SAN ANTONIO -- The mayor of this South Texas town remains defiant after his registration as a sex offender prompted city and county officials to call for his dismissal.
Rene Pena, the district attorney of Atascosa County, has asked a judge to remove Lino Donato from office claiming the mayor's sex offender registration has hindered his performance.
Donato pleaded guilty in October 2007 to charges of indecency with a child. Since that time, Donato has been unable to attend City Council meetings because Poteet's city hall is within 1,000 feet of where children can assemble.
Donato said the criticism is unfounded and his status has not affected his job.
"I got telephones, I got my city administrator. I got department heads. I know what's going on from here," Donato said. "The city is in better shape than it's ever been."
Somehow, I think the citizens of Poteet might disagree.
[Previously discussed here and here.]
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"I got telephones, I got my city administrator. I got department heads. I know what's going on from here," Donato said. "The city is in better shape than it's ever been."
Oh yea. I'm sure Poteet will have a booming industry made up of visiting youth groups wanting to soak-up the culture. What is wrong with this guy (above and beyond being a child predator)?
50 years ago, this guy would have simply been gone.
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