Letters Accusing Candidate Spark Outrage

TRINITY, N.C. - WXII12.com

Randolph authorities have been quick to denounce anonymous letters that accuse a political candidate of child molestation and authorities of covering it up.

Mike Robertson, who is seeking a seat on the Trinity City Council, has been the target of letters circulating in the community and to the media that make numerous allegations against him, including that he molested family members and students at New Hope Christian Academy, a school he owns in Thomasville.

Robertson said he believes the letters may be in retaliation to a child molestation case in which an Archdale man was convicted of sexually assaulting Robertson’s then-4-year-old granddaughter.

In multiple unsigned letters to media outlets and Trinity residents, a group called Concerned Citizens of Randolph County also attacks numerous agencies, including the Archdale Police Department, the Thomasville Police Department and Randolph County’s District Attorney’s Office for “quashing” investigations on Robertson.

Randolph County Assistant District Attorney Andrew Gregson limited his comments this week concerning the letters, but said his office has “no evidence whatsoever” that Robertson is guilty of a crime.

“It’s absolutely false,” Gregson said of the letters. “We don’t even know Mr. Robertson. (District Attorney Garland) Yates doesn’t even know Mr. Robertson ... Quite frankly, it’s bizarre.”

According to the Randolph County Clerk of Court’s Office, Robertson has no criminal record. Thomasville police Lt. Darren Smith and Archdale Police Chief Darrell Gibbs said there are no investigations or pending charges against Robertson.

“Anybody who would write a letter like this, it should bring up a red flag right off the bat,” Gibbs said, adding that the allegations in the letters are “bogus.” Smith said his department hasn’t even responded to a “rock throwing” or “wreck” at New Hope Christian Academy, located at 105 Pineywood St.

This article appeared in Thursday's edition of the High Point Enterprise.

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