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.…