San Jose City Councilmember Omar Torres says through his attorney that the investigation he is involved in pertains to private communication he had with a consenting adult and that the relationship took a dark turn.
In an update to a story we brought you last week, Torres' attorney issued a statement on Thursday regarding recent allegations and the San Jose Police Department investigation of the first-term District 3 representative. Last week, police confirmed Torres was being investigated for child sexual abuse material. At the time, Torres said the allegations were "entirely false." According to published reports, Torres sought sexually explicit images of a minor online.
They described this individual as a "friend-turned stalker" and that the councilmember was steered into conversations the individual knew would be damaging to Torres' reputation. "Under the guise of eroticism, he would insist on discussing topics related to my client's interest in the young man's age group and continued pushing the boundaries until my client felt compelled to reciprocate the talk as part of the role-play scenario," Torres' attorney said.
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