SAPD Fired Sergeant After She Reported Lieutenant's Conduct

A 23-year SAPD veteran says she was fired after raising concerns about a lieutenant's behavior toward female coworkers — and KSAT Investigates dug up the records to back her up. Sgt. Kelly Bender was indefinitely suspended over paperwork discrepancies just weeks after the lieutenant she reported was cleared and retired with no discipline. Her attorney calls the punishment excessive and retaliatory. The city says she falsified documents. Now a federal retaliation complaint is active with the EEOC — and Investigative reporter Dillon Collier has the full story.