The Lynnwood City Council will consider rescinding its appointment for the vacant Position 5 seat after discovering that its original choice, Jessica Roberts, reportedly operates an OnlyFans account.

OnlyFans is a subscription-based platform primarily known for allowing creators to share explicit content — pictures, videos, messages — with their “fans.” Roberts’ account, which has since been shut down, had a profile bio that read: “A bisexual transwoman” followed by graphic details of her body parts.

Roberts was appointed by the Lynnwood City Council to fill the Position 5 vacancy left by Julieta Altamirano-Crosby. But people who recognized Roberts were quick to notify the city and its council about her alleged page.

“I have calls into the city clerk and executive assistant with similar questions, as well as questions regarding the ‘blind’ appointment process,” Councilwoman Derica Escamilla, representing Position 1, said in an email to MyNorthwest. She was responding to questions about whether or not operating an OnlyFans account is allowed for council members. Escamilla voted to support Roberts’ appointment.

“We were definitely unaware,” she said of the OnlyFans account.

Patrick Decker, the Lynnwood City Council Position 2 seat, also told MyNorthwest that the council was not aware of the account or Roberts operating it.

“I certainly had no idea of the views Jessica held and do not feel those views and activities are in keeping with the gravity and seriousness of serving the people of Lynnwood on the City Council,” Decker told MyNorthwest.

“The Lynnwood City Council’s decision to meet on Thursday is the members doing their due diligence,” Roberts said in an email to the The Everett Herald Tuesday. “While I appreciate, and understand the concern, regarding the revelations around my personal life, this would not impact my ability to do the job I was appointed to do or my ability to serve my fellow residents.”

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Lynnwood City Council to meet over Position 5 seat

The City of Lynnwood is holding a meeting March 13 at 7 p.m. in the city council chambers to decide whether they will rescind the nomination or not.

“New information has come to light about a candidate chosen by our appointment process. While the process has worked fairly well in the past, there is always the potential for edge cases,” Lynnwood Council President Nick Coelho said in a statement. “There are now concerns that very relevant information to our deliberation was — whether intentionally or unintentionally — withheld that would have weighed heavily on our decision. With this new information in mind, we have noticed a Special Business Meeting for this Thursday. Its aim is to build to a consensus on whether or not we wish to move forward with this applicant. I’d like to thank our residents for their patience as we let the process play out.”

“The Lynnwood City Council’s decision to meet on Thursday is the members doing their due diligence,” Roberts said in an email to The Everett Herald Tuesday. “While I appreciate, and understand the concern, regarding the revelations around my personal life, this would not impact my ability to do the job I was appointed to do or my ability to serve my fellow residents.”

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Roberts explains the OnlyFans account

Roberts claimed she created the account to help boost her self-confidence, according to a conversation she had with The Lynnwood Times, and that it was an opportunity for just “a little cash on the side.” She deactivated the site after The Lynnwood Times reached out to her, the outlet reported.

“The reason the account was taken down was because I do not want to waste taxpayers’ money, or the Council’s time watching this turn into a debate on whether or not it’s socially acceptable for me to have an account,” Roberts wrote in an email to The Lynnwood Times.

This is not the first controversy around a Lynnwood City Council choice. Rebecca Thornton withdrew from the Lynnwood City Council four days after being unanimously selected to fill this vacant seat.

Frank Sumrall is a content editor at MyNorthwest and producer of the Seattle Seahawks podcast, The Reset with Gee Scott. You can read his stories here and you can email him here.

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