Earlier this month Sandy Mayor Kurt Bradburn placed the city’s police chief, Kevin Thacker, on administrative leave pending an investigation. At the time, the reasons for the investigation were unclear. They are clear now, and perhaps he isn’t the only one who should be leaving.
Thursday, the city released a heavily redacted report with enough unpleasant detail to make the mayor’s decision seem all the more justified. It sets out several instances of Thacker — who admits only to being a “hugger” and who has apologized for any offense given — allegedly directing his “hugs” to women with large breasts, pressing his chest to theirs, rubbing their backs and their bra straps and otherwise grazing their bodies.