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Pittsburgh council candidate Quincy Kofi Swatson won’t face charges over non-consensual sex allegation

By J. Dale Shoemaker | February 27, 2019

A candidate for Pittsburgh City Council who was accused of assaulting a woman and having non-consensual sex with her released a statement late Tuesday indicating that the district attorney has concluded an investigation and won’t be pursuing charges against him.

A spokesman for the Allegheny County District Attorney’s office said the office investigated the allegation and did not find evidence to meet the burden of proof needed to prosecute any criminal charges against council hopeful Quincy Kofi Swatson.

PUBLIC SAFETY

As new gun control legislation is under consideration by Pittsburgh City Council, Rev. De Neice Welch, vice president of the Pennsylvania Interfaith Impact Network, is concerned about over-policing of Pittsburgh's black residents. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

Could Pittsburgh’s proposed gun control bills disproportionately impact black residents?

By Kieran McLean | February 11, 2019

“Any ordinance like this… always lands on the backs of young African-Americans,” Rev. De Neice Welch said broadly about gun control laws. “Always.”