Originally published January 21, 2009 at 3:11 PM | Page modified January 21, 2009 at 6:31 PM

Local officials ask Ore. AG to probe Portland Mayor Sam Adams

Oregon's attorney general has agreed to investigate Portland Mayor Sam Adams, who has admitted he lied to cover up an affair with a teenager...

By WILLIAM McCALL

The Associated Press

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Portland Mayor Sam Adams took the oath of office at 12:01 a.m. on New Year's Day 2009. Adams has admitted to having a sexual relationship with an 18-year-old man he mentored in 2005, after denying the allegations for more than a year.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon's attorney general has agreed to investigate Portland Mayor Sam Adams, who has admitted he lied to cover up an affair with a teenager in 2005.

Adams took office this month, making Portland the largest U.S. city with an openly gay mayor.

On Tuesday, he admitted he lied when he denied having sex with Beau Breedlove. Adams says the relationship began after Breedlove turned 18, Oregon's legal age of consent.

Portland Police Chief Rosie Sizer and Multnomah County District Attorney Michael Schrunk asked Attorney General John Kroger for an investigation.

Kroger issued a statement Wednesday agreeing to look into "matters pertaining to Portland Mayor Sam Adams that have recently come to public attention."

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