- 2021: Williams demoted — but not fired — for sex with subordinate
- 2023-24: Five women report sexual encounters with Williams while he was on duty in 2023
- 2025: Williams fired but faces no criminal charges
- Current: Investigator Peter Durfee, also a Butte County supervisor, is accused of treating one of the women “like a whore” in an exclusive interview she gives to ChicoSol.
- Context: A departing police chief 10 years ago warned about the dangers of “a good ole boy” culture at Chico PD. — Dave Waddell
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