{"id":416133,"date":"2026-10-01T22:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T22:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/416133\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T22:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T22:28:10","slug":"lee-county-naacp-calls-for-fort-myers-mayor-to-resign-amid-sexual-misconduct-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/416133\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee County NAACP calls for Fort Myers mayor to resign amid sexual misconduct allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lee County NAACP calls for Fort Myers mayor to resign amid sexual misconduct allegations<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/b1ba49cf-b625-4b31-9929-9b2f8f2b6e55_1743565759.file.png\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"Gulf Coast News\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>FORT MYERS, Fla. \u2014<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"0\">The Lee County NAACP is calling for Fort Myers Mayor Kevin Anderson to resign following allegations of sexual misconduct made by two men.  <\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"1\">The mayor has already resigned from the board of directors for United Way Lee, Hendry, and Glades, as well as the boards of Valerie&#8217;s House and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com\/article\/fort-myers-mayor-resign-fgcu-alumni-board-florida\/73874722\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Florida Gulf Coast University Alumni Association<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com\/article\/video-text-sex-allegation-fort-myers-mayor-florida\/73949727\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Body camera footage<\/a> obtained by Gulf Coast News shows one of the accusers, Kagan Vann, speaking with a police officer in downtown Fort Myers about the mayor.  <\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"3\">&#8220;I was with a guy that doesn&#8217;t want my name speaking. Because he&#8217;s a government official or something,&#8221; Vann said.  <\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"4\">When asked by the officer if he knew the man personally, Vann said, &#8220;I thought I did. And then he just said a bunch of weird stuff&#8230; I told him I didn&#8217;t want to do stuff. And he got defensive.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"5\">Vann accused the mayor of trying to drug him.  <\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"6\">At the Fort Myers City Council meeting in September, where Vann brought forth the allegations, another man \u2014 18-year-old Dominic Hendricks \u2014 accused Anderson of making inappropriate sexual comments.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com\/article\/fort-myers-mayor-sexual-misconduct-allegations\/73841697\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Anderson denied<\/a> the allegations, saying in a statement that his exchanges with the men are being taken out of context to create a false narrative.  <\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"8\">Anderson has not responded to requests for an interview.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"9\">DOWNLOAD\u202fthe free\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/qrco.de\/gcnapp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gulf Coast News app<\/a>\u202ffor your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. 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