Spokane, Wash., Mayor Denies Allegations

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Spokane, Wash., Mayor Denies Allegations

By JOHN K. WILEY, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 10 minutes ago

SPOKANE, Wash. - Mayor James E. West said on Tuesday he believes he will survive investigations into allegations that he committed criminal acts by trolling gay chat rooms and offering city jobs to men he met there.

West told NBC's "Today" show that he expects to be exonerated by FBI and city investigations.

"The e-mails that are coming to me are in my favor not to resign. Stand your ground," West said. "They say, 'If the allegations are true, you ought to go.' Well, they are not true."

The Spokesman-Review has reported allegations that West molested two boys in the late 1970s and early 1980s when he was a Boy Scout leader, and that he offered gifts, favors and jobs at City Hall to young men he met online.

The mayor has denied those allegations but acknowledged having relations with adult men.

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Yeah, right. They have hard evidence of you attempting to pick up an underage gay minor, and he thinks he can deny it? LOL.