Nashville mayor tragedy

The investigation found the photos in Forrest's work email and said they had been taken by his phone. There were also deleted chats between Forrest's phone and Barry's phone number as well as 35 deleted call logs, an affidavit said. Both Barry and Forrest were sentenced to three years of probation. Barry, 54, was riding high when news broke in late January that she had been having an affair with Forrest, whose wife filed for divorce soon after the affair became public.

Barry acknowledged the affair but denied any wrongdoing and rebuffed calls for her resignation. Barry's admission followed the painful loss of the Barrys' only son, Max, in July after an overdose on a combination of several drugs, including two opioids.

And I'm going to have several more bad days. But this is not my worst day," Barry said in January. Elected in , she had maintained a high profile in the city, appearing routinely at concerts and public events and spearheading a successful effort to bring professional soccer to Nashville. She hands over the reins to Vice Mayor David Briley, a liberal Democrat who ran unsuccessfully for mayor in Metro Nashville Police records show Forrest's overtime more than doubled in the budget year after Barry was elected in September She continued on to assure that nothing illegal happened and no policies were violated.

Her office released records of her text messages, calendar and travel expenses and records, and Barry said she will be transparent in cooperating with possible investigations. The first-term mayor's admission follows the painful loss of the Barrys' only son, Max, in July after an overdose on a combination of several drugs, including two opioids.

And I'm going to have several more bad days. But this is not my worst day," Barry said Wednesday. In the weeks and months to come, I will work hard to earn your forgiveness and earn back your trust. She said the affair started several months after she came into her administration. She said it was discovered through conversations between their two spouses and personal conversations.

She would not say when the affair ended, only saying that it's over. Forrest was the officer who broke the news to her, according to the Tennessean. The affair has also drawn scrutiny to the overtime the officer accrued while managing her detail. I know the difference between a mistake - which is what I made and I fully own - and a tragedy. And this is not a tragedy. Nine of the trips were only with Barry and Forrest, including a Greece trip in September, according to the newspaper.

At no time did I ever violate my oath as a police officer or engage in actions that would abuse the public trust. Barry answered questions about the trips at a news conference on Wednesday night, describing them as a routine consequence of the itinerary for a busy mayor and her security detail.

And I want to regain the trust of Nashvillians. And I will continue to serve. The newspaper reported that the affair had also raised questions about whether Forrest could be considered a subordinate of Barry professionally, potentially calling into question other issues of propriety around their relationship. While he knew that Sgt. And I am so sorry for all the pain that I have caused my family and his family. I hope that I can earn their trust and I can earn your trust back.

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