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flag Democratic school board candidate Rick Southerland faces backlash for campaigning with a registered sex offender, sparking calls to withdraw.

flag Democratic school board candidate Rick Southerland faces pressure to withdraw after the New Hanover County Democratic Party learned he lives with and campaigns alongside James Darius “Jaymes” Osborne, a registered sex offender with a 2020 federal conviction for possessing child sexual abuse material. flag The party criticized Southerland for failing to disclose Osborne’s criminal history, calling it a risk to the community and a breach of trust, and announced plans for stricter candidate vetting. flag Southerland apologized for the omission, citing inexperience, but rejected the request to step down, maintaining he did nothing wrong and defending Osborne as a survivor of childhood abuse whose case he believes was wrongful. flag The race remains active ahead of the March 13 county canvass.

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