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LAPD Officer Says Garcetti Repeatedly Witnessed Sexual Harassment And Did Nothing To Stop It

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A Los Angeles Police Department officer who worked in Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s protection detail is suing the city claiming that one of Garcetti’s advisors repeatedly sexually harassed him over several years while in the presence of the Mayor, who he says did nothing to stop it.

According to the claim, LAPD officer Matthew Garza began working in Garcetti’s protection detail in October 2013. As part of the role, the officers in the detail accompanied the Mayor at all times, which included driving him to and from his various engagements and traveling with him on out-of-town trips.

Garza alleges that Garcetti’s aide, Rick Jacobs, a longtime political advisor to the Mayor, repeatedly sexually harassed him on the job for years while in the presence of Garcetti.

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