Memphis police chief tasked with investigating Tyre Nichols murder was fired from previous job with Atlanta PD over child porn scandal - as protest turns ugly in LA
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Daily Mail UK ^
| January 29, 2023 | James Gordon
The Memphis police chief tasked with investigating the killing of Tyre Nichols was fired from her previous job over a botched child pornography probe. Cerelyn
'CJ' Davis was dismissed from the Atlanta Police Department in 2008 for her role in the investigation of sergeant Tonya Crane's husband Terrill Marion Crane. Two detectives on the case accused Davis of telling them not to dig into the claims made against him after the unit received pictures of him with underage girls. Crane later pled guilty to one count of producing child pornography after the FBI took on the case. It comes as...
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Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis fired from previous Atlanta job after botched sex crimes probe
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https://nypost.com ^
| January 28, 2023 | Isabel Vincent
The chief of police in Memphis in charge of the five officers who fatally beat and tasered motorist Tyre Nichols was fired from a previous law enforcement job after a botched probe. Cerelyn
“CJ” Davis became the first female police chief in Memphis’ history in 2021 and is currently in the international spotlight after five cops brutally beat Tyre Nichols. She was fired from the Atlanta police department in 2008 for her alleged involvement in a sex crimes investigation into the husband of an Atlanta police sergeant, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
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Atlanta Reaches $1.2M Settlement With Ex-Fire Chief Fired Over Christian Views on Sex, Marriage
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The Christian Post ^
| Oct 16, 2018 | By BRANDON SHOWALTER
On January 9, 2015, I wrote an article titled, "The Mayor of Atlanta Declares War on Religious Freedom." Now, more than three-and-a-half years later, sanity has prevailed and religious freedoms have been preserved. Atlanta
must pay up. The case involved Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran, a man who had served the city of Atlanta for more than 30 years, working with distinction and without blemish. But when he self-published a 160 page book for use in his home church, gay activists rose up against him, demanding that he be fired. What was his crime? On his own time and on his...
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Atlanta forced to pay $1.2 million to fired Christian fire chief
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American Thinker ^
| October 17, 2018 | Rick Moran
In a big victory for freedom of religion and speech, the Atlanta city council agreed to pay former fire chief Kelvin Cochran $1.2 million in damages and attorneys' fees for firing him after he wrote a book expressing biblical views on sex and marriage. Opposition
to redefining marriage is not a "fringe" position, nor is it illegal. It is the deeply held belief of millions of people. But opposing the social justice agenda is tantamount to expressing "hate" and needs to be punished. The offender must be taught to "sensitize" himself against expressing politically incorrect views. In other words, he...
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Atlanta to Pay $1.2 Million to Former Fire Chief After Violating His First Amendment Freedoms
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CBN News ^
| 10/16/18 | Steve Warren
The City of Atlanta, Georgia has agreed to pay former fire chief Kelvin Cochran, $1.2 million after a Federal District Court ruled in December 2017 that the city's policies which led to Cochran's termination were unconstitutional. *** [I]n 2015 . . . the City of Atlanta fired him because he wrote a
men's devotional book in his spare time – a book that briefly mentions his views on a biblical understanding of marriage and sexuality. As CBN News reported, the city did not approve of Chief Cochran's book. After a 30-day suspension without pay, in order to complete "sensitivity training,"...
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Judge Rules for Kelvin Cochran [Former Atlanta Fire Chief]
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Breakpoint.org ^
| John Stonestreet & Roberto Rivera
Government Can’t Put out the Fire of FaithAnother big religious freedom case in federal court. And
in this case, there’s a ray of hope. For more than three decades, Kelvin Cochran built a record of service and expertise that made him one of the most respected Fire Chiefs in the country. He was the first African-American Fire Chief in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was among the responders to Hurricane Katrina. President Obama appointed him as the U.S. Fire Administrator, whose job is to improve both fire prevention and response across the country. And until a few years ago, he was the...
