As primary elections for congressional seats get underway, a Republican candidate for Congressman Gerry Connolly’s seat is refuting allegations made against him.
Allegations of improprieties during Candidate Matthew Chappell’s law enforcement career in Georgia were made in an April 29 Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC) article shared with the Fairfax County Times.
One allegation consisted of social media posts he had already been warned about, according to documents provided by the George Peace Officer Standards and Training Council (P.O.S.T.).
According to their website, Georgia P.O.S.T. Council administers the regulatory process, sets the standards for training and certification, and provides essential technical assistance to the law enforcement community. They recommended his certifications be revoked July 11, 2019 and they were revoked September 11 of that year.
The document also said that while on duty Chappell, “was requesting sexual acts from a female officer of another law enforcement unit,” and that he “was texting her through a social media platform asking the female officer if she would have sex with him and his wife.” The unnamed female officer screen shot the messages and reported him. He was then terminated for violating policy on social media and “requesting sexual acts while on duty,” according to the document.
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