Authorities say a California mayor was arrested after an FBI search of his cellphone turned up an audio recording of a strip poker game at a youth camp last year.
Amador County District Attorney Todd Riebe said Thursday the recording from the cellphone of Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva contains mostly audio after players in the room said they didn’t want to be video recorded.
The district attorney said the 41-year-old mayor was in the room and participants indicated they were naked.
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Riebe said a 16-year-old male was present. The others were at least 18 and under 21, and included about half a dozen young men and women who were counsellors at the camp.
Authorities say the game took place in Silva’s bedroom at the Stockton Silver Lake Camp, which the mayor hosts for disadvantaged children.
Silva was charged with felony recording of confidential communications and misdemeanour counts of furnishing alcohol to a minor, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and child endangerment.
Allen Sawyer, an attorney for Silva, said his client denies the charges. Sawyer later said he had not discussed details of the charges with his client.
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