steal this’

  • Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2023 nominees include Willie Nelson, Missy Elliott, George Michael, Sheryl Crow

    Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2023 nominees include Willie Nelson, Missy Elliott, George Michael, Sheryl Crow

  • Editorial: The drag queen debate is ignorant of history and a proxy fight with kids as pawns

    Editorial: The drag queen debate is ignorant of history and a proxy fight with kids as pawns

Good Trash: Going to Read It Somewhere, Y'know

  • Stormy Daniels takes victory lap after Trump pens tirade about her on Truth Social

    Stormy Daniels takes victory lap after Trump pens tirade about her on Truth Social

  • ‘He Was Consumed With Sadness’: Lisa Marie Presley ‘Destroyed’ Ex-Husband Michael Jackson With Shock Divorce Filing

    ‘He Was Consumed With Sadness’: Lisa Marie Presley ‘Destroyed’ Ex-Husband Michael Jackson With Shock Divorce Filing

  • Jane Fonda ‘worried’ about Barbarella remake

    Jane Fonda ‘worried’ about Barbarella remake

RSS Partner Links

  • Hold On a Minute
  • Jordan Klepper Finds MAGAts Who Are Still Crazy
  • Emma Stone & Dave McCary Make Rare Appearance Together at Knicks Game in NYC
  • Princess Kate: The early years can be the ‘root cause of huge societal challenges’
  • “Stop trying to make Carrie Bradshaw & Aiden Shaw into a thing!” links
  • Iranian Couple Sentenced To 10 Years For Dancing After Video Goes Viral
  • Buy Me, Buy Me. Say That You'll Buy Me.

Most Recent

  • Adele moved to tears by man holding up a picture of his wife at her concert

    Adele moved to tears by man holding up a picture of his wife at her concert

  • Marc Jacobs admitted facelift to stop people talking s***

    Marc Jacobs admitted facelift to stop people talking s***

  • Lost radioactive capsule found in Australian Outback after huge search

    Lost radioactive capsule found in Australian Outback after huge search

  • Sam Smith has ‘the opposite of body dysmorphia’

    Sam Smith has ‘the opposite of body dysmorphia’

  • Jeffree Star’s Fans SCRAMBLE To Uncover Identity Of Mystery ‘NFL Boo’ As Makeup Artist Drops Latest Clue With New Lover

    Jeffree Star’s Fans SCRAMBLE To Uncover Identity Of Mystery ‘NFL Boo’ As Makeup Artist Drops Latest Clue With New Lover

  • Alicia Silverstone returns as Clueless character Cher: WATCH

    Alicia Silverstone returns as Clueless character Cher: WATCH

  • Rep. George Santos agrees to skip sitting on House committees as poll shows 78% of voters want him out

    Rep. George Santos agrees to skip sitting on House committees as poll shows 78% of voters want him out

  • As Pope Francis visits Congo, LGBT+ activists cheer for perceived ally

    As Pope Francis visits Congo, LGBT+ activists cheer for perceived ally

Most Commented

Social

Twitter @tlrd | Facebook | Instagram @tlrd

Footer

Copyright © 2023 · Log in

×