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March 7, 2018 11:24AM

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Brandon Marshall
On March 7, demonstrators at the City and County Building called on Mayor Hancock to resign.
Demonstrators gathered in front of the City and County Building on March 7 demanding that Mayor Hancock resign and that the Denver City Council investigate the sexually suggestive text messages that the mayor admitted to having sent to Detective Leslie Branch-Wise, a member of his security team, six years ago. All photos by Brandon Marshall.


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