Palm Beach County Mayor Sara Baxter is forcefully denying explosive allegations contained in a whistleblower complaint in which a former staffer accuses her of sexual exploitation, coercion, and retaliation.
In her first one-on-one interview on the matter, Baxter told WPTV’s Michael Hoffman the complaint is a politically motivated “smear campaign” orchestrated by her opponent, a charge her rival calls “laughable.”
WATCH: Mayor Sara Baxter denies explosive whistleblower allegations in exclusive interview
Palm Beach County mayor denies explosive whistleblower allegations in exclusive interview
The complaint, which was filed just days before the primary election, is now the subject of an active investigation by the Palm Beach County Board of Ethics.
The Allegations in the Complaint
WPTV’s Hoffman has obtained the whistleblower report, in which the former staffer, who remains anonymous, makes a series of disturbing claims…