A Lynnwood council member has withdrawn from her appointment after some of her social media posts came to light.

The Lynnwood City Council appointee at the center of an online controversy for her past online activity has now withdrawn her name from consideration for city council.The council unanimously voted for Jessica Roberts to fill the vacant Position 5 seat Monday after several rounds of voting and multiple executive sessions.

Dozens of people lined up outside Lynnwood City Hall on Thursday, some to protest the council’s appointment of Jessica Roberts to its vacant seat. The council called a special meeting to discuss its next steps after the Lynnwood Times published an article revealing Roberts previously posted explicit material on online platforms,