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State GOP Ousts Ziegler, Who Faces Rape Accusation
Ex-GOP Leader
in Florida Won't
Face Rape Charge
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Ex-GOP Leader in Florida Won't Face Rape Charge

Police say video indicates encounter was consensual

(Newser) - Police in Florida have decided not to file rape charges against Christian Ziegler, who was removed this month as the state Republican Party's chair. Ziegler had videotaped a sexual encounter with his accuser, which police reviewed, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports. "The video showed that the encounter was likely...

Florida GOP Suspends Leader Accused of Rape

Board suspends Christian Ziegler and calls for his resignation

(Newser