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Atlanta fire chief canned for politically incorrect LGBT book gets day in court
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noqreport ^
| November 22, 2017 | David Leach and Kelvin Cochran
In an opinion piece published nearly three years ago by the NY Times Editorial Board, we learned that terminating people of faith from public sector jobs is not only acceptable but demanded if they hold politically incorrect views on LGBT matters. The
“tolerant” liberals running the Times shared this little tidbit following the termination of Kelvin Cochran from his position as chief of the Atlanta Fire Department, a position where he was recognized as the 2012 Fire Chief of the Year after declining a Senate-approved appointment by Barack Obama to be FEMA’s US Fire Administrator in 2010. In other words,...
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Lawsuit by ex-Atlanta fire chief critical of homosexuality to proceed
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News Daily ^
| December 17, 2015 | David Beasley
ATLANTA (Reuters) A federal judge will hear a high-profile discrimination lawsuit brought by a former Atlanta fire chief who claims he was fired for his religious beliefs after publishing a book critical of homosexuality. In
a 2013 self-published book, 'Who Told You That You Were Naked?,' Cochran called homosexuality 'vulgar' and 'the opposite of purity.' Cochran distributed about 20 copies of the book at work, and the city fired him early this year after employees complained to city council members, city attorney Robert N. Godfrey said.
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Atlanta Fire Chief Fired For ‘Anti-Gay’ Views ‘Absolutely’ Wants His Job Back
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The Daily Signal ^
| July 06, 2015 | Kelsey Harkness
After being fired for writing what’s been described as an “anti-gay” book, former Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran says he “absolutely” wants his job back. “In
the United States of America, Americans should not have to choose between keeping your job and living out your faith,” Cochran told The Daily Signal in an exclusive interview. “And that’s the position the city of Atlanta actually has taken—that I have to have a choice to live out my faith or to keep my job.” Cochran was fired in January 2015 for publishing a men’s devotional book for a Baptist church group. In...
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Former Atlanta fire chief Cochran files federal lawsuit against city, mayor
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CBS 46 ^
| 2/18/15 | Vanzetta Evans
ATLANTA (CBS46) - Former Atlanta fire chief Kelvin Cochran has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Atlanta and Mayor Kasim Reed. Cochran was reportedly fired after handing out a book he wrote to his employees. The
book had what Reed called "disturbing sentiments about the LGBT community." At first, Reed suspended Cochran for 30 days and the chief was to undergo sensitivity training. The former chief believes he was fired because of his Christian faith and beliefs.
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Former Atlanta Fire Chief Sues City, Claiming He Was Fired for Christian Faith
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Aleteia ^
| February 19, 2015 | JOHN BURGER
<[p> The former fire chief of Atlanta, Georgia, is suing the city and its mayor, claiming he was dismissed from his job because of his Christian faith. Alliance
Defending Freedom filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of Kelvin Cochran, a highly regarded fire offical whose troubles began when some fire department employees complained about a book he was allegedly distributing on the job. Cochran had written the book, "Who Told You That You Were Naked?" which briefly discusses "Biblical sexual morality," according to an ADF press release. Cochran, who is a deacon in a Protestant church, wrote the book during his...
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Former Atlanta fire chief files federal lawsuit against Reed
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Atlanta Journal Constitution ^
| 2/18/15 | Katie Leslie
Former Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Mayor Kasim Reed and the city, saying he was fired last month because of his religion. Attorneys
with faith-based nonprofit Alliance Defending Freedom are representing Cochran in the federal case, which was filed Wednesday.
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Atlanta Fire Chief Fired After Calling Gays 'Vile' Claims Religious Bias
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Los Angeles Times ^
| January 24, 2015 | JENNY JARVIE
Atlanta Fire Chief Fired After Calling Gays 'Vile' Claims Religious Bias By JENNY JARVIE The former Atlanta fire chief, who was dismissed by the city’s mayor this month after writing a book in which he said homosexuality is “vile,” has filed a federal discrimination complaint against the city in a case that
is testing the issue of religious expression in the workplace and mobilizing Christian conservatives to his defense. Kelvin Cochran, the ousted chief and a deacon of Elizabeth Baptist Church in southwest Atlanta, filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, accusing the city of violating Title VII...
