Portland Mayor Sam Adams
Now that the story is out about Portland Mayor Sam Adams having a sexual relationship with a teenage boy and then lying about it and convincing others to help cover up the story, Portland is speaking out.
Some believed that the boy was eighteen, therefore making him a legal adult, and it’s none of our business what kind of sex consenting adults have behind closed doors. We’ve since learned that the boy was in fact, a seventeen-year-old minor.
Is that really the issue? For over 85% of Portlanders, the sexual relationship with the teen boy is only a small part of the problem, which is amazing, because he won the race by a landslide. Over 85$ of Portlanders want Mayor Sam Adams to step down. People of Portland are furious that Mayor Sam Adams would lie to them, and convince others to lie for him in order to be elected mayor.
This is not a gay issue or a sex issue, this is an honesty issue…or that’s what we were saying before it was confirmed that the boy was seventeen. People feel violated, and don’t think they can ever trust Sam Adams again. How can the city stand behind some one who would lie like this?
His spokesperson has resigned, the city wants him removed, yet he still gets to be Mayor.
Portlanders are starting to refer to Mayor Sam Adams as ‘The creepy pervert mayor’.
Is he stepping down? As of right now, Sam Adams has only apologized and thrown himself at the mercy of the people of Portland. He is making no plans to step down from his seat as Mayor.
What is being done? A criminal investigation is underway, but until all the facts are in and charges can be pressed, Portland Mayor Sam Adams gets to waltz around like he’s done nothing wrong. How do we explain to our children the things we’ve been hearing on the news?
Every bad situation can be turned into a learning experience for our children. Start by talking about lying, and how everyone in the city believed that he was a good and honest man. Begin the sexual predator talk if you haven’t yet. Explain that people can make you trust them, and then take advantage of you, making you do things that are wrong, and touching you in ways that aren’t appropriate. Talk about what to do if they are ever in a position where they are being abused. Explain that it can be a family member, a friend, or a person you trust, such as a teacher, or Mayor. Make sure that they know no one will really ever hurt you, them, and that you would believe them even if some one told them you wouldn’t.
For more information on how to talk to your kids about sexual abuse, go to http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/publications/Pub1154-SayNO.pdf
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