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SEPTEMBER 09, 2007

The shrugged off John Bryan rumors

Tb_bryan_450x300 ST. PETERSBURG - Friends and colleagues of City Councilman John Bryan were shocked by sex abuse allegations that led to his suicide. But not everyone was surprised.

Stories about Bryan's sexual indiscretions had been circulating for nearly two decades. "I heard the rumors, but you never know if someone's out to get him or no," said Bill Dudley, who was in the Northeast Exchange Club with Bryan. "So I never paid much attention to them. You have to take rumors at face value."

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