Sean Whent
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Sean Whent | |
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 Police portrait of Whent | |
| Chief of the Oakland Police Department | |
| In office 2013–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Toribio (Interim) |
| Succeeded by | Benson H. Fairow (Interim) |
Sean Whent was the Chief of the Oakland Police Department. Whent was appointed Interim Chief by Mayor Jean Quan in May 2013,[1] replacing Anthony Toribio, who served for only two days following Howard Jordan's resignation. Whent was permanent (non-interim) police chief from May 2014 to June 2016.[2] [3]
Whent spent two decades on the force, joining in 1996.[4] Oakland PD monitor Robert Warshaw forced Whent to resign due to the role of Whent (and his wife) in the coverup of a sexual-misconduct scandal involving Oakland police officers (as well as personnel from multiple other agencies) engaging in sex acts with a minor.[5]
In September, 2016 Whent was a candidate for chief of police of Salinas, California.[6] In February 2018, Whent started as an instructor with the FBI-Law Enforcement Executive Development Association.[7][8]
