North Carolina Democrat lawmaker Cecil Brockman resigned after facing felony charges for alleged sexual conduct with a minor, ending calls for his removal.
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ANorthCarolinaDemocraticstatelawmakerresignedfromhispositionafterbeingchargedwithfeloniestiedtoallegedsexualconductwithaminor.
ThemovefromRep.CecilBrockmanofHighPointcomesafterhefacedbipartisancallstoresignandapotentialcommitteeinvestigation,announcedbyNorthCarolina’sHousespeaker,intohisallegedmisconduct.
“IamcurrentlyfacingcriminalchargesbroughtagainstmeinGuilfordCounty.Duetotheseriousnessoftheseaccusations,Ineedtofocusonmydefenseoftheseallegations,”Brockman,41,saidinastatementobtainedbyWXII.“Asaresult,IamunabletofulfillmydutyandservicetomyconstituentsinGuilfordCounty.Asaresult,IamresigningmypositionfromtheNCHouseofRepresentativeseffectiveimmediately.”
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NorthCarolinaHouseSpeakerDestinHallsaidBrockman’sdecision“istherightthingtodoforhis
