Speculation: Perhaps the chief resigned because he suspected his relationship with one of the accused would become known and cast him in a bad light, personally and professionally.
Question: did he resign before the story of the sexual abuse broke in the media?
If so, perhaps he knew about it and figured "Uh oh, I'm in an impossible position."
If he resigned after it broke then he probably read the hand writing on the wall and left to avoid further scandal.
Sad, either way: it seems he was a competent policeman; hopefully he'll do OK elsewhere.
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