A detective and former chief of police in Glasgow was fired after a hearing in July.
Guy J. Turcotte was terminated after a due process hearing, according to a Friday news release from Glasgow Police and the city of Glasgow.
Mayor Henry Royse conducted the hearing on July 18. Kentucky law requires a formal hearing be held when complaints are filed against police officers.
Turcotte was accused of inappropriately touching a woman in January 2023.
A woman at a pet store in Glasgow claimed Turcotte grabbed her below her panty line where her hip meets her thigh and an inch from her crotch, according to a complaint included on a recent criminal summons.
Royse issued written findings and a decision on August 10 following the July hearing.
The mayor found Turcotte violated two city policies: Ethics and Code of Conduct.
Turcotte sought an appeal of an order issued in Barren County Family Court, which granted an interpersonal protective order to his accuser. An appeals court in Kentucky upheld the IPO.
Royse said he found the family court’s decision and an accompanying 13-page addendum “compelling.”
The woman accusing Turcotte testified during the hearing.
Other employees of the pet store testified at the hearing, saying they felt Turcotte’s actions toward them were “chauvinistic and full of male bravado.”
Royse said he believed there is no scenario where Officer Turcotte’s comments and behavior would even be remotely acceptable. He also added how the active IPO prevents Turcotte from doing his job.
Turcotte was not present at the hearing, citing his Fifth Amendment right to not incriminate himself.
A criminal case in Barren District Court against Turcotte remains active.
Source: WBKO
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