Austintown Township Trustee Robert Santos is among the Republicans in Mahoning County who signed a statement Saturday asking Clerk of Courts Michael Ciccone to step aside from his position.

“You are innocent until proven guilty, but the level of severity of these accusations are very concerning,” Santos said in a phone interview with 21 News. “It’s not what we want as an elected official. It’s not what we want representing our community, especially our county.”

The calls to resign, coming from the Mahoning County Republican and Democratic parties, followed allegations made on social media over the weekend. Some of those allegations came from the Facebook page of Jennifer Ciccone, who was fired as Michael Ciccone’s chief of staff Friday. The two Ciccones are not related.

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