Mayor Parker has suspended her campaign spokesperson over domestic violence allegations

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker has suspended her campaign spokesperson, Mustafa Rashed, after learning that he is under investigation for allegations of domestic violence.

Rashed’s wife said that on June 20 he struck her in the face and “swung me across the room” in the couple’s Brewerytown home, resulting in injuries to her face and back, according to a temporary protection-from-abuse order filed against him. Rashed has not been charged with a crime, and police are still investigating.

A lawyer for Rashed, a well-known lobbyist and political consultant, called the allegations “unsubstantiated and untrue.”

”Notably, Mr. Rashed has never committed or even been accused of anything like this before,” his attorney Nick Liermann said. “He looks forward to resolving this deeply personal matter and clearing his name in a court of law.”




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