Micah Smith joined the station in December 2018 and is Denver7's Social Equity Reporter
DENVER — Following the recent resignation of Denver Police Officer Zachery Phillips amid a misconduct investigation, a sexual assault victim Phillips allegedly had inappropriate contact with several years ago is sharing her story.
TC said Phillips began telling her to call him, and he would get upset when she did not do what he asked. Over the next year, she said the text messages continued. “I was hung up on on the phone and my email was blocked by the detective that I initially reported this complaint to,” TC said. She continued:"So this has now occurred for multiple women, where alleged misconduct has happened. And essentially, he got a slap on the wrist over and over again to the point where they couldn't ignore it anymore. This is systemic and pervasive sexism at every level of the Denver Police Department. And they need to confront it, they need to admit it. And they need people like TC to inform the changes instead of ignoring her pleas for help.
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