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Mar 28, 1951 Salem, Oregon, United States Died on 22 Jul 2006 (aged 55)
American politician
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About James E. West Politician
- James Elton "Jim" West (March 28, 1951 – July 22, 2006) was an American politician.
- In 2005, while Mayor of Spokane, Washington, he was the target of allegations of the sexual abuse of boys twenty years earlier.
- These allegations became public after West became a target of a sting operation conducted by his hometown newspaper, the Spokesman Review.
- Some journalists and academics criticized the paper for what they saw as a form of entrapment.
- West admitted engaging in homosexual behavior with adults, despite an earlier record of supporting "anti-gay" legislation.
- Though never charged, he was removed from office by recall in 2005.
- The Federal Bureau of Investigation eventually closed its investigation and took no action for lack of evidence.
