Re: Florida Mayor Defends Incoming Town Manager Despite Sex Offender Status: 'Right Person for the Job'
Skeeter <[email protected]> Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:58:14 -0600
| Newsgroups | fl.politics,alt.activism.children.molesters,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,alt.politics.democrats.d,sac.politics,talk.politics.guns |
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| Organization | UTB |
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In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says... > > J. Carter <[email protected]> wrote in > news:[email protected]: > > > <https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/e4aaf8b2235b1f8aa09b4d35 > > 5d97646e9768461ead785485239a4ac5660a7c9d/lightyear_networka > > pi/resizefill_w1200;quality_80;format_webp/https:%2F%2Fmedi > > a.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fglobe_458%2F4abd948c5b77d77aa316af7d7471 > > d6ad> > > > > A small town in Florida is getting a new town manager, and she's a > > previously convicted sex offender. > > > > April Watson is expected to take over as the manager of Jay when the > > current manager, Eric Seib, retires next month on July 3. Seib has > > only been working in a part-time capacity since September 2025. She > > was previously unanimously appointed by the Jay Town Council when Seib > > went to part-time. > > > > Jay Mayor Shon Owens said he was aware of Watson's previous crimes, > > per a report from USA Today published on Thursday, June 18. > > > > "I'm not familiar with details of the case against her," Owens said. > > "I do know that she's the right person for the job. There is a great > > deal of confidence within the community in her ability to do the job." > > > > Watson's new position has garnered a renewed interest in her criminal > > history. She's a registered Florida sex offender and pleaded no > > contest in 2010 to three charges of engaging in unlawful sexual > > activity with minors. > > > Not qualified to wash the school buses because > of being a felon but she IS qualified to manage > the town's finances. > > Life in Republican America. Cocaine in the White House. -- https://rootbadger.com/invite/i7w9b9K7BUMNXZUDwPUvCxxZYcx4aKXrcoIVKJFt https://ibb.co/q26Rmhn NNTP friendly.