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If Firing Atlanta’s Fire Chief Isn’t a Religious Liberty Case, Then Nothing Is
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CrossWalk ^
| 15 Jan 15 | Alex Crain
Today's lead editorial in The New York Times came out in strong support of Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed for firing the city's Fire Chief, Kelvin Cochran. Cochran, as you may know was fired recently for having “antigay views.†Christian
author and professor, Denny Burk, took issue with the NYT editorial on his blog, arguing that if the Atlanta Fire Chief’s termination isn’t a religious liberty case, then nothing is. Extensive details about this curious case of termination are easy to find elsewhere. For instance, see this Christianheadlines.com article, click the related links throughout this post, and view Chief Cochran’s own...
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Ex-Atlanta fire chief: God prepared me for this storm [Fired for being a follower of Christ]
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^
| 1/19/15 | Christian Boone
Former Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran, who has emerged as a symbol to religious supporters convinced his beliefs got him fired, said his recent travails are “God-inflicted.” “I’ve come to realize that God has been preparing me for this storm my entire life,” he said Sunday morning at Elizabeth Baptist Church, where
he’s a deacon. “He’s not done with me yet.”
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Was Atlanta's Fire Chief Fired Over His Faith?
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Christian Post ^
| 01/15/2015 | BY JIM DALY
By now you've likely heard that Atlanta Fire Chief, Kelvin Cochran, was recently fired from his position for publishing a book in which he affirmed a biblically orthodox understanding of human sexuality. Who
Told You That You Were Naked book coverThe 162-page book in question, "Who Told You That You Were Naked?" is a Bible study designed for Christian men. According to press reports, Mr. Cochran gave a copy of the book to three individuals within his department, all of whom he knew to be Christian. So, what's the problem? The now former fire chief was initially suspended from his...
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Atlanta fire chief fired: NY Times uses 'anti-gay' label, while WA Post listens to one side...
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Get Religion ^
| 1/8/2015 | Terry Mattingly
Here is a question for reporters covering the big story down in Atlanta, where Mayor Kasim Reed has fired Fire Rescue Department Chief Kevin Cochran after he published a book in which it appears that he affirmed centuries of orthodox Christian doctrine on sex and marriage. There
are several issues to examine in some of the main reports, but let's start with the headline in The New York Times: "Atlanta Ousts Fire Chief Who Has Antigay Views." This raises a crucial question linked to the labeling of religious believers in this day and age. For example: Is Pope Francis "antigay"?...
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Atlanta's Fire Chief Fired for Espousing Christian Beliefs
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NC Register ^
| January 8, 2015 | MATTHEW ARCHBOLD
The mayor of Atlanta Kasim Reed announced today the firing of the city's fire chief for the crime of being a Christian, according to news reports. It
seems the fire chief, Kelvin Cochran, wrote a book for his Bible study group in which he espoused actual Christian beliefs. How dare he? But his firing doesn't infringe on religious freedom at all, so says the mayor. "This is not about religious freedom, this is not about free speech" the mayor reportedly said. "Judgement is the basis of the problem." So there you have it. If you're fired for being a Christian...
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Atlanta Fire Chief: I was fired because of my Christian faith
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Fox News ^
| 1/7/2015 | Todd Starnes
Kelvin Cochran was five-years-old when he realized that he wanted to be a firefighter. “My
family was very, very poor,” Cochran told me. “We were living in a shotgun house in an alley – three big brothers, two little sisters.” One Sunday afternoon the Cochran children heard a fire truck stop across from their neighbor’s home. Miss Maddie’s house was one fire. “It’s a frightening day in the United States when a person cannot express their faith without fears of persecution following,” White told me. “It’s persecution when a godly fire chief loses his job over expressing his Christian faith.”...
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Atlanta Fire Chief: I was fired because of my Christian faith
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Fox ^
| 1/7/15 | Todd Starnes
Kelvin Cochran was five-years-old when he realized that he wanted to be a firefighter.... God granted Kelvin Cochran the desires of his heart. The
little boy in the shotgun shack grew up to become the fire chief of Shreveport. He was named the Atlanta fire chief in 2008 – a position he served until 2009 when was called to serve in the Obama Administration as a fire administrator. In 2010 he returned to Atlanta where he was unanimously confirmed to once again be the city’s fire chief. But now Chief Cochran’s storied career is up in smoke – all because...
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