By Bob Norman
Fort Myers Mayor Kevin Anderson has resigned from the board of the United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades Counties, according to a fresh report from Gulf Coast News.
It marks the third resignation following allegations of sexual misconduct from young men first reported by the Lighthouse. On Sept. 17, he resigned from the Florida Gulf Coast University Alumni Association board of directors, and a day after that he departed the Valerie’s House board.
Anderson’s bio indicates he remains a member of the Foundation for Lee County Public Schools, where he “serves as a mentor for the Foundation’s ‘Take Stock in Children’ program, which provides a unique opportunity for deserving, low-income youth to escape the cycle of poverty through education.”
He also continues to be listed as chairman of the Premier Mobile Health Services Board of Directors, and remains mayor, a position he said, after denying wrongdoing at the tumultuous Sept. 21 council meeting, he intends to keep.
A fourth account surfaces of mayor’s alleged inappropriate behavior with young men
Woman says male co-worker was sexually harassed and propositioned by Kevin Anderson
She said she had enough of the lies, so she posted a comment on Facebook.
“This is 100 percent true!” the 24-year-old woman wrote of the sexual misconduct allegations against Fort Myers Mayor Kevin Anderson. “He comes into my place of work often and is always making inappropriate comments to our male bartenders being for oral pleasure and offering to pay lump sums of money.”
Anderson propositioned “very young” men, she wrote, and the behavior amounted to sexual harassment in the workplace.
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“Sad world we live in where these government officials feel as if they are above society and can harass and abuse others because of their title,” concluded. “SICK.”
I verified the woman’s identify and contacted her by phone. What follows is her disturbing description of what she said she heard and saw. It’s a story that echoes a previous allegation and includes a particularly humiliating scene for the mayor, who has resigned from two boards of directors since the scandal broke. He has repeatedly denied wrongdoing. …