An investigation by the city acquired by ABC15 claims that Tyler Kamp, the candidate for Maricopa County sheriff, sexually harassed a rookie officer while he was in his last year of service with the Phoenix Police Department. Following Kamp’s retirement, the investigation by the Phoenix Equal Opportunity Department was finished. There was never any discipline for him.
Over a two-decade period, Tyler worked in law enforcement. Tyler joined the Phoenix Police Department as an employee following his graduation from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science in Administration of Justice. In addition to being a Homicide Detective, he was a Shift Commander and Criminal Enforcement Sergeant. Sept. 2021 marked Kamp’s lieutenant retirement from the Phoenix Police Department.
Records indicate that the harassment was substantiated in 2020 and 2021. However, the inquiry didn’t start until a few months after Kamp departed the division.
After an officer informed a supervisor at the beginning of 2022 that Kamp was harassing her, the supervisor filed an official complaint with the police department. The city’s Equal Opportunity Department was also notified by the police department.
“(Redacted) claimed receiving harassing texts about sex from Lt. Kamp. Her claims were supported by the evidence that (redacted) presented. The investigators concluded their final report by writing, “Despite Lt. Kamp’s denial of sending the messages, (redacted) provided screenshots as part of the investigation.”
The city also sent papers in response to the request, including screenshots from hundreds of text exchanges that Kamp and the officer—who was in training and under his command—sent each other.
In the chats, Kamp was seen discussing sex with the officer, making comments about her attractiveness and physique, informing her that he was turned on, and requesting that she alert him the next time she plans to wear yoga pants.
In an interview with ABC15, Kamp expressed disapproval of the investigation.
He declared, “This wasn’t a full investigation.” “It was hardly a complete investigation… The texts you mention seem to have been taken entirely out of context, in my opinion.”
Additionally, according to documents acquired by ABC15, Kamp was banned for a day in 2014 for unauthorized use of a private law enforcement database without a valid reason related to the criminal justice system.
In 2013, he was also chastised for frequently utilizing a municipal car for his own purposes.
Because she is seen as a victim, the officer’s identity was withheld from the city’s inquiry, and she is no longer employed by Phoenix Police.
She was contacted by ABC15 to inform her that the station possessed data pertaining to the investigation into sexual harassment.
She requested that ABC15 not reveal her identity as she had gotten over the incident and appreciated a reporter for alerting her to it.
Reference
Dave Biscobing and Ford Hatchett, July 08, 2024. Sheriff candidate ‘substantiated’ for sexual harassment at Phoenix PD.
https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/sheriff-candidate-substantiated-for-sexual-harassment-at-phoenix-pd
Pheonix Sheriff Candidate, Tyler Kamp, ‘Substantiated’ For Sexual Harassment
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An investigation by the city acquired by ABC15 claims that Tyler Kamp, the candidate for Maricopa County sheriff, sexually harassed a rookie officer while he was in his last year of service with the Phoenix Police Department. Following Kamp’s retirement, the investigation by the Phoenix Equal Opportunity Department was finished. There was never any discipline for him.
Over a two-decade period, Tyler worked in law enforcement. Tyler joined the Phoenix Police Department as an employee following his graduation from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science in Administration of Justice. In addition to being a Homicide Detective, he was a Shift Commander and Criminal Enforcement Sergeant. Sept. 2021 marked Kamp’s lieutenant retirement from the Phoenix Police Department.
Records indicate that the harassment was substantiated in 2020 and 2021. However, the inquiry didn’t start until a few months after Kamp departed the division.
After an officer informed a supervisor at the beginning of 2022 that Kamp was harassing her, the supervisor filed an official complaint with the police department. The city’s Equal Opportunity Department was also notified by the police department.
“(Redacted) claimed receiving harassing texts about sex from Lt. Kamp. Her claims were supported by the evidence that (redacted) presented. The investigators concluded their final report by writing, “Despite Lt. Kamp’s denial of sending the messages, (redacted) provided screenshots as part of the investigation.”
The city also sent papers in response to the request, including screenshots from hundreds of text exchanges that Kamp and the officer—who was in training and under his command—sent each other.
In the chats, Kamp was seen discussing sex with the officer, making comments about her attractiveness and physique, informing her that he was turned on, and requesting that she alert him the next time she plans to wear yoga pants.
In an interview with ABC15, Kamp expressed disapproval of the investigation.
He declared, “This wasn’t a full investigation.” “It was hardly a complete investigation… The texts you mention seem to have been taken entirely out of context, in my opinion.”
Additionally, according to documents acquired by ABC15, Kamp was banned for a day in 2014 for unauthorized use of a private law enforcement database without a valid reason related to the criminal justice system.
In 2013, he was also chastised for frequently utilizing a municipal car for his own purposes.
Because she is seen as a victim, the officer’s identity was withheld from the city’s inquiry, and she is no longer employed by Phoenix Police.
She was contacted by ABC15 to inform her that the station possessed data pertaining to the investigation into sexual harassment.
She requested that ABC15 not reveal her identity as she had gotten over the incident and appreciated a reporter for alerting her to it.