Akron Mayor Resigns After ‘Inappropriate Encounter’

Akron, OH Mayor Garry Moneypenny announced his resignation, eight days after taking office from longtime Mayor Don Plusquellic, over an inappropriate encounter with a city employee, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Moneypenny lightly described the encounter with a city council office employee, who he said came into his office to congratulate him. A congratulatory hug then turned into what Moneypenny described as a “too personal encounter.”

He becomes the second mayor to resign in less than two weeks.