A former Metro Nashville Police Department school resource officer has left the department after admitting to multiple sexual encounters while on duty, including incidents that reportedly occurred inside Madison Middle School while children remained in the building.
According to an investigative summary from MNPD’s Office of Professional Accountability, former officer Lisa Vidrios admitted that she and another Metro Nashville police officer engaged in sexual activity approximately four times inside Madison Middle School and twice inside a department-issued police vehicle. Vidrios reportedly said the encounters at the school occurred between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Although investigators said children were still inside the building, the report did not indicate that any students witnessed the activity. (WZTV)
The internal investigation began in May 2025 after Vidrios’ husband, who is also an MNPD officer, filed a complaint with the department. Investigators reviewed videos, photographs, WhatsApp messages, location history and employment records to determine when and where the encounters allegedly occurred. One video reportedly showed sexual activity inside Vidrios’ school resource officer office while staff members could be heard outside the door. Another allegedly documented sexual activity inside a police vehicle. (WZTV)
Rather than completing a formal investigative interview, Vidrios entered into a pre-investigative settlement agreement with MNPD. She admitted violating departmental policy and accepted a 30-day suspension followed by an irrevocable resignation. The Office of Professional Accountability sustained violations for conduct unbecoming an employee of the department and failure to devote her entire time to duty. Investigators concluded that the conduct brought discredit upon MNPD and involved personal activity during paid working hours. (WZTV)
The second officer’s name was redacted from the publicly obtained report. Investigators said he was never formally interviewed because he went on medical leave and later received an injured-on-duty pension, resulting in his separation from the department. The report recommended that he be questioned about the allegations should he return to MNPD employment. (WZTV)
The case comes after MNPD revised its harassment and discrimination rules in 2025 to explicitly classify sexual harassment and sexual misconduct as zero-tolerance offenses. The policy change followed years of complaints and pressure from current and former department employees who called for stronger safeguards, clearer disciplinary standards and greater accountability inside the agency. (WPLN News)
Vidrios and her husband had previously received public recognition after becoming the first married couple to graduate together from the Metro Nashville Police Academy in 2022. Less than three years later, his complaint initiated the investigation that ended her law-enforcement career. (WZTV)
