Barstow Mayor Joe Gomez showed up at Monday’s City Council meeting, declaring in front of council that the allegations are false.

To be fair, he has not been proven guilty.  And public figures (like mayors) are commonly accused of wrongdoing.

“Gomez also explained that he decided to remain silent last week to allow the authorities to investigate the matter. He said that on advice on his attorney, he would not be making any further public comments about the allegations.” (quoted from The Desert Dispatch).

I wonder what I would do if someone accused me of something like that. I think I’d do the same thing Mayor Gomez is doing: stay calm and allow the investigation to be carried out.

So mayor, it’s reasonable to assume you are innocent. Are we not merciful?