Two men vying to be the next Wayne County sheriff were accused of sexual harassment by female deputies who received an $85,000 settlement from the county.
Robert Dunlap, chief of jails and courts at the Sheriff s Office, and Raphael Washington, deputy chief of jail and courts, are among 14 candidates who applied for the appointment to replace former Sheriff Benny Napoleon, who died last month after battling COVID-19.
A panel of three Wayne County officials Prosecutor Kym Worthy, Clerk Cathy Garrett and Chief Probate Judge Freddie Burton said they would make the appointment Friday.
The panel interviewed nine candidates Thursday afternoon via Zoom. Washington was questioned for 26 minutes but the panel didn t ask him about the lawsuit allegations or the settlement the county paid out. Instead, the panel focused on things like Washington s plans to handle potential unrest, what he hoped to accomplish in his first 100 days and his position on incarcerating nonviolent offen