WDIV consumer reporter Hank Winchester was recently fired, Metro Times reports. The news comes six weeks after the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office declined to file charges of criminal misconduct following a weeks-long investigation.
The station placed Winchester on a leave of absence in the summer pending the outcome of the investigation. He did not return to the station. Metro Times did not report why Winchester was fired. WDIV Vice President and General Manager Bob Ellis did not respond to an email from Deadline Detroit seeking comment.
A police report obtained by Metro Times included allegations that Winchester, 51, offered a free massage to someone at his home and made inappropriate sexual advances. The person also alleged that Winchester recorded the session and said he was training to be a massaage therapist. However, the police report found no evidence of a recording…