By Paulina Pineda and Anne Ryman | Arizona Republic
Tempe’s independent investigation into whether City Councilman Kolby Granville violated code-of-conduct policies revealed new details Friday on the misconduct accusations made against him more than a year ago by three young women.
The Arizona Republic obtained the documents under Arizona Public Records Law.
Among the new findings in the city’s report conducted by outside attorney Sarah Barnes:
A Phoenix police detective who investigated the allegations in 2018 for possible criminal charges said she believed the three women were telling the truth. Their emails and other information corroborated their stories, she said.
The detective said the three women were “very insecure and vulnerable” and Granville chose them specifically because they would be easy to manipulate. The detective said she didn’t recommend prosecution because the women declined to prosecute, and Granville refused to talk to police.
Granville, during an interview for the city investigation, came across as “evasive and deceptive,” the report said. He vacillated between remembering specific details and not remembering other aspects.
