NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE CHIEF PETE KASSETAS IS FACING A LAWSUIT, ALLEGING IMPROPER BEHAVIOR. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS A FORMER TOP DEPUTY AND TWO OTHERS ALLEGE KASSETAS MOONED STAFF MEMBERS, USED DEROGATORY LANGUAGE IN REFERRING TO FEMALES, AND USED HIS POSITION TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT WOMEN WITH WHOM HE WANTED TO HAVE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SAYS THE LAWSUIT CONTAINS RIDICULOUS ALLEGATIONS THAT ARE COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM THE TRUTH. THE GOVERNOR PROMOTED KASSETAS TO CHIEF IN 2013.
