North State Journal: “Nine criminal complaints were filed on Nov. 30 with the Wake County Sheriff’s Office over what parents say are obscene and pornographic books in Wake County Public Schools libraries.
The complaints were all filed separately, with one being filed by Julie Anne, the of the Wake County chapter of Moms for Liberty. Another one of the complaints was filed by Wendy Runyon, the committee chair handling the book investigation for the Wake County Moms for Liberty.
Anne tells North State Journal that her group saw lists of books parents had been objecting to in different areas and on social media and they decided they needed to look at the books for themselves.
Runyon turned in a list of 24 books that included some text examples from the books and what Wake County schools they have been found in. Additionally, Runyon gave the Wake County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) over 30 pages of photos of pages from the books on the list.
At least three of the books, “George, “Gender Queer,” and “Lawn Boy,” overlapped with the complaints filed by another parent, Beatrice Setnick. Anne said she had never met Setnick before the parents converged on the WCSO.
“We [Moms for Liberty] are not calling for firing of public librarians and principals,” said Anne. “That’s just not what we’re about.”
Anne said what her group wants is for a determination to be made if the books in question are illegal to have in public schools.
“Are they [the 24 books] in violation of any statutes?” asked Anne. “And if they violate statute, then they should automatically come out because of obscene content – sexually explicit and obscene.””