'I said NO': Sex scandal cop Maegan Hall says she was 'terrorized' by Sgt Lewis Powell
LA VERGNE, TENNESSEE: A Tennessee cop who was fired over her sex scandal with several fellow police officers has now called out her seniors, saying she felt “terrorized." Maegan Hall, 26, has spoken publicly for the first time after being fired.
Hall was fired after she was accused of having sex with her co-workers and sending them nude photos. She also allegedly took off her top at a 'Girls Gone Wild'-themed hot tub party and allegedly performed oral sex on two officers while on duty. The incident led to Sgt Lewis Powell, Officer Juan Lugo, Sgt Ty McGowan, and Detective Seneca Shields being fired as well, as per an internal investigation. Officers Patrick Magliocco and Larry Holladay were suspended but stayed on the force.
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'He wouldn’t take no for an answer'
Hall has now said she tried to avoid the sexual advances of her sergeant at the La Vergne Police Department repeatedly, but "he wouldn’t take no for an answer.” Her affair with Powell reportedly led to her sexual encounters with the other cops. “I know what most people are saying,” Hall said, according to NewsChannel 5 Nashville. “You know, ‘You could’ve said no.’ I get it. But my response to them is ‘I did say no, and he wouldn’t take it for an answer.’ Eventually, I gave in from pressure.”
Earlier this week, a federal civil rights lawsuit was filed against the department and many of the officers. Hall claimed she was “sexually groomed,” and alleged that the department’s all-male second shift targeted and lured her. She also blamed her behavior on her troubled marriage.
'I felt like I was terrorized'
“When I was interviewing for the position at La Vergne Police Department, they described the environment as a family,” she said. “However, while I was aspiring to protect my community, the La Vergne Police Department was not protecting me.” She continued, "My supervisors worked together to take advantage of my vulnerabilities and my mental health. And they used it for their gain and sexual favor."
“Who do you even turn to when the chief of police is sexually harassing you? How could I get justice when the entire system, including the chief, not only condoned such behavior but participated in it?” she said. “I was lost and I felt alone.”
Hall went on to say that prior to the story going public, she “received harassing and threatening messages on my phone daily. I felt like I was terrorized.” “I had no one to run to and I had nowhere to go,” she said.
Meanwhile, Hall's lawyer Wesley Clark said, "Maegan wasn’t looked at like a rookie cop to be trained and promoted. She was looked at like a piece of meat to be sexualized and exploited.”