{"id":81933,"date":"2026-09-25T16:28:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T20:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=81933"},"modified":"2026-09-25T16:28:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T20:28:21","slug":"pt-7-fort-myers-mayor-kevin-anderson-resigned-from-fgcu-alumni-association-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/09\/25\/pt-7-fort-myers-mayor-kevin-anderson-resigned-from-fgcu-alumni-association-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Pt 7: Fort Myers Mayor Kevin Anderson resigned from FGCU Alumni Association Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"786c6e\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #786c6e;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"231\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Fort-Myers-Mayor-Kevin-Anderson.webp?fit=224%2C231&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81937 not-transparent\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fort Myers Mayor <strong>Kevin Anderson<\/strong> resigned from the Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) Alumni Association Board of Directors, as confirmed by the university.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Details<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Resignation:<\/strong> Anderson submitted his resignation effective September 17, 2026. He also stepped down from the board of Valerie&#8217;s House, a Southwest Florida nonprofit supporting grieving children.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Allegations:<\/strong> The resignations follow public claims of sexual harassment and solicitation made during a Fort Myers City Council meeting. Two men\u2014an 18-year-old FGCU student and a 23-year-old local actor\u2014addressed the council, alleging that Anderson formed mentorship-style relationships with them before making unwanted sexual advances. The allegations were first reported by journalist Bob Norman on the local news outlet <em>SW Florida Lighthouse<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mayor&#8217;s Response:<\/strong> Mayor Anderson has denied all accusations of sexual misconduct, calling the allegations completely false and refusing calls to step down from his role as mayor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fort Myers Mayor Kevin Anderson resigned from the Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) Alumni Association Board of Directors, as confirmed by the university. 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