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Antonio Brown made history when he was elected to be Atlanta’s first openly bisexual city council member last year. Not only that, he is also the youngest member on the current council, and the first Black LGBTQ person ever elected to the position.
This week, the 35-year-old made history again by becoming the first sitting council member to be indicted in almost 30 years. And, because when it rains it pours, he also had some steamy photos of himself leak online.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that a federal grand jury voted to indict Brown on multiple counts of fraud, including wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud, and making false statements on a bank loan application.
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The alleged crimes began back in 2012, long before Brown ever took office. He purportedly opened several credit cards and made thousands of dollars in purchases, including $60,000 on a car.
In a 2017 credit card application, Brown allegedly gave the bank false information when applying for a $75,000, claiming he made $325,000 a year when, in truth, he only made $125,000.
“For years, Antonio Brown allegedly sought to defraud a number of banks and credit card companies by falsely claiming that he was the victim of identity theft,” says U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak.
Speaking to reporters, Brown insisted he is innocent and said that he plans to fight the charges. He also announced he has no intention of resigning his council seat.
In a statement, Brown’s colleague City Council President Felicia Moore reminded people that “the indictment only contains charges and the defendant is presumed innocent until otherwise proven at trial. This is a personal matter to be addressed by Mr. Brown as he undergoes due process of the law.”
Then, as if Brown didn’t have enough to worry about right now, yesterday a queer gossip site called Aazios shared steamy photos of him.
It’s unclear how the site obtained the photos, though it seems highly doubtful it had permission to publish them.
The images are mostly half-naked mirror selfies and PG-13 bedroom pics that one might find in someone’s private album on Scruff, though it’s by no means certain where they actually came from. They could just as easily be old Instagram photos that have since been deleted.
Brown has not commented on the photo leak, though he did take to Instagram yesterday to post a generic message about overcoming adversity.
“The people that have walked alongside me know my heart, sense of integrity & relentless passion to fight for the least of these,” he wrote. “God has been preparing me for such a time as this, I’ve overcome greater, my spirit is strong & I place my faith in God’s Plan. Now watch God work.”
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Queerty has reached out to Brown for comment. We will update this post if we hear back.
AnthonyS23
Bisexual, right…
Creamsicle
So he maybe lied about how high his income was 8 years ago, and his creditors never caught on. Makes you really question the effectiveness and value of credit score companies. Maybe they don’t really do anything useful considering how often they do screw up and ruin people’s lives.
The steamy photos are hardly controversial. He’s hot and I like his tattoos. Tattoos are not disqualifying for professionalism any more. This isn’t 1930.
If American society is going to reject all the intelligent and talented people who enjoy body art, then America is going to lose out on A LOT of top-tier talent.
Chrisk
I’d say getting the credit cards and charging them off and then manufacturing the identity theft would be the most serious of all the charges.
RyanMBecker
I work in a very liberal NYC hospital/lab and body art, whether tattoos or piercings (other than earrings), are still frowned upon. They impede credibility with our patients. You can say that it’s unfair, but that’s beside the point. We also have a dress code, and body art falls under those guidelines. Anything that distracts the patient is discouraged. Especially bad is overtly political body art or clothing, which may alienate some patients and co-workers.
As for losing out on top tier talent, I have not seen that in STEM at all. There simply isn’t a lot of body art enthusiasts in the sciences. And that’s true of medical students as well. In addition, about half of my colleagues are foreigners, with many being Chinese. These are among my most talented and hardest working colleagues. Body art isn’t as popular in Europe or Latin America, and certainly not Asia. So no, we’re not missing out on any top tier talents because there is no shortage of foreign scientists and physicians dying to work in America. In fact, they’re often willing to work more hours for less money.
Aromaeus
Men lie about their wealth everyday to deceive men and women in hopes of sleeping with them. I find that more egregious than this. Also that belly scar just adds to his hotness for me. WOOF
MISTERJETT
he’s a babe!!!!!
Neoprene
Oh geez. He’s playing the god card. GUILTY!
Kangol2
He represents a predominantly Black district in Atlanta. He’d better mention God if he wants to hang onto his seat!
Kangol2
I can’t speak to the criminal allegations but those photos are hardly “steamy,” Queerty. They’re garden variety photos countless people post. You mention “Scruff,” but did you completely forget all the Instagram photos you post all the time? Where did this new puritanism come from?
Actually, these mild shirtless snapshots might help Antonio Brown with his constituents. The man is HOT! Getting voters to focus on how sexy he is and not on the charges would be to his advantage, wouldn’t it?
nitejonboy
He’s cute enough, but I couldn’t take my mind off that giant scar that looked like someone tried to gut him like a fish, I’m guessing that’s a gunshot wound or what ?? I know that ain’t an appendix scar.
Kangol2
Why did you have to go to “gunshot wound”? You do know that people receive scars like that for a range of abdominal surgeries, right? Like an obstructed bowel, intestinal or other abdominal cancers, or severe diverticulitis, etc. Or for severe injuries incurred in a car accident, etc.
rbernard
Did anyone else notice there were two different men in that group of photos, each with different tattoos?
sanfranca1
Now that you mention it, yes. In that first pic, with 2 side by side, the one on the left has a completely different set of tattoos.
darkanser
I wondered if he didn’t have a twin brother.
C_Alan
@AnthonyS23 — do you have intel that suggests he’s not bi? If not then STFU.
Tattoos: Is there an app that adds tattoos to your pics? If so it should be called the tat-o-matic.
“Steamy” pics: Yes in puritanical 16h century England they sure are
Charges: Murky. Is he really claiming that someone stole his identity for the purpose of gifting him with expensive items that he gets to keep? This seems like a claim nobody would make. I’m not convinced that there’s not racism and homophobia somewhere in all of this particularly in the south.
Let’s monitor this story.
dre23222
He is hot! I love for him to come to DC and see me. Better yet I’m coming there to get him ??
SFMike
His constant “god” talk is the real turn off here.
nunya
He’s hot in a lukewarm sort of way.
darkanser
So he touted making $325,000.00 when in fact he was making a “mere” $125,000.00 materializing $200,000.00 out of thin air. I wondering if this would have come up had he declared earning $200,000.00. As for being openly bisexual, as far as politics go, you may as well just declare yourself gay. That’s all the public will hear. I hadn’t heard of him before reading this article. I don’t know if LBGQTI rights were part of some platform or if he just wanted to represent the community. Those revealing photos should not even raise a political whimper — as if that’s something we don’t see all of the time. How many guys who go to the gym don’t like to admire their own handiwork? It isn’t like he’s nude. Is that other guy not a twin brother?