Provo officials heard about sexual misconduct by former Chief John King years before alleged rape

PROVO — Provo city officials learned about complaints of sexual misconduct by former Police Chief John King more than a year before a rape allegation brought about King's resignation, according to a new lawsuit and interviews with those close to the case.City Council members told the Deseret News that they held a closed-door meeting about King's conduct in late 2015 or early 2016. The lawsuit alleges that Congressman John Curtis, then Provo's mayor, chilled reporting by telling police depa