Deputy Mayor Bryce Dawkins
Deputy Mayor Bryce Dawkins returned home earlier today after a stay at a local mental health facility. The Deputy Mayor checked himself into the facility, citing "personal failures" and "overwhelming professional stress". After two weeks of treatment, he was deemed "well" by his doctors and returned home to his wife and children.
The Deputy Mayor's enrollment into the facility came on the heels of an alleged gay sex scandal involving a Middle Park West man. The man, identified as Bernie Crane, was once convicted of soliciting a male prostitute in 2003. Further allegations as to whether Dawkins provided Crane with housing and expensive gifts using municipal funds are still under investigation.
Dawkins has denied these allegations, calling them "baseless slander motivated by political opportunism." The Deputy Mayor was recently involved in a publicized feud with Liberty Congressman Thomas Stubbs III over budgeting for disaster prevention improvements. Congressman Stubbs is himself currently under investigation for alleged pork barrel spending.
The potential scandal surrounding the Deputy Mayor could send significant shockwaves through the political landscape, as Dawkins has always been an outspoken proponent of conservative family values and an opponent of gay rights. During his campaign in the recent mayoral election, Dawkins made comments that went as far as to compare homosexuality to terrorism. Dawkins also publicly endorsed the controversial "Gender Roll Doll", hailing its importance in "suppressing homosexual feelings" in children.
When questioned, Dawkins would not comment on the likelihood or a timetable for his return to office. He said that for now he was just happy to be home with his family.
A spokesman for the Mayor also declined to comment on Dawkins' return to public service, as well as the ongoing investigations. His message from the Mayor's office was simply, "We are glad to see that the Deputy Mayor has returned home to his family safe and sound, and we wish him a speedy recovery from any duress."
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