Georgia State Representative Mesha Mainor (R-Atlanta) confirmed on Friday she filed a lawsuit against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and other officials over an alleged failure to correctly prosecute a man she claims stalked and violently assaulted her.
In addition to Willis, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) lawsuit by Mainor names the district attorney’s office, Fulton County, the Fulton County Ethics Board and Fulton County Commissioner Marvin Arrington as defendants.
According to the lawsuit, the trouble began after Mainor met a political consultant named Corwin Monson, who briefly worked for her campaign but was eventually terminated due to “unruly, belligerent behavior.”
Mainor alleges that Monson “began to stalk” her after by appearing “uninvited” at campaign events and joining her church. She claims that casual contact quickly escalated to phone calls and voice mails “from several different numbers” she claims Monson later turned “into a song.”
A court order eventually prohibited Monson from communicating with Mainor, but she alleges he repeatedly violated it, ultimately resulting in his arrest.
Willis’ office reportedly indicted Monson in September 2020 and January 2021 for separate violations of the court order, prompting Monson to retain Arrington as his defense attorney.
According to Mainor’s legal claims, the commissioner holds affinity for Willis and sway over her office, and used this influence to secure an unreasonable plea deal for Monson.
In jailhouse calls to his client, Mainor claims Arrington admitted “to telling Fani Willis, who was the District Attorney-elect at the time, about the case with Mr. Monson in advance of her being sworn in” to prejudice her against Mainor.
Mainor posted about the lawsuit to the social media platform X on Saturday and urged those effected by Willis’ alleged “neglect” as a prosecutor to join her for a press conference scheduled for Tuesday morning.
“I will be discussing the lawsuit I filed against her for not only failing to investigate crimes, but also her neglect on crimes against women (including my own case),” wrote Mainor.
If you have a loved one or know someone in the #FultonCountyJail for more than 45 days without DA #FANIWILLIS prosecuting their case, meet me at the State Capitol next Tuesday, April 30 at 10am to show the State of Georgia that her work serving Fulton County is negligent.
I will… pic.twitter.com/UzrwOIEtMq
— Rep. Mesha Mainor (@MeshaMainor) April 27, 2024
The lawmaker is seeking a jury trial to determine Willis, Fulton County, its ethics board and Arrington violated the state’s RICO law by circumventing justice in her case.
Mainor previously drew nationwide attention in July 2023, when she formally left the Democratic Party to join the Republican Party in what she called a “moral decision.”
She said in a statement at the time, “I didn’t leave the Democrat Party. The Democrat Party left ME when it embraced left-wing radicalism, lawlessness, and put the interests of illegal aliens over the interest of Americans. I have nothing to apologize for.”
Mainor previously noted she was elected to “represent a blue district” in Atlanta, which argued proves “this wasn’t a political decision.”
The lawsuit is the latest blow to Willis, who remains embattled by defendants in her case against former President Donald Trump that seek to disqualify her from the case.
Despite Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee determining Willis could remain on the case, he approved an appeal process to his ruling, setting the stage for a process one defense attorney estimated could take six months.
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Tom Pappert is the lead reporter for The Tennessee Star, and also reports for The Georgia Star News, The Pennsylvania Daily Star, and The Arizona Sun Times. Follow Tom on X/Twitter. Email tips to [email protected].
Photo “Georgia State Rep. Mesha Mainor” by Mesha Mainor. Background Photo “Fulton County Corruption” by Rep. Mesha Mainor.
