seattle seattle mayor ed murray accuse four men sexually abuse teenagers drop bid re-election tuesday say scandal would distraction important issue news conference waterfront park near childhood home emotional murray deny claim call politically motivate accord video post mayor facebook page murray democrat city first openly gay mayor also suggest accusations root stereotype gay men mayor race must focus ... issue scandal would focus remain race murray become mayor 2014 say announce withdrawal race senator washington state legislature murray champion gay right legalize same-sex marriage term mayor seattle sue president donald trump executive order crack sanctuary cities limit cooperation federal immigration agents primary election mayor take place aug. two candidates vote face nov. general election april 46-year-old man sue murray claim mayor pay sex homeless drug-addicted teenager 1980s accord lawsuit seattle time newspaper say 2008 two men accuse murray abuse teenagers 1980s murray deny claim become public last month fourth accuser swear court declaration make similar allegations murray accord seattle time murray consistently deny claim call accusations politically motivate also garner criticism question trustworthiness accusers seattle time say criminal record attorney first accuser lincoln beauregard say twitter client saw mayor withdrawal race one step towards justice seattle mayor drop re-election bid amid sex abuse accusations