Rep. Cecil Brockman (Photo: ncleg.net)
A special committee in the North Carolina state House could ultimately decide to recommend expelling Rep. Cecil Brockman, who has been charged with sex crimes involving a child.
House Speaker Destin Hall said Tuesday he is creating a bipartisan special committee whose work could lead to an expulsion vote. Appointments are likely to be announced Wednesday.
Hall wants the committee to examine how such situations have been handled in the past, including opportunities for due process.
“We’re at the beginning stages of that process,” Hall told reporters. He couldn’t predict how long the committee will work.
Brockman, 41, was charged earlier this month with two counts of indecent liberties with a child and two counts of statutory rape of a 15-year-old victim, NC Newsline has reported.
Top Democrats and Republicans called on Brockman to resign his House seat representing part of Guilford County, but he has not done so. NC Democratic chairwoman Anderson Clayton asked House leaders to begin the expulsion process this week.
Hall said the only thing he knows about the charges Brockman faces is what has been publicly reported.
“If those things are true, then he has no business serving in the state House,” Hall said. “He’s got a right to due process in the criminal court system. He’s got a right to some due process here as a member of the House.”
The select committee will have to search for examples on how to move forward because it’s rare for state legislators to kick out one of their own.
Former House member Thomas Wright, a Wilmington Democrat, was expelled in 2008 after a special House committee found he had mishandled a loan, campaign contributions, and charitable contributions. Wright was the first state legislator expelled since 1880.
Brockman represents a heavily Democratic district. If he resigns or is removed from office, Gov. Josh Stein would appoint a replacement chosen by local Democrats.
Brockman, who in his sixth term, had angered some Democrats for siding with Republicans on key votes. He barely survived a primary challenge last year.
Democratic House leader Robert Reives (D-Chatham) said it makes sense for Brockman to resign before the committee convenes.
“I hope he will do what is best for him in this circumstance, and I think resignation makes the most sense at this point,” Reives said.
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