San Jose City Councilmember Omar Torres was removed from all of his official appointments on Tuesday as police investigate child sex crime allegations.
Mayor Matt Mahan's office issued a press release saying the city council unanimously voted to 'remove District 3 Councilmember Omar Torres from all Council-assigned appointments.' The motion was put forward by Mahan.The vote comes as police investigate allegations made against Torres. In the wake of the investigation, Mahan's office said Torres has not appeared at various meetings.
'Should he continue to request excused absences, I personally will want to hear a better explanation for what the illness is.'Mahan's office released a list of the removed appointments and who will be filling in the vacancies.
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