PITTSBURGH — The executive director of Pittsburgh’s Commission on Human Relations has been placed on paid leave and is facing an investigation.
Carlos Torres, 46, was hired by the city in 2016, but earlier this month he was placed on leave without a reason given publicly.
Channel 11 has confirmed that the Office of Municipal Investigations is involved.
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The chairman of the Commission on Human Relations confirmed that Torres, an Army veteran, is on leave, but would not expand.
The office of Pittsburgh's Commission on Human Relations enforces civil rights ordinances.
Our partners at TribLIVE.com spoke with Torres by phone and he told them, the board of directors gave him no reason and the move came as a surprise.
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