Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard, Activist Andrew Holmes Named in Sexual Assault Suit

Village of Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard and renowned Chicago-area activist Andrew Holmes are defendants in a civil suit over their alleged involvement in a sexual assault that took place during a trip to Las Vegas.& The lawsuit claims that Holmes sexually assaulted a Village of Dolton employee in 2023 while on that trip. It also alleges that Mayor Henyard retaliated against the employee and a police officer after hearing about those allegations. The suit was filed on Monday by a Dolton police officer and a former member of Mayor Henyard’s security detail, along with the woman who alleges Holmes sexually assaulted her. News of this suit comes just two days after the Village of Dolton appointed former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to investigate the embattled Henyard. Lightfoot, a former federal investigator, will look into these allegations and others swirling around Henyard, the self-proclaimed “Super Mayor” of the South Suburban Chicago municipality.& On top of the civil suit, Dolton trustees approved a resolution in late February requesting a federal investigation of Henyard over allegations that she misused village funds and credit cards, made unauthorized payments to vendors, and withheld payment for approved invoices. Henyard is also a Thornton Township trustee.& These...