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A Tennessee police department was in turmoil Tuesday following allegations
that at least five of its male officers had sex with a female officer both
on and off the job.

So far, five officers have been fired and three more have been suspended
without pay as officials in the Nashville suburb of La Vergne investigate
the allegations against the 60-person police department, Mayor Jason Cole
said.

�This situation is unacceptable and as soon as it was brought to our
attention it was immediately investigated and action was taken upon the
individuals involved,� Cole said in a statement. �Our top priority moving
forward will include rebuilding the public�s trust.�

The accounts of La Vergne police officers were in an internal report about
the department�s investigation obtained by NBC affiliate WSMV of
Nashville. The officers spoke about sharing cellphone photos of their
genitals, having sex in the police station on duty and taking part in
�Girls Gone Wild�-type parties.

�The actions of a few do not represent the department as a whole,� Police
Chief Burrel �Chip� Davis said.

Davis said that despite the firings and suspensions, �we have sufficient
staff to cover all of our patrol shifts.� He said counselors have been
brought in to �help our officers work through these circumstances.�

Maegan Hall, the female officer at the center of the scandal, has been
fired, city officials said. Also sacked were Sgt. Lewis Powell, Sgt. Henry
Ty McGowan, Detective Seneca Shields and Officer Juan Lugo-Perez.

Officers Larry Holloday, Patrick Magliocco and Gavin Schoeberl have been
suspended, they said.

NBC News tried to contact all the officers who were dismissed or suspended
but got no response. In addition to violating departmental rules against
having sex while on duty, they are accused of impeding the investigation
by lying about their actions and engaging in �conduct unbecoming of an
officer,� according to the investigative report.

None have been charged with crimes, city spokeswoman Anne Smith said. The
Rutherford County district attorney�s office told WTVF-TV of Nashville
that it was monitoring the situation.

Earlier, Police Sgt. Eric Staats, who is president of the department�s
Fraternal Order of Police chapter, told news media that none of the
officers would be making a statement.

Staats owns the houseboat on which a wild �hot tub� party was held last
Memorial Day, where officers were drinking heavily and where, at one
point, Hall lost her top and had vodka poured down her throat, according
to the investigative report. Staats is not accused of any wrongdoing.

City officials launched an investigation Dec. 12 after a police sergeant
informed Cole that Hall �was having intimate relationships� with fellow
officers, according to a report obtained by WSMV that lays out what is
alleged to have happened in graphic detail.

Under questioning, Powell, Magliocco, Holloday, Shields and Lugo-Perez all
admitted to having had sex with Hall, the report states.

Hall also admitted having had sex with those officers and with McGowan, as
well, the report says. She said she also shared nude images with Holloday,
Magliocco, McGowan and Schoeberl.

Shields told city investigators that Hall performed oral sex on him in the
police gym after initially having claimed, �I have never had sex with
Maegan Hall,� the report says.

Powell also initially denied having had any sexual relationship with Hall,
the report says. He later admitted in the report that he, too, engaged in
oral sex with Hall on duty in a police substation.

Powell also admitted that as the investigation progressed, he and Hall
compared notes in a failed bid to keep their tryst a secret from
investigators.

�Powell confirmed that he and Hall met at Planet Fitness,� the report
says. �Powell confirmed they discussed the investigation and Powell told
Hall he denied all the allegations during his interview with HR.�

Magliocco told investigators that in addition to having sex with Hall, she
also proposed �doing things� with him and his wife. Holloday also reported
that Hall floated the idea of having a threesome with him and his �ex.�

Holloday and Magliocco expressed concern in the interviews about Hall�s
heavy drinking and mental health, according to the report.

�Magliocco reported knowing that Hall unloaded her weapon and dry fired
the gun at her head �so she could hear what it sounded like,�� the report
says.

But Magliocco �admitted not reporting that to anybody� until Dec. 8, when,
he said, he called Staats to relay �these concerns to leadership,� the
report says.

McGowan revealed, in what the report described as contentious interviews
with police brass, that he once went to Hall�s house with another female
and exposed his genitals. He was also accused of trying to intimidate a
city human resources assistant by grabbing her by the neck.

�McGowan claims it was playful however it was unwanted and an aggressive
form of physical contact that is not permitted at work,� the report says.

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