Kent man files suit accusing Seattle Mayor of child sex abuse

Published 12:10 pm Friday, April 7, 2017

A 46-year-old Kent man filed a lawsuit on Thursday in King County Superior Court accusing Seattle Mayor Ed Murray of child sex abuse and illegal child prostitution when the man was a teen in the 1980s.

The Seattle Times broke the story on Thursday. The man is identified by the initials D.H. in the lawsuit that is a complaint for damages against Murray, who is running for re-election this year. Murray has denied the allegations.

For details about the case, see the Seattle Weekly, which is part of Sound Publishing chain that also publishes the Kent Reporter.