Embattled Fruitland Park City Manager Ralph Bowers admits to affair with city employee in criminal
Embattled Fruitland Park City Manager Ralph Bowers admits to affair with city employee in criminal probe
Embattled Fruitland Park City Manager Ralph Bowers admitted to having an affair with a city employee and paying her money and some medical bills, according to a Lake County sheriff's investigative report.
The sexual-battery investigation was launched last month after a city employee said she had been forced to have a sexual relationship with the 73-year-old Bowers or be fired. The woman told investigators that over the last two years Bowers at times he forced her to perform sexual acts but also admitted to accepting money following several sexual encounters.
She said Bowers repeatedly told her "I'm the man" and "I can have you fired," and that he would call her into his office to touch her inappropriately, according to the report obtained Friday by the Orlando Sentinel. The woman has also threatened a lawsuit against the city for sexual harassment and negligence.
Bowers' attorney Chris Largey said the woman's allegations are "baseless" and that she is out for financial gain but did not specifically address why Bowers admitted to paying her money and medical bills and giving her a boat. Bowers declined to comment.
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