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MAD DADS leader accused of harassment article
VJ Smith has been an advocate against violent crime in the Twin Cities for more than 20 years.
(FOX 9)
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - For more than 20 years, VJ Smith has been a foot soldier in the battle against violent crime in Minneapolis as leader of the nonprofit group MAD DADS.
But in recent weeks, Smith has become embroiled in allegations of sexual harassment from two former employees, and separately, police are investigating whether he has extorted sex from women during his outreach work.
MAD DADS leader accused of harassment
For more than 20 years, VJ Smith has been a foot soldier in the battle against violent crime in Minneapolis as leader of the non-profit group MAD DADS.
Who me? Minneapolis council members backtrack from defund police movement after $8M budget cut bizpacreview.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bizpacreview.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
17 Dec 2020
Members of the Minneapolis City Council claimed this week that the group never said it would defund the police department.
“‘Defund’ is not the framework the council has ever chosen,” Councilman Steve Fletcher told KSTP during a recent interview.
“If we’re going to look at how we fund different programs, it would be very hard to do that without taking that money from the Minneapolis Police Department,” he continued.
However, following George Floyd’s death, Fletcher and Councilman Phillipe Cunningham joined their colleagues on a stage in Powderhorn Park and “pledged to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department, while standing behind a banner that read ‘Defund Police, ” the KSTP article said.