Court hearing set Thursday for fired YPD Lt. charged with dereliction of duty

A former Youngstown Police Lieutenant facing fourteen counts of dereliction of duty is scheduled to appear before a visiting judge in Youngstown Municipal Court on Thursday.
The attorney for Brian Flynn is asking the city to disclose all of the information used to fire December after spending 21 months on paid leave.
According to Flynn's personnel file, in April of 2021, an investigation took place stemming from alleged unwanted sexual contact in his office back in 2015. However, the nature of the alleged contact is unclear.
Additionally, In October of 2022, Flynn was charged with 14 counts of Dereliction of Duty.
According to city Law Director Jeff Limbian, the charges stem from an alleged failure to investigate over a dozen cases of child sex abuse or child pornography.
Flynn was granted $39,147 in severance pay earlier this year.
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