GOP protestors gathered outside of the Fort Bend County courthouse calling for the Resignation of County Judge KP George, after being accused of fake social media accounts to influence elections.
George was charged with impersonation for allegedly creating fake social media accounts and posting racist messages. Court documents say George used an account named “Antonio Scallywag” with intent “to injure a candidate or influence the result of an election.”
On Tuesday, protestors gathered outside the Fort Bend County courthouse. According to the Houston Chronicle, the group was organized by the Fort Bend County Republican party, and demonstrators were holding signs calling for George to resign.
“You typically don’t get indicted, especially a county judge, in the county that you’re in, for something that you don’t do,” protestor Chris Gawlik told ABC News. “Then, when you’re getting indicted, you don’t try to do a delete on your phone.”
George, however, has expressed he has no intentions of stepping down.
The group also called for his former chief of staff, Taral Patel to withdraw as a candidate for Precinct 3 commissioner.
Prosecutors argued a year after George posted the social media messages, Patel posted racist messages targeting himself while he was running for county commissioner.
On monday, an attorney for George filed a motion to dismiss the criminal case against him, arguing prosecutors did not have the authority to indict George before the Texas Ethics Commission ruled on the case.
“Instead of addressing our community’s concerns, Judge George chose to file a legal motion seeking to have his criminal charges dismissed so that he never has to explain himself to a jury or our community,” Precinct 3 Commissioner Andy Meyers said.
George has maintained that he has faith in the legal process and that “once all the facts are reviewed, my name will be cleared,” he said in a previous statement.
He sent a statement to ABC News regarding the GOP protest: “Everyone has the right to assemble (gather) peacefully and make their voices heard, just as I have the right to a due process under the legal system, which I am fully pursuing. My attorney has filed a Writ to dismiss the charges. In the meantime, I will continue to serve the people of Fort Bend County.”
