Fred Paquin, the chairman of the Greektown Casino board of directors has stepped down after being accused of assaulting a woman who refused his sexual advances. He had only held the post for three months before Detroit state gaming officials called for his removal.
Paquin, aged 50, is also a police chief for the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. He denies the accusations, and will face trial for misdemeanor charges in February. He has been suspended from his police position, with pay, pending the trial. If he is convicted, he could face a $500 fine and 93 days in jail.
The woman, a member of the tribe and an employee of the casino, claims that Paquin smacked her on the back of the head, pulled her ponytail, and hit her forehead after she asked him to stop kissing and touching her. She says she had to wrestle his arm out of her short.
Paquin contends that it was the woman who was the aggressor. He says he did not hit her, although he may have pushed her away in an attempt to fend her off.
Paquin says that he had been having an affair with the woman for around two years. She is married, and they had an argument over some money he gave her. He claims she became angry when he said to her “It's all about what you can get.”
The deputy director of enforcement for the state board, John Page, said that the board is also investigating the Greektown Casino following an incident earlier in the year where an illegal lottery, or drawing, was allegedly held.
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