Former Chicago Police Lieutenant Ron Forgue sues the Chicago Police Department and other Chicago Police Officers over fake Facebook page and other alleged harassment

A former Chicago Police lieutenant is suing the department and his former colleagues for allegedly creating a phony Facebook page under his name with his photo labeled “IAD informant,” for displaying a poster at a police station with his photo and the words “sex offender” and for repeatedly stopping his sons on the street.

Ronald Forgue, 54, the former commanding officer of the alternative response section at the city’s 311 center, says he was harassed since 2012 “because he followed proper procedure” as a supervisor, according to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court by attorneys Mary Grieb and Brendan Shiller.

“He was a by-the-book sergeant and lieutenant. He was not afraid to discipline the guys underneath him. He played by the rules. And you see what happens,” Grieb said.

Forgue previously was a lieutenant in the Gresham District and a sergeant in the Calumet District — both on the South Side. He also worked for internal affairs, which investigates complaints against cops.

The lawsuit, which was filed late Wednesday, said officers brought seven complaints from 2012 to 2014 against Forgue, when he was a supervisor, because he was a straight arrow.

The “sex offender” poster was displayed in a police station where he worked in 2013 and the Facebook page was created in 2014, the lawsuit said.

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