With residents deeply concerned over Councilmember Omar Torres’s ability to adequately serve them, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has assured District 3 constituents that his office will help

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has joined the resounding calls for Supervisor Omar Torres to resign amid an investigation into alleged child sex crimes.

San Jose councilmembers are calling for the resignation of Omar Torres almost a week after a police affidavit revealed he’s under investigation for alleged sex crimes involving minors. The announcement came Wednesday,

Calls for embattled San Jose City Councilman Omar Torres to resign intensified on Wednesday with the city’s mayor and city council calling on him to step down. Torres is currently under investigation for oral copulation of a minor.

The San Jose police union accused City Manager Jennifer Maguire of attempting to divert police resources from the investigation of Omar Torres to instead go after media for leaking an affidavit that was on file with the court.

New court records released Thursday show San Jose Councilmember Omar Torres is being investigated for “oral copulation of a minor” — a stunning development in a criminal investigation that’s rocked Silicon Valley.

San Jose’s mayor and members of the City Council called for the resignation of a gay San Jose elected official who is under criminal investigation after he admitted in a text message to performing oral sex on a 17-year-old.