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Lawsuit Accuses Trustee, Activist Andrew Holmes Of Sexual Assault, Dolton Mayor Of Retaliation

A village employee claims she was assaulted by Holmes during a trip to Las Vegas and that Henyard tried to cover it up.

Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard (left) and trustee and community activist Andrew Holmes.
Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard (left) and trustee and community activist Andrew Holmes. (CBS Chicago)

CHICAGO, IL — Dolton Trustee and community activist Andrew Holmes has been accused in a civil lawsuit of sexual assault while attending a conference with village employees in Las Vegas last year.

The lawsuit, brought by a former employee of Dolton and a Dolton police officer, alleges Holmes sexually assaulted a village employee and that Mayor Tiffany Henyard tried to cover it up to protect herself.

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They are both named as defendants in the lawsuit.

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