(NEWSWEEK) – A preschool teacher in Portland, Oregon, who is the recipient of thousands of dollars in donations after coming forward about contracting monkeypox, has been deemed a “serious danger to the health and safety of children” following the revelation of a disturbing social media history first investigated by Newsweek.
Marco Antonio Reyes Rojas was first featured on local television earlier this summer where he talked about the challenges of contracting monkeypox and needing to isolate. The 30-year-old Mexican-American, who is openly gay, shared photos of the pustules and rash he developed. He had previously been featured in the local press for his political advocacy on behalf of illegal foreign nationals living in the U.S. On social media, he blamed the United States for his suffering with monkeypox.
“This country really sucks,” he wrote on Facebook. “Leaving its people to fend for themselves and asking the community to help. It’s been super hard navigating living with monkeypox.”
