To ensure accountability among city officials, KPRC 2 Investigates is following up on Houston Mayor John Whitmire’s first year in office and his promise to reform the Houston Police Department after the suspension of sexual assault cases came to light.
“Public safety is my highest priority it has been and it will be as long I’m mayor,” Whitmire stated.
Just seven weeks into his term, Mayor Whitmire faced an unexpected challenge in his commitment to making Houstonians safer when the department was exposed for suspending more than 200,000 sexual assault and domestic violence cases.
“It had a huge impact on what I was trying to accomplish by increasing the number of recruits,” Whitmire said.
The suspended cases included serious offenses such as sexual assault and domestic violence, affecting women and children.
Then-Chief Troy Finner, who was aware of the situation, announced his retirement amid ...
