City Councilors and residents call on Dean Sawyer to resign as mayor after derogatory Facebook posts were found.
NEWPORT, Oregon — The mayor of Newport is accused of posting homophobic and racist memes in a Facebook group, angering his constituents.
On Saturday, more than 100 people protested outside City Hall, demanding that Mayor Dean Sawyer resign.
Sawyer’s post, which stems back to 2016, was first reported by OPB. Sawyer’s posts include racist and homophobic memes made in a private law enforcement Facebook group.
“I felt betrayed,” Newport City Councilor CM Hall said.
Hall joined more than 100 protesters Saturday and
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