Rep. John Curtis has regrets about the way he handled the abrupt departure of a Provo police chief who is now accused by five Utah women of sexual misconduct.
Then Provo’s mayor, Curtis allowed John King to resign from his position as the city’s top cop last March, after a woman accused the chief of raping her. Now, the Republican congressman said he questions himself.
Should he have fired King instead? Should he have let King initially tell the public he was leaving because of family health issues?
And should he have been harsher in condemning the chief’s actions in a news conference when he later announced that King was leaving town because of a sexual assault allegation?