North Carolina mayor caught on video walking around town hall pantless with staffer refuses to resign

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsNorth Carolina mayor caught on video walking around town hall pantless with staffer refuses to resignRepublican Chris Carney not budging despite censure over embarrassing incident from October 2024Joe Sommerlad Friday 10 April 2026 17:47 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2955430","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mayor-scandal-mooresville-north-carolina-b2955430.html","title":"Mayor caught on video pantless in town hall with staffer refuses to resign"}}CloseMaine Mayor Shane Bouchard resigns following allegations of racist and sexist leaked messagesSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"...