San Antonio Councilman Whyte asks ethics complaint be ‘dismissed without delay’

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Local attorney Martin Phipps accused the D10 councilman of abusing his power; Whyte says he was concerned about a child’s safety

San Antonio Councilman Marc Whyte denied any wrongdoing in his official response to an ethics complaint that he had “interfered” in a private custody matter.

Phipps’ specific accusations against Whyte include a conflict of interest, using his position to unfairly advance private interests, using the prestige of his position, and taking up public resources — all of which Whyte denied. On that night, Whyte was at a nearby Fiesta event in the King William neighborhood. Councilman Manny Pelaez was also at the event and walked Whyte over to Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar, who was also there.

Joyner said she sent a screenshot of her text conversation with the child to Lorien Whyte but did not ask her friend to get the councilman involved. Joyner later sent a screenshot of the conversation to Marc Whyte as well after he texted her “We are on this.” However, she said she did not ask the councilman to take any action.

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