Mark Robinson, the controversial and socially conservative Republican nominee for governor of North Carolina, made a series of inflammatory comments on a pornography website’s message board more than a decade ago,

Mark Robinson, North Carolina's Republican gubernatorial candidate, released a video statement Thursday afternoon saying he's staying in the race following damning allegations reported by CNN. CNN claims that Robinson – under a username he allegedly used frequently online -- made several inflammatory comments on a message board of a pornography website more than a decade ago,

The Thursday afternoon report linked the Republican nominee for governor to an account under the handle “minisoldr” on Nude Africa — a pornographic website that includes a message board feature — where his full name and email were mentioned alongside several identifying biographical details.