Reports say the Philadelphia Democrat leader resigned from his position on Sunday after dust-up over his recent beliefs at a campaign event.

Democrat 52nd District Leader Stephen Jones, 79, resigned from his breakfast with party officials on Saturday for Democrat Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner’s Saturday morning, and then Challenger Judge Patrick. Dugan, Philadelphia Inquirer It has been reported.

Krasner joined the canvas for breakfast for the signature needed to run in the third period, as the DA comes in May. Jones’ presence at the event – two weeks after his conviction and on bail – video He reportedly lies in the same frame that Krasner appeared on social media.

Jones was convicted of aggravated and lewd attacks on someone under the age of 13. Court records show that the judges faced deadlock at their first trial in May 2024. (Related: Blue State politicians still have posts on Twitter praising murdered journalists accused of having sex with a 15-year-old)

Jones was convicted on February 10th and is scheduled to be sentenced May 22nd. According to To NBC10 Philadelphia. Dugan claimed he was not invited to breakfast.

Anthony Campisi, spokesman for the Krasner Campaign I said Krasner’s campaign “doesn’t know” that Steve Jones, who was convicted of the crime, has been found guilty.

“Jones has a common surname and the cases are being handled by the career prosecutors in the office,” added Kampishi.

“When we were informed that he had resigned from his position as ward leader in sought Jones’ resignation,” Kampishi said.

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Campisi also claimed that their camp was told that Dugan had been invited to the event.

Dugan’s campaign team rebutted Campisi’s argument, Appeal On Sunday, both the suggestion that Krasner really didn’t know Jones and the statement that Dugan had been invited to the ward meeting were lies.

“Jones was already determined. He intended to support his best friend, Larry Krasner, for the third time, as in 2021 and 2017,” the Dugan campaign team claimed. I did.

They wrote that Krasner oversees all “major” criminal cases. “Did the senior prosecutor ask to revoke bail? If the judge denied revoking the bail, he did the DAO. [District Attorney’s Office] Would you like to submit an appeal? Was there a quid pro to make Stephen Jones wait for a verdict at his home in exchange for political support? Is the district attorney’s office inappropriate or extremely broken and dysfunctional, as the district attorney’s office has not internally communicated about famous cases that have been charged in the past 17 months? ? ” asked the team.

Dugan’s team hinted at Krasner’s failure to Jones’ victim.

Krasner criticized Dugan on Monday, claiming that the other party is “making misleading efforts to undermine a fair election,” and that he said he was “very, very difficult.” [Jones’s victim’s] Family justice,” NBC10 reported.

“It’s completely illogical that I’m in a bag in some way for this person, and trying to lock him up as hard as possible, and trying to lock him up, I try to keep him in and then lock him up. I’m there,” Krasner told NBC10.

Jones told the outlet Monday that he had to meet Krasner for the first time at the event and introduce him. He also claimed that Dugan had lied about not being invited. “I invited Dugan to the Democrats last Wednesday,” Jones told the outlet.

The event was to allow candidates to sign the petition and speak to voters, Jones told the outlet. According to former district leaders, Krasner appeared without a petition, and Dugan did not appear.

Jones refused to support Krasner and signed the petition on his behalf at breakfast, Jones’ attorney Vincent Lorso told Inquirer.