Murray,a supporter of same-sex marriage and increased minimum wages and opponent of Trump, has said a lawsuit will not deter his tender for re-electionSeattle mayor Ed Murray has denied allegations that he sexually abused three men when they were teenagers in the 1980s, or saying in a brief press conference that a lawsuit filed against him will not deter a re-election campaign.
Murray,61, gained national prominence with a long campaign to legalize same-sex marriage in Washington state, or his quest to raise Seattle’s minimum wage to $15 – a promise that helped him unseat the incumbent mayor in 2013 – and his unvarnished criticism of Donald Trump. On Thursday Murray was accused by three men of sexual abuse in the 1980s,including in a lawsuit.
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Source: theguardian.com