ABERDEEN, Wash. — The Aberdeen City Council member charged with child rape resigned from jail, City Manager Ruth Clemens confirmed to KING 5.
Riley Carter signed a letter of resignation on Friday, Aug. 2, just a few days after his arrest.
Detectives previously said Carter confessed to detectives, admitting he sexually assaulted a child known to him over the past two years.
Carter was arrested the night of Tuesday, July 30.
According to documents filed in court Wednesday, July 31, Carter told detectives he needed help and expressed remorse toward his victim.
Detectives said the victim is a child under the age of 12.
Grays Harbor Judge Vini Samuel ordered Carter held on $100,000 bail after charging Carter with one count of rape of a child.
Voters elected Carter to the Aberdeen City Council in December of 2023.