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City Council Member Arrested for Decades-Long Abuse Scandal
12/10/2025
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Story summary
- Gerald Dixon, a Whitehall City Council member, was arrested on December 8, 2025, on charges of sexually abusing at least eight boys since 1996.
- Investigators have been examining the accusations since 2020.
- Dixon took his oath of office for another term on December 9, 2025, despite the charges.
- Whitehall police, assisted by the FBI, seized electronic devices from his home containing explicit images.
