A former Portland police administrative supervisor who was fired amid unproven accusations that she tried to use her position to put a damper on a manslaughter investigation against her husband filed a $31.5 million lawsuit Thursday against the Portland Police Bureau.
Karen Chirre, 54, claims she was defamed and wrongfully terminated based on false accusations of hindering prosecution, tampering with physical evidence and official misconduct. She ultimately was exonerated of all charges during the same week her husband was found not guilty of killing a man who set a small fire outside the couple’s West Burnside convenience store.
