The lead gang prosecutor in San Bernardino County,
California, has been placed on administrative leave after using the C-word to
describe U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters on social media, reported the ABA Journal.
The prosecutor, Michael Selyem, was placed on leave as the
county conducts a personnel investigation, according to San Bernardino County
District Attorney Michael Ramos. The San
Diego Union-Tribune and KABC have
stories on Ramos’ decision, while the jointly owned San
Bernardino Sun and Orange
County Register broke the news about the posts.
The posts under Selyem’s name appeared on Facebook and
Instagram; both accounts have since been deleted, according to the Register and
Sun. In one post, Selyem wrote about Waters, a California Democrat. Selyem
reportedly wrote: “Being a loud-mouthed c#nt in the ghetto you would think
someone would have shot this bitch by now.”
He also wrote that a police shooting victim was a “s—bag”
who “got exactly what he deserved.” And he posted an altered picture of
Michelle Obama holding a sign that read: “Trump grabbed my penis.”
The Sun and Register received screenshots of the social
media rants from an accountant who received them from a former employee in the
District Attorney’s office. Selyem did not comment when contacted by a reporter
for the newspapers.
San Bernardino attorney Stephen Levine told the publications
he doesn’t defend the tenor of the posts but he has seen no evidence that
Selyem’s personal beliefs influenced his professional responsibilities. Loyola
law professor Laurie Levenson said she found the social media comments
“appalling and unprofessional.”
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