Wetumka mom speaks out following former mayor's arrest for child sex abuse allegations
WETUMKA, Okla. (KFOR) — Former Wetumka Mayor Brent McGee is behind bars after being arrested Wednesday for child sex abuse allegations.
The former Mayor was also a coach, teacher and fast-food restaurant owner.
"We got involved with the DA's office, asked for their assistance, and we've been working hand in hand with them pretty much the whole time," said Trevor Teague, Hughes County Undersheriff.
According to the affidavit, McGee is facing seven counts of child sexual abuse, along with one count of engaging in a pattern of criminal offenses.
"It's been going on a while. As time goes on, I figure there will be more [victims] coming forward as we go along with this," says Teague.
In the affidavit, one victim said he had a broken home and moved in with McGee and his wife for some time.
The document also states, "McGee would begin massaging him with his hands, and it progresses to where McGee would reach into his boxer shorts and touch him inappropriately."
A Wetumka mother says it's about time McGee was caught.
"I know these boys, I can't tell you how heartbreaking it is," says Sheila Armstrong. "People are finally starting to show up and stand up for these kids and the victims and be there for them."
One Wetumka woman asked to remain anonymous. She went to school while McGee was teaching.
"We would just hear stories about him having pool parties and only the boys would be invited," she says.
McGee's arrest follows the arrest of another former Wetumka Mayor James Jackson which happened five years ago.
Jackson is currently in jail after a 2022 conviction on child pornography.
The Hughes County Sheriff's Office says the investigation on McGee took nearly two years.
McGee is in jail on a $350,000 dollar bond.