New Orleans mayoral candidate accused of lewd sex act

A New Orleans mayoral candidate stands accused of masturbating in an Uber while on a trip to California.

Frank Scurlock, whose campaign slogan is ‘Make New Orleans Fun Again,’ allegedly masturbated in an Uber en route from Santa Monica to West Hollywood this past February, reports the New Orleans Advocate.

His female driver allegedly caught him in the lewd act.

Pictured is Scurlock wearing his purple hat, a hallmark of his mayoral campaign, inside a Five Guys establishment. Scurlock allegedly masturbated in the back of a female Uber driver’s car while visiting Southern California in February

She told police that she heard noises from Scurlock, 55, and, upon realizing what he was doing, pulled over and forced him to leave her vehicle.

She allegedly found him with his down and with his hand around his erect penis. 

She proceeded to call the police.

Charges against Scurlock were formally filed on August 31.

Scurlock told the Advocate that the charges are ‘without merit’.

He is scheduled to appear in Los Angeles County Criminal Court on October 16, two days after the New Orleans mayoral primary.

Scurlock, formerly a Republican, is running as a Democrat. It is not clear whether or not he will remain in the race.

The Uber driver allegedly caught Spurlock with his hand around his erect penis

If he is found guilty, he would need to register as a sex offender in California. 

The mayoral candidate was also arrested this past May on charges of obstructing a public place, which was later revised to assault and crossing a police cordon.

He was protesting the removal of a statue of Jefferson Davis, a hero to the Confederacy during the United States Civil War.

It was removed amid an ongoing effort to remove monuments to the Confederacy across the United States.