CEDAR PARK, Texas — A second look at the 2013 Greg Kelley sexual assault case is raising questions about how thorough the initial investigation was.
“While Cedar Park was fighting for convictions we’ve been fighting for truth,” says Georgetown resident Jesse Mahan.
Mahan beleives in Greg Kelley's innocence and after last week's testimony he was convinced change is needed.
“We’ve had the Williamson county district attorney Shawn Dick call the police investigation wholly deficient and a catastrophic failure,” says Mike Lapaglia
Lapaglia is behind the Greg Kelley Foundation Facebook group and he says change starts at the top--with the police chief and the detective who led the initial investigation.
Greg Kelley's mom: I'm calling for the termination of Chief Mannix. pic.twitter.com/yvRP8oe2pl
— Carlos Garcia (@CarlosReports) August 11, 2017
“We believe that there’s enough information out in the public domain to substantiate a termination of Sean Mannix and Sgt. Chris Dailey,” says Mahan.
Mahan and Lapaglia, along with roughly two dozen supporters, took their message to the entire Cedar Park city council even though only the city manager has the power to fire the chief and sergeant.
"We're not going to be complacent and accept incompetence we've got far too many talented individuals in our community that are willing to step up and take on the challenge,”says Mahan.
While they eagerly await a ruling that could free Kelley, supporters remain upbeat.
“We know we’re not quite to the finish line yet. We know there’s a lot of work to be done. We’re very confident that what’s going before the court of appeals is going to be airtight to where they can’t deny Greg what he should’ve never had stolen and that’s his innocence,” says Lapaglia.
The judge in the case will soon decide whether Kelley will be released on bond pending the outcome of the investigation. However, that wouldn't clear his name.
Ultimately the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals could issue an exoneration for Kelley. Two other suspects are under investigation for the assault that send Kelley to prison.