Sex scandal appears to be breeding sex scandal in San Diego, as Carl DeMaio, a potential Republican candidate to replace now ex-Mayor Bob Filner, has been accused of openly masturbating in the City Hall men’s room during his time as a city councilman.

“There never has been a public accounting of how during 2009 DeMaio allegedly would leave the San Diego City Council dais during meetings to masturbate in a men’s room—events known by elected officials and suspected by members of the media,” wrote Rex Dalton of VoiceofOC.org, adding:

“In the months before last November’s mayoral election, Ben Hueso, the City Council’s president in 2009, acknowledged to this reporter that he witnessed DeMaio engaging in the practice twice. Hueso, now a Democratic state senator, and others suspected DeMaio’s alleged inappropriate activity was more frequent. Describing the scene that spring when he walked in on DeMaio, who was in front of a urinal with his pants down, Hueso said: ‘DeMaio was masturbating. He jumped, caught by surprise. He jumped to the sink … saying “I’m sorry, I’m sorry” about six times. Then washed his hands, darted out.’”

Dalton wrote that DeMaio’s activities were well-known in San Diego:

“Interviews show DeMaio’s men’s room activities became a joke at City Hall. Councilmen smiled about relief breaks, even gesturing from the dais about who would check the men’s room to see whether the coast was clear. Asked who she thought knew, Emerald said, ‘Everyone,’ from the council to some staff, who even complained to DeMaio’s office.”

DeMaio, who says he may run for Filner’s seat, denies the charges. “If Ben Hueso started this rumor, he embarrasses himself and our great city,” said a spokesman for DeMaio. “This is exactly the kind of gutter politics that has lead to the dysfunction of our political system in San Diego and Washington, D.C. Ben Hueso and his union allies ignored Bob Filner’s serial sexual harassment to keep Carl from winning the mayor’s race and now he’s manufacturing a lie to stop Carl’s momentum.”

Read the full article HERE.

[h/t RS]

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