Nashville Mayor Confesses to Affair With Security Detail: ‘I Am Deeply Sorry’

The mayor of Nashville admitted to having an extra-marital affair. Her lover was a police sergeant, who was chief of her security detail until Wednesday. After Mayor Megan Barry's shocking admission, she held a tell-all news conference saying, “I had a consensual relationship with a member of my security detail and I am deeply sorry for that.” Her lover, Robert Forrest, was a constant presence at her side, including the night she was elected. He also accompanied the mayor on out-of-town trips.