The Oregonian editorial
board is
calling for the immediate resignation
of Portland, Ore., mayor Sam Adams.
Oregon's attorney
general is currently investigating Adams's 2005 sexual
relationship with Beau Breedlove. Last week,
The Oregonian
reported that Adams called Breedlove
33 times before he turned 18
.
While both men
acknowledge that they had contact while Breedlove was still a
minor, and that they later had a sexual relationship, they
insist that their physical relationship did not begin
before Breedlove reached age 18, Oregon's age of
consent.
Sunday's editorial
concludes that even though the investigation continues, the
Breedlove matter "undercuts [Adams's] capacity to be
effective for the city."
The editorial goes on
to state that Adams lied to voters about Breedlove during the
2008 mayor's election: "He was done for the moment he
decided to win the last election with a lie."
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