More allegations that Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson was protected by the Obama Administration released today. Did the Obama Administration cover-up sexual misconduct charges for Mayor Johnson, in order to save his election, and the Capitol City millions of federal dollars? 

A joint report released today by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the Senate Finance Committee Republican offers new insight into the political maneuvering at the White House to remove the Inspector General for the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) Gerald Walpin and revealed explosive allegations (see pages 24-30 of Just Released Walpin Referral Document) of funding abuse, forced boot-camp, sexual misconduct by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and questions surrounding D.C. schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s role in trying to run “damage control” for Johnson.

From the released report:

Our investigation disclosed evidence of sexual misconduct towards young female Members by Mr. Johnson. One Member reported that, in the February/March 2007 time frame, she was entering grades in the [school's] database system per Mr. Johnson’s instructions at the St. Hope office at night, purportedly as part of her AmeriCorps service. [The girl] contacted Mr. Johnson to inform him that she had completed the grades and wanted him to review them.

About 11:00 p.m., Mr. Johnson arrived at St. Hope and instructed [the girl] to gather her things and come with him. Mr. Johnson drove to [the girl's] apartment, which is managed by St. Hope Development and houses its AmeriCorps Members, purportedly so that they could review the students’ grades. While in [the girl's] apartment, in which another AmeriCorps Member had a separate bedroom, Mr. Johnson laid down on [the girl's] bed. [The girl] sat on the edge of the bed to show him the grades, at which time Mr. Johnson “laid down behind me cupping his body around mine like the letter C. After about 2-3 minutes or so, I felt his hand on my left side where my hip bone is.”

Further, although not detailed in her written statement, [the girl] during the interview demonstrated while explaining that Mr. Johnson’s hand went under her untucked shirt and moved until his hand was on her hip. [The girl] immediately got up and stated she was done and left the room. When she returned, Mr. Johnson was still in her bed, but now apparently sleeping. Only after [the girl] sought to take a blanket to sleep elsewhere did Mr. Johnson exit to the living room of the apartment. [The girl] related that Mr. Johnson slept on the couch in her apartment living room that night and subsequently left the apartment at approximately 6 a.m. the next day.

The Washington Examiner reports, “The young woman told investigators that after she “got the courage” to tell her supervisors, she was visited by Johnson’s lawyer, who, the girl said, “basically asked me to keep quiet.”  Later, the girl said, Johnson himself “offered to give me $1,000 a month until the end of the program.” Johnson, the girl said, said the arrangement would be confidential – “between him and I,”  (in the report).”

The question, Walpin has a valid body of work, he sourced his investigation and findings with factual witnesses. The Obama Administration fired IG Gerald Walpin; did the administration even consider his investigation and data, did they read it and toss it aside due to political favors, or did they ignore his tedious labor and default to partisan politics?

No matter the results for Mayor Kevin Johnson, President Obama’s Administration needs to set this record straight. What did they know – or ignore – when they terminated the services of IG Gerald Walpin in June of 2008?

The next Press Room gathering should be an interesting one for Mr. Gibbs.

Note: Trying to make contact with terminated Inspector General Gerald Walpin, inviting him to be present on the show at 12:00PM (Pacific) Monday, November 23rd on 1380 KTKZ and “The Capitol Hour”.

Here is my July 24, 2009 interview with Gerald Walpin on the termination and investigation:

Here is my July 24, 2009 with Mayor Kevin Johnson surrounding the investigation and Walpin’s termination:

For those who haven’t been following this story in Sacramento, this is not the first time that Kevin Johnson has been involved in a case of sexual content and material. While playing basketball in Phoenix he had a similar investigation to deal with, involving a younger girl and sexual misconduct – and alleged payments.

Did Congresswoman Doris Matsui have a hand in firing Gerald Walpin?

Is Sacramento now becoming the new Chicago of the West Coast?

The St. Hope Investigation was dirty from the start, the great cover-up in Sacramento.

The early indication of Walpin findings were explained as partisan politics, the Mayor’s Communication’s Director deflected my phone call about the investigation and Walpin’s findings as such in early June.