After an investigation of New York City’s lifeguard program uncovered it to be rife with misconduct, a member of the Department of Investigation (DOI) has filed suit arguing his push for action against the corruption led to his untimely termination.

Danny Dalton, 66, was an assistant inspector general with NYC’s DOI which he had joined in 2019 after leaving the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration where he served as an agent. Now, according to a suit filed in Manhattan Federal Court, Dalton said despite complaints to the city’s Public Advocate and City Council in May 2021, the “DOI fired him with no explanation” in August 2021.

“They knew there was a huge problem and they just kept kicking the can down the road,” the former inspector general told the New York Post.

As the suit asserted, the investigation outlined, “sexual misconduct, negligence and a lack of accountability with the program, posing a significant risk to public safety,” but nothing was ever done to address the problems.