Montevideo, MN (Learfield News Service) - The police chief in Montevideo is being accused of sending sexual texts to a young woman beginning when she was only 17.

A judge granted the now-18-year-old woman a harassment restraining order against Adam Christopher on allegations he sent her hundreds of sexual messages.

The Montevideo City Administrator says Christopher will remain on paid leave while the city and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension conduct investigations.

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