A report commissioned by the Melbourne City Council has found former lord mayor Robert Doyle behaved in a 'sexually inappropriate way' at a work function in 2016.
A report commissioned by the Melbourne City Council has found former lord mayor Robert Doyle behaved in a "sleazy" and "sexually inappropriate way" towards a woman at a Melbourne Health function in 2016.
He was also accused of speaking to her in a "sleazy and inappropriate way" and placing his hand on her lower back near her buttocks after drinking "substantial amounts of red wine". He also said the couple did not appear to have any vested interests in the outcome of the investigation. "Mr Doyle's conduct was foreseeably highly distressing and was fundamentally inconsistent with the dignity of the office of Lord Mayor and the reasonable expectations of the public as to how a Lord Mayor should behave," the report said.
An investigation into former Melbourne lord mayor Robert Doyle has found he touched a woman inappropriately at a work function.The release of the second report had been delayed by a police investigation into the matter and a civil case that was launched by Mr Doyle.into multiple allegations of sexual harassment against Mr Doyle, with no charges laid.
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