WE
WE UPDATE
WE UPDATE THE SEARCH FOR HIM AND THE STUDENTS CONDITION.
>>> WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN WITH
THE UNIVERSITY MAKING NATIONAL
HEADLINES WHEN SEVERAL
UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS WORK
INDICTED.
INDICTED.
INDICTED. >> THAT IS NOT THE ONLY SCANDAL
ON CAMPUS.
ON CAMPUS. A MONTH-LONG INVESTIGATION
UNRAVELED4@ A DECA4@DE OF SEXUA
MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS AGAINST
THE UNIVERSITY POLICE SERGEANT.
>> SERGEANT BRYANT IS WELL
RESPECTED. 4@
RESPECTED. 4@ >> PERFORMANCE REVIEWS GOING
BACK 10 YEARS.
>> ALWAYS DISPLAYS A TEAM
SPIRIT.
SPIRIT.
SPIRIT. >> THE DECORATED POLICE
SERGEANT.
SERGEANT.
SERGEANT. >> ALWAYS WILLING TO ASSIST
OTHERS.
OTHERS.
OTHERS. >> SIMPLIFIES ALL 4@THE
CHARACTERISTICS OF A LEADER.
>> HE IS HIGHLY REGARDED ON THE
UNIVERSITY CAMPUS.
UNIVERSITY CAMPUS. >> EXHIBITS OUTSTANDING
CUSTOMER SERVICE.
CUSTOMER SERVICE. >> PART OF THE SECURITY DETAIL
IN CHARGE OF THE FIRE SAFETY
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. >> HE HAD ALREADY SEEN HER AT A
FIRE DRILL SO HE HAD HIS EYES
ON HER FROM THE BEGINNING.
>> A FEW WEEKS LATER SHE WAS
ARRESTED FOR FIGHTING WITH
CLASSMATES.
CLASSMATES. >> HE PULLED UP THE FILE AND
GOOGLED IT AND SAID YOU SEE WHO
I AM AND YOU SEE WHAT I MAKE?
I CAN PROTECT YOU.
>> THE SERGEANT FOUND HER
DAUGHTER'S PHONE NUMBER ON THE
POLICE REPORT AND INITIATED A
PERSONAL REL4@ATIONSHIP.
PERSONAL REL4@ATIONSHIP. >> HER FIRST THING WAS THIS
OFFICER IS NICE.
IS TRYING TO HELP ME. HE IS
LOOKING OUT FOR ME.
>> NOW FEBRUARY 2018 AND BY
SPRING BREAK THE 52-YEAR-OLD
POLICE OFFICER RAMPED UP WHAT
THE ONLY INVESTIGATION FOUND TO
BE INAPPROPRIATE CONTACT WITH A
FEMALE STUDENT.
FEMALE STUDENT. HE WAS STILL IN FULL UNIFORM,
SERVICE WEAP4@ON 4@4@BY HIS SID
HE ALLOWED HIMSELF 4@INTO HER
DORM ROOM WITHOUT POSITION
PERMISSION.
PERMISSION. >> SHE WAS SITTING DOWN ON HER
BED AND HE WALKED OVER AND HER
FEET WERE CROSSED AND HE CAME
IN AND WAS TRYING TO GET A KISS.
>> WHAT DO YOU DO?
>> IT WOULD BE A FRESHMAN
STUDENT'S WORD AGAINST A
VETERAN POLICE OFFICER AND SHE
DECIDED TO RECORD THE PHONE
CALLS.
CALLS.
CALLS. >>
CALLS. >> THAT IS SERGEANT BRIAN ON
THE PHONE WITH THE 18-YEAR-OLD
FRESHMAN.
FRESHMAN.
FRESHMAN. >>4@ THIS GOES ON FOR ABOUT ONE
HOUR.
HOUR.
HOUR. >>
HOUR. >> IF I'M WILLING TO PUT MY JOB
ON THE LINE FOR YOU WHAT DOES
THAT TELL YOU?
THAT TELLS YOU I'M REALLY
INTERESTED.4@
INTERESTED.4@ >> SHE TURNED THE RECORDING
OVER TO THE ATTORNEY WHO IS
REPRESENTING 4@THE FAMILY AGAIN
BRYANT, THE UNIVERSITY AND THE
BOARD OF REGENTS IN A LAWSUIT.
>> PART OF THE REGION REASON
FOR THE CULTURE WAS THAT HE HAS
NEVER HAD ANY REPERCUSSIONS.
>>4@4@ SERGEANT BRYANT AND HIS
ATTORNEY DECLINED TO COMMENT AND
THE UNIVERSITY AND BOARD OF
REGENTS DECLINED OUR REPEATED
REQUESTS FOR AN INTERVIEW ON
HOW THEY HANDLED A DECADE OF
COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE SERGEANT@
OUR INVESTIGATION HAS UNCOVERED
THE WRITTEN CLAIM TO THE
UNIVERSITY AND IT'S ONE OF A
LIST OF SEXUAL ASSAULTS OF
INAPPROPRIATE CONTACT AND
HARASSMENT ALLEGATIONS AGAINST
THE SERGEANT.4@
THE SERGEANT.4@ THE SCHOOL INTERNAL REVIEW FILE
SHOWS HALF A DOZEN OTHER
COWORKERS THAT STUDENTS HAVE
REPORTED HIM TO THE SCHOOL FOR
VARYING 4@DEGREES OF SEXUAL
MISCONDUCT.
MISCONDUCT. >> ANY ONE OF THEM WOULD GET
YOU FIRED, JUST ONE.
AND THERE WERE EIGHT THAT WERE
REPORTED.
REPORTED.
REPORTED. BUT THERE'S AN INDICATION THAT
MANY MORE WERE UNREPORTED.
>> NONE OF THE COMPLAINTS
AGAINST HI4@M WERE EVER MENTION
IN HIS ANNUAL REVIEW.
>> ALWAYS WILLING TO GO THE
EXTRA MILE.
EXTRA MILE. >> FOR 10 YEARS BOSSES PRAISED
HIM FOR HIS WORK ETHIC AND
PROMOTED HIM WELL WOMEN ON
CAMPUS, STUDENT AND HIS OWN
STAFF COMPLAINED REPEATEDLY.
>> IF MY CHILDREN WERE
ATTENDING I WOULD BE GRAVELY
CONCERNED PARTICULARLY IF THEY
WERE WOMEN.
WERE WOMEN. >> WHY DOES HE GET SEVEN YEARS4
WERE WOMEN. >> WHY DOES HE GET SEVEN YEARS4@
AND MY DAUGHTER COMES FORWARD
AND SAYS THIS IS ENOUGH, WHY
DOES IT TAKE SO MANY VOICES TO
SCRE4@AM SO LOUD BEFORE BEFORE
ANYONE HEARS ANYTHING.4@4@
>> THE LAW DID FINALLY CATCH UP
WITH HIM AND 4@HE WAS BOOKED IN
JAIL ON SEVERAL FELONY CHARGES
INCLUDING VIOLATING OF AN OATH
BY PUBLIC OFFICE.
>> A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FOR MANY
YEARS, WHAT WAS THE UNIVERSITY
RESPONSE?
RESPONSE?