Dayton mayor called out for cursing

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) - A woman called out the mayor Wednesday evening for cursing in a local newspaper.

Mayor Gary Leitzell says he was merely restating things that have been said about him, but for one of his constituents that doesn't make it okay.

"The inappropriate comments you made were so crude that I can't even say them here today," said Stephanie Lee of Dayton. She says the mayor's mouth needs to be washed out with soap after saying a few dirty words.

"I expect more from a public official.  You're representing my city. I don't appreciate this," said Lee.

The mayor's words appeared in the January 19th edition of the Dayton City Paper.

Lee read them while having dinner. "I'm embarrassed. I was in Vandalia so now what do they think about our city? They already think Dayton is the ghetto," said Lee.

The mayor admits he made the comments, but "The comments that I used in that article were comments that were used to describe me."

The mayor also says it's not his fault the paper actually printed the curse words.

"The City Paper is making an effort to become more edgy and they chose to print that I didn't tell them they had to they choose to print that because they want to be more edgy," said Mayor Leitzell.

We spoke with the City Paper's publisher who says he admires the mayor's candid nature and as the publisher of a newspaper, he has the responsibility to be accurate.  That, he says, is what the mayor said, so that's what was printed.