NOPD Sex Crimes Unit leadership faces changes

New leadership in NOPD’s Sex Crimes Unit has been named following the aftermath of the Inspector General’s report.

According to the The New Orleans Advocate, New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Michael Harrison has moved Cmdr. Darryl Albert and removed Lt. Gervais Allison and about 16 detectives.

Cmdr. Doug Eckert has been named head of Criminal Investigations Division, while Albert has been moved to the Crime Lab.