Top Detroit cop had affair with current girlfriend of fired police chief

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Atty: Top Detroit cop, subordinate had affair
By COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press Writer

Associated Press August 11, 2010

A female officer who is dating Detroit's recently fired police chief was previously romantically involved with the married and current acting chief, and she has the text messages to prove it.

David Robinson, a lawyer for Lt. Monique Patterson, said Wednesday that he has more than 100 text messages sent to her in 2009 and 2010 from her boss, acting Police Chief Ralph Godbee, including messages that show the two had romantic "rendezvous."

He said Patterson ended her relationship with Godbee when she started dating Warren Evans last year.

Godbee, in a statement released by Mayor Dave Bing's office, referred to the texts as of a "personal nature" sent to a "colleague."

"This is a personal challenge that I must work through with my family and myself," Godbee said. "I ask the media and public to respect my family and the effort to resolve this privately."


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