LAPD investigating city council ‘eavesdropping’ claim after audio leak | USA TODAY

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating a leaked audio recording of councilmembers that led to the resignation of Nury Martinez.

RELATED: Nury Martinez resigns from Los Angeles City Council over racist comments

Leadership behind the second most-populous city in the country was in a state of uncertainty as the Los Angeles City Council's former president, Nury Martinez, resigned in disgrace after audio leaked of her using racist language.

The development happened after Martinez, a rising star in California politics, already announced she was taking a leave of absence and resigned her post leading the 15-member body. The announcement came hours after a rowdy city council meeting ended with protesters drowning out officials. They demanded all officials on the recording resign. "It is with a broken heart that I resign my seat for Council District 6, the community I grew up in and my home," Martinez said in a statement.

In the recording obtained by the Times, Martinez could be heard making racist statements about a white councilmember's child, saying her colleague, Mike Bonin, “handled his young Black son as though he were an accessory" and describing the colleague's son in Spanish as “like a monkey.”

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24 comments

  1. If the LA city do not resign they could face a recall or the wrath of the people. You got caught being a racist. If you try to bring charges against the people who want you gone would be a huge mistake on your part

  2. Yua ok…. go after the person that found corruption okay.!!Corruption is everywhere. Police. Politics. Military. Govt. ect. Where there is no God, All Kingdoms fall.

  3. Agghh Corrupted Los Angeles Police, Corrupted Los Angeles City Council. All this corruption must crumble!! All of you are shameful. You can’t hide behind hate & fear forever.

  4. A waste of time and a waste of money what is criminal is the lack of medical infrastructure in South LA that’s a crime that needs to be addressed
    I repeat there is no medical infrastructure in South LA all hospitals are on the outskirts there are no freestanding hospitals in South LA proper and this was done purposely
    There is no other way to identify this pur purposeful criminal benign neglect that all elected city officials have participated in neglecting South LA and its residence

  5. Nothing like a racist screaming “unlawful” when they are caught red-handed being racist. These people are truly despicable.

  6. this right here should show proof of how corrupt that entire city is. now i thought that was the only city i wanted to move to. I rather move out of the country

  7. Like they are going to give their permission to be recorded when they are talking about that one council members little boy. Only in California.

  8. Police responded to someone saying “He gave me the meanest look I ever saw”
    I was amazed the police would waste time and resources responding to such a stupid complaint.
    So I asked them why? “we respond to all calls”.. no they don’t.
    Wasting time investigating ‘eavesdropping’ when California law says ONLY one party involved has to be aware of the recording. Wasn’t remote eavesdropping

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