Nury Martinez resigns from her position as Los Angeles councilor after racist audio leak scandal

Former Los Angeles City Council Speaker Nury Martinez announced Wednesday afternoon that she is resigning her seat as a councilwoman amid a growing scandal following the leak of audio where she and other officials are heard using racist language. and collude to stay in power.

"It is with a broken heart that I resign my position for Council District 6, the community I grew up in and my home," Martinez said in a statement.

The president himself, Joe Biden, had called for the resignation of Martinez and the other three councilors involved in the scandal, unleashed over the weekend.

The racist comments have sparked a crisis in the county that has gained national attention.

Hundreds of protesters have been demanding the resignation of all those involved.

In the recording,

, and councilmen 

, 

 and 

can be heard making fun of a black boy they called “changuito” (monkey).

It was the son of Councilman Mike Bonin, who was 2 years old at the time.