St. Paul, Minnesota Mayor Kaohly Her is facing an independent investigation after allegations of s*xal harassment involving city employees surfaced just months into her term. The investigation follows a formal complaint filed by St. Paul Police Chief Axel Henry, who alleged the mayor sent inappropriate suggestive text messages to staff members.

St. Paul has been put on notice that Mayor Kaohly Her ‘engaged in illegal conduct towards city employees,’ a lawyer for Police Chief Axel Henry said

The city has now hired an outside law firm to investigate the allegations against Mayor Kaohly Her, who has been in office for just seven months.