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Posted on 09/22/2026 4:27:17 AM PDT by Libloather
A Georgia city’s youngest-ever mayor lashed out at officials as he broke his silence after being ousted from his role in light of the sexting and spending scandals that had recently engulfed him.
Jayden Williams – who served as mayor of Stockbridge for 10 months before being impeached — was removed from office earlier this month after being found to have sent suggestive messages to an 18-year-old male high school student on his mentoring scheme as well as spending $4,000 on a city credit card.
Some of the expenses Williams, 23, racked up included a $200 purchase at an Academy Sports + Outdoors store and a $63 purchase at a Polo Factory outlet – spending which the shamed pol fessed up to, WSB reported Monday.
But the investigation found he also spent $322 at a restaurant for Father’s Day – which he initially claimed was for gift cards, when receipts showed he splurged on food and sodas.
Williams, who had never held office before his November 2025 election win, lashed out at the city for apparently not showing him the proper processes for reporting expenses.
“I take accountability for not asking the questions and doing my portion,” he said.
“But they should have also taken the accountability to say ‘Hey, you’re a new mayor. You’re previously sitting on the council. This is your first time elected. Let’s go through these documents.’
“That was never given to me,” he claimed.
He also claimed the expenses came from the $5,000 allowance fund that supports the mayor, rather than the city’s general purse.
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Of course now getting into the arena involves giving up a successful career in the private sector, to subject you and your family to all kinds of abuse from those whose power is threatened by you running. Most just determine that it’s just not worth it.
Yep. I’ve seen it happen. With the ‘net, the attacks can be vicious and constant. Certainly a deterrent for normal people... Seems that to be able to function in that realm, one must be a little more sociopathic than the average bear these days.
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