Portland Mayor Lied about Relationship with Male Intern

"In the past, I have characterized my relationship with Beau Breedlove as purely non-sexual. That is not true."

PORTLAND (LifeSiteNews.com) - Oregon politician Sam Adams became a symbol of the successful advancement of the homosexual agenda in May of 2008 when he was elected mayor of Portland, Oregon in a landslide victory - making Portland the largest American city to elect an openly homosexual mayor.

Now, however, Adam's status as one of the most prominent and admired homosexual politicians may have come to an abrupt end, as he has admitted to repeatedly lying about his relationship with an 18-year-old intern.

Adams made the admission in a statement released Monday and a press conference on Tuesday, after evidence proving that his relationship with the young man was sexual in nature was presented to him by representatives of the Willamette Week, a local newspaper.

While rumors about Adams and the former intern, Beau Breedlove, have swirled about since the lead-up to the mayoral race in 2007, both Adams and Breedlove have publicly and repeatedly denied that their relationship was sexual. Instead they have characterized the relationship as one of "mentor" and "mentored."

Besides the large gap in age between the two (Adams is now 45) and the fact that the relationship was homosexual in nature, the accusations are even more controversial due to the fact that when Adams and Breedlove met, the young man was only 17, making him a minor.

Adams, however, continues to deny that he had sexual relations with Breedlove prior to his 18th birthday, which took place in June of 2005. The sexual relationship, he claims, began several weeks after Breedlove's birthday.

In an official statement, Adams apologized for lying and for instructing Breedlove to lie. "In the past, I have characterized my relationship with Beau Breedlove as purely non-sexual," he said. "That is not true. Beau Breedlove and I had a sexual relationship for a few months in the summer of 2005 after he turned 18 years of age."

Adams said that he should have been honest from the beginning, and said that the reason he was not honest is that he "was afraid that people would believe untrue rumors, being circulated by an undeclared mayoral opponent, that I had broken a law involving sexual relations with a minor."

However, he admitted, "this is not a good excuse."

"I apologize to Beau for asking him to lie for me. I apologize to my colleagues for my poor handling of this matter. I apologize to the people of Portland for my dishonesty. I should have been truthful from the beginning."

Adams, as "one of the leaders of the gay community," said that he also wanted to apologize to them "for embarrassing them."

According to OPB news, the Multnomah County District Attorney's office has confirmed that an independent investigation will be launched into the affair. The investigation will seek to find if the mayor did indeed break the law by engaging in sexual relations with a minor.

Calls for Adams' resignation began shortly after the news of the scandal broke. Portland's police union was one of the groups that issued such a call. "The police mantra has always been, if you lie, cheat or steal while on duty or during the course of your duties you should be terminated," explained Police union president Scott Westerman. "How is this any different? I think he should resign."

Besides the police union, the Oregonian and the Portland Tribune newspapers have both demanded that Adams step down. In an editorial the Portland Tribune explained, "Adams engaged in incredibly inappropriate actions and then lied about them for 17 months. In doing so, Adams created an irreparable breach in trust with the people who elected him."

While the mayor has so far said that he does not intend to resign, he has admitted, "If it were no longer in the city's best interests that I stay, yes, I would resign."

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