Tulsa Mayor calls for emergency director's termination amid child abuse charges

Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols is calling for the termination of Tulsa Emergency Management Director Joe Kralicek.

Kralicek was arrested on Aug. 7 and is accused of sending and receiving images and videos of child sexual abuse through a messaging app. He was booked into jail and later posted a $50,000 bond.

In a letter to the Tulsa County Board of County Commissioners, Nichols asks for Kralicek's employment to be terminated and for Deputy Director Tony Roda to be named interim director.

A special meeting on Wednesday afternoon, following his arraignment on child pornography charges.

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The Letter from Mayor Nichols to the Tulsa County Board of County Commissioners