Rep. John Curtis fired back Wednesday at a lawsuit filed a day earlier that accuses him of ignoring sexual harassment complaints made against Provo’s former police chief.
“I want to set the record straight,” the Republican and former Provo mayor wrote in a lengthy statement his office sent to several news outlets Wednesday.
The lawsuit, brought by five women, alleges Curtis ignored “numerous” sexual harassment complaints raised against former Provo Police Chief John King, who was hired in late 2013 and ultimately forced out in 2017 after allegations emerged he had sexually assaulted a department volunteer.