A top Portland City Hall staffer is on administrative leave amid revelations he took in a disabled homeless woman living outside and later abandoned her at a state park.

Councilor Jamie Dunphy placed Amani Kelekele, 35, on paid leave effective Monday, city spokesperson Alison Perkins said in an email.

Kelekele has served as a senior council aide to Dunphy since he took office in January and earns an annual salary of $131,000. He first informed his boss of the situation in late September.

The decision comes three days after The Oregonian/OregonLive published an investigation detailing Kelekele’s interactions with the woman, who uses a wheelchair and has a documented history of mental illness.

[Read the full investigation here.]

Dunphy declined to comment Monday on why he placed Kelekel

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