The former Florence City Manager at the center of a city hall sexual harassment scandal was sentenced yesterday to two years of supervised probation.
The criminal charges are related to his behavior with women he supervised at Florence City Hall. In October, Mike Patterson pleaded guilty to a charge of misdemeanor harassment and another misdemeanor charge of providing alcohol to a minor after striking a deal with prosecutors in the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s office.
Before taking the plea deal, Patterson faced a total of six charges, including two felonies. Prosecutors dismissed two felony stalking charges, along with charges of sexual contact with no consent, and harassment charges in exchange for his guilty plea.
Since 2019, records show that the City of Florence has settled three lawsuits from former employees accusing Patterson of sexual harassment for a total of $444,000.
