“I was a bully in 2015 that chose to pick on the most disrespected, unprotected, and neglected demographic in America: Black women.”
“Once I saw that my presence at the DA’s Office was becoming larger than the Office itself and the ability of Black women, in particular, to feel protected, I knew the only correct course of action was to resign and allow the healing process to begin,” Wesley said.
“I was so addicted to alcohol in 2015 that I was granted a medical withdrawal from school and was prescribed medication to combat withdrawal symptoms and cravings,” he said. Wesley expressed disdain for darker-skinned Black women by routinely making harmful remarks. In one screenshot allegedly showing his account, he cropped a dark-skinned model out of a photo with a light-skinned woman, complaining that she “messed up the pic.”
Harris County DA Kim Ogg responded to critics by supporting Wesley, writing,"I believe in second chances."“To be confronted with the hurt I caused Black women, from a time when I was mentally, physically, and spiritually unwell, and after years of rehabilitation and reconciliation, is one of the most difficult challenges I have ever faced,” Wesley said in the statement. However, he added that he remains “hopeful” of the future.
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