Seattle Mayor Ed Murray Resigns After Sex Abuse Allegations
Seattle's Mayor Ed Murray has resigned after he was accused of sexual abuse — again.
Murray's cousin told The Seattle Times that Murray forced him into sex when he was a teenager in the 1970s. He is the fifth person to publicly accuse Murray of child sex abuse.
In 1984, an Oregon Child Protective Services caseworker determined that Murray abused a child in the foster system, though no criminal charges were filed.
Murray issued a statement saying: "While the allegations against me are not true, it is important that my personal issues do not affect the ability of our City government to conduct the public’s business.
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