Police Officer Speaks Out After Inappropriate Workplace Relationships With Colleagues

Former La Vergne, Tennessee police officer Maegan Hall has broken her silence on the sex scandal that rocked the police department and gained national attention. In an exclusive interview with WTVF, Hall spoke publicly for the first time since she was fired from the police department in January after a probe found she had sexual flings with several male officers on the force, including while on duty.

"I know what most people are saying. 'You could have said no.' I get it," Hall told WTVF. "But my response to them is that I did say no, and he wouldn't take no for an answer. Eventually, I gave in from the pressure."

The internal investigation, a report for which was released on December 28th, found that the affairs among the officers took place at their homes, in hotels, and at parties. One escapade was allegedly carried out during an alcohol-fueled hot tub party where Hall reportedly took off her top at one officer’s house.

Hall filed a lawsuit Monday against the city of La Vergne, former Police Chief Burrel "Chip" Davis, Sgt. Lewis Powell, and Sgt. Henry Ty McGowan, claiming she was sexually "groomed" for the trysts.

"Where Ms. Hall sought role models at her new job, she instead found predators," the lawsuit states. "In place of offering professional development, her supervisors and the chief of police groomed her for sexual exploitation."

Her attorney added that "Maegan wasn't looked at as a rookie cop to be trained and promoted. She was looked at like a piece of meat to be sexualized and exploited."

Hall said that since news broke of the scandal, she has received "harassing and threatening messages on my phone daily. I felt like I had been terrorized."

"My supervisors worked together to take advantage of my vulnerabilities and mental health, and they used it for their gain and their sexual pleasure," Hall said, adding that, at one point, she contemplated suicide.

Last month, Police Chief Davis was also fired after it was discovered that he "was aware of the sexual misconduct within his department and never reported or disciplined any of the officers involved," according to a press release from the city.

Hall is not claiming the other officers raped her, but that the details of the scandal put her in the spotlight and did not show the full picture of how the controversy unfolded. She added that she remains married to her husband and has found support through her family and faith.

"No woman should ever have to endure this type of abuse. What happened to me at La Vergne Police Department should never happen to anyone," she said.