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Seattle City Councilwoman calling on Mayor Ed Murray to step down
Seattle City Councilwoman calling on Mayor Ed Murray to step down
SEATTLE -- Two of the people running to replace Ed Murray as Seattle's mayor are calling on him to resign immediately, and now a city councilmember also said Murray needs to consider stepping down.
The statements come after a report from our news partner The Seattle Times in which newly uncovered documents reveal Oregon child welfare investigators concluded Murray did sexually abuse a foster son in the 1980s.
"The CPS workers there concluded that the abuse is real. And then we've seen Ed Murray's response, again denying. again with the victim-blaming," said former mayor and current mayoral candidate Mike McGinn. "To see somebody in a position of authority using his authority in this way -- it's not right. The other thing I know is being mayor is a full-time job, which takes 100 percent focus."
Former state representative Jessyn Farrell's campaign for mayor says she is also calling on Murray to resign.
The mayor has repeatedly called the abuse allegations false, and says these newly released documents do not change that.
On Monday, Councilmember Gonzalez released a statement asking Murray to consider stepping down as mayor:
Q13 News has been reaching out to other councilmembers to get their positions on the matter:
You can read Gonzalez' full statement below: