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The Monroe City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday to launch an ethics investigation<\/u><\/a> into councilman Gary Anderson<\/u><\/a> over unspecified allegations involving a minor.<\/p>\n

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The incident, which was not described in detail, has been referred to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Crimes against Children unit, according to Monroe city records. Monroe Mayor Robert Burns<\/u><\/a> on Tuesday made the motion to open a city investigation into the incident to determine if the alleged conduct violates the city\u2019s ethics policy \u2013 not criminality. \u201cThe allegations are very serious in nature, allegedly involving a minor is something that everyone should be concerned about, and as a dad, as I have said in the report, as a concerned parent, the allegations themselves alarm me,\u201d Burns told The Charlotte Observer. \u201cI think that we should get to the bottom of what actually happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

Records obtained by The Charlotte Observer show a 15-year-old boy contacted CMPD\u2019s non-emergency line on May 23 to report an incident at a south Charlotte barbershop that \u201ccaused him concern.\u201d The case was assigned to the department\u2019s Crimes Against Children Unit. Although the report does not identify Anderson by name or describe the allegations in detail, The Charlotte Observer confirmed it is the incident Monroe officials viewed before approving the investigation.<\/p>\n

Anderson, a Republican, lost his primary race this year and will not serve another term on the council. At Tuesday\u2019s meeting, Anderson said he would not comment on the allegations or the investigation except to say it was \u201cbaseless.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI will just say this \u2013 it is a baseless claim. There have been no charges filed whatsoever and I am not going to answer any more questions or subject myself to this political theater,\u201d Anderson said.<\/p>\n

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Anderson was the lone dissenting vote Tuesday. Burns told the Observer prior to the meeting that city officials had received information from law enforcement that led him to believe the allegations were credible and warranted investigation. The allegations are \u201csubstantiated,\u201d he said, and are \u201cnot rumors.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not here to dictate if something is criminal,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re here to determine if the allegations, regardless of criminality, are ethical, and if they break our code of ethics.\u201d<\/p>\n

An independent investigator for the city will review reports, records, communications, witness statements and other information related to the allegations.<\/p>\n

Burns, a Republican who has filed to run for governor in 2028, said the investigation is not politically motivated. \u201cAny mention of this being politically motivated is foolish,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t care what party you are or anything. Something like this, people need to be held accountable for.\u201d<\/p>\n

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