Less than one month before a New York Times story on Harvey Weinstein opened up the floodgates to the #MeToo movement, Democratic Seattle Mayor Ed Murray resigned in mid-September amid disturbing allegations he sexually abused teenagers decades ago.
Over the course of this year, five men have stepped forward to say Ed Murray abused them as teenagers in the 1970s and 1980s, including his own cousin who claims the former mayor molested him repeatedly as a 13-year old. According to public records unearthed by the Seattle Times, Oregon Child Protective Services concluded after an investigation in 1984 that Ed Murray sexually abused his foster son, prompting state officials to determine he should “under no circumstances” be certified again as a foster parent.
