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The Democrat pleaded also pleaded guilty Tuesday to felony theft
over her misuse of city funds.

Nashville Mayor Megan Barry’s soap opera-like affair with her
former police bodyguard—marked by early-morning private cemetery
trips and nude cellphone photos—on Tuesday culminated in a
felony guilty plea and a resignation for the Democrat.

Barry pleaded guilty to felony theft of property over $10,000,
for the time billed to the City of Nashville and that was
instead spent on a personal relationship with Sgt. Rob Forrest,
according to The Tennessean.

“Had this case gone to trial, witnesses are available who would
testify that in March 2016 and January 2018 Megan Barry caused
over 10K but less than 60K in Metro Nashville city funds to be
expended unlawfully on Mr. Robert Forrest,” District Attorney
Glenn Funk reportedly said in court.

Forrest pleaded guilty to the same charge on Tuesday, according
to local reports.

The now-ex-mayor—who before the scandal held an astonishing 70-
percent approval rating—has agreed to reimburse the city for
$11,000 and serve three years of probation.

In a Tuesday morning press conference, Barry called her brief
tenure an “honor and privilege.”

“While my time as your mayor concludes today, my unwavering love
and sincere affection for this wonderful city and its great
people shall never come to an end,” said Barry.

“No one is as excited about this city and its bright and
limitless future as I am," she added. “Nashville, with its
boundless energy, its infectious optimism, it has never
encountered an obstacle it couldn’t overcome attitude, will in
the years ahead continue its steady march toward the very top of
the list of great American cities. It’s a continued climb that I
will watch but I will watch as a private citizen.”

Vice Mayor David Briley will reportedly be sworn in as mayor in
her stead.

Both Barry and Forrest are married, though Forrest’s wife
recently filed for divorce after the scandal broke. Forrest
retired in January.

Months ago, Barry publicly admitted to the extramarital
affair—apologizing to her husband in the process—but has
repeatedly denied that romantic encounters took place while
Forrest was on-the-clock. According to an indictment, nude
photos on Forrest’s phone reportedly show that the two were
engaging in an affair while Forrest was on duty.

The two went on a total of 10 city-funded trips by themselves
without other staff present, including conferences in Greece and
Paris.

And in an odd turn, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
announced last month that video footage showed Barry and Forrest
taking several early-morning trips to a historic graveyard,
normally around 7 a.m. local time.

Barry’s spokesman, Sean Braisted, claimed after the videos
surfaced that nothing inappropriate happened at the cemetery,
noting that Barry “finds it to be a peaceful place to start her
day.”

“Sometimes she would go for a walk, other times she would sit in
the car and either reflect, make calls, catch up on emails, or
report issues with vandalism in the cemetery,” Braisted said.

Bullshit. She liked getting fucked up her fat ass in cemetaries.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/nashville-mayor-megan-barry- resigns-over-scandalous-affair-with-ex-bodyguard
 

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