Axel Henry

The legal fight at St. Paul City Hall now includes allegations the mayor knowingly misled workplace investigators.

Police Chief Axel Henry amended his lawsuit against Mayor Kali Herr, saying statements Herr made to investigators and on a podcast are false and could damage his professional reputation.

The mayor cites an outside investigation that did not substantiate sexual harassment or retaliation.

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I was dealing.

So the St. Paul police chief, Axel Henry.

is adding a retaliation claim to his lawsuit against Mayor Herr.

Right.

Claims that, you know, it's not just what he talked about the first time.

He has said he's added a seventh count.

Chief Axel Henry recently filed an amended version of his lawsuit, adding a seventh count and new details, including reference to media coverage of an hour long interview the mayor conducted on a Hmong language for broadcast shortly after his lawsuit was filed.

Henry sued the mayor and the city on September 23rd over six claims alleging violations of the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act.

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The St. Paul City Council has okayed spending more money on outside law firms, stemming from the lawsuit that Police Chief Axel Henry filed against the city and Mayor Kali Herr.

Andrew Krieger reports.

Last week, the City Council grudgingly approved hiring the law firm Fisher Phillips at a rate of up to $500 per hour to defend the city and the mayor in the lawsuit.

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City first hired a private firm to investigate Police Chief Axel Henry's HR complaint against Mayor Her.

That was a private law firm.

Yep.

I mean, ultimately.

Like, I understand the police chief, you know, and Henry Axel's, uh, Axel Henry's, uh, you know, complaints here.

I get it.

And I think the lawsuit, I'm curious to see how this plays out based off of his, if his allegations are, are true.

I, I got a brand-new parody coming up that proves that point here in just a moment that you might not have heard unless you were listening in the first hour of the show.

But I'm also not the mayor of a major, major metropolitan area either, so.

The investigation conducted by Resolute Lawses, uh, substantiated the claims, of course, of the inappropriate behavior towards the police department personnel, but found no evidence of sexual harassment towards Police Chief Axel Henry, which has now brought about the, uh, lawsuit and a story that we continue to follow with great interest.

All right, coming up in just a moment.

An outside law firm's investigation into allegations brought against St. Paul Mayor Kali Herr cost nearly 44 grand, according to an invoice obtained by Five Eyewitness News yesterday.

St. Paul hired St. Cloud-based Resolute Law in March to evaluate a complaint filed by the chief, Axel Henry.

that alleged the mayor had sexually harassed the police chief and demonstrated a pattern of creating an uncomfortable work environment.

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In 1972, James Griffin became the first African-American deputy chief of police in St. Paul.

Now, it's heavily detailed, but it's also heavily redacted.

It does paint a picture, though, of a crumbling work relationship with Police Chief Axel Henry and an uncomfortable work environment around Mayor Herr.

The report gives a glimpse into Mayor Herr's side of the story, though, and we've told you about Police Chief Henry's accusations against her.

Those accusations include altered pictures, inappropriate touching, and noises.