A onetime supporter of San Diego Democratic Mayor Bob Filner is urging him to resign after she received "credible evidence" that he sexually harassed more than one woman, the Associated Press reports.
Former councilwoman Donna Frye wrote a letter to the mayor calling for his resignation.
Frye, a fellow Democrat who once came within a whisker of being elected mayor in a write-in campaign, is highly regarded among Filner's liberal base and served as the mayor's director of open government for several months until resigning for a position at Californians Aware, a group that advocates for open government.
"Those who have spoken to me recently would not make the allegations lightly or without cause, and I believe them," Frye wrote. "I cannot in good conscience remain silent on this, even if those who have spoken to me choose to do so out of fear of retribution or the possibility of a media circus where they could be twice victimized."
Frye’s letter comes just days after the mayor’s fiancée broke their engagement, according to the AP.
