Activists demand Inglewood Mayor James Butts resign over groping allegation

The Brief

  • Activists are demanding Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts resign immediately.
  • They allege he groped a high school student, grabbing her buttocks while posing for a photo at a city hall community event.
  • The mayor’s office has yet to comment on the matter.

INGLEWOOD, CA Activists are calling for Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts to resign immediately, alleging he groped a high school student during a photo at a city hall community event on Tuesday. Activists allege Butts grabbed the student’s buttocks while posing for a photo with her.

Inglewood Commissioner Leonard Redway, who was at the event, told FOX 11 he did not witness the alleged act itself, but says he saw a commotion and a girl who was visibly upset. Redway says he called the girl’s father to tell him what allegedly happened.

Later that night, cell phone video shot by Redway, timestamped 10:34 p.m. Tuesday, appears to show Mayor Butts in the middle of a neighborhood street, talking with a couple of people.

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