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OAKLAND, Calif. » The mayor of Oakland, California, has removed the interim police chief less than a week after appointing him amid a widening sex scandal.
Mayor Libby Schaaf says new information led her to lose confidence in Ben Fairow and called his Thursday appointment a mistake.
Schaaf’s office declined to provide further details. The mayor has scheduled a news conference today afternoon at Oakland City Hall.
She appointed Fairow after Chief Sean Whent abruptly resigned last week amid allegations that several officers had sex with an underage girl.
Two Oakland officers have resigned, and three others have been placed on leave. Other law enforcement agencies in the area also are investigating possible misconduct by their officers.
Fairow had previously served as an assistant chief of the Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department.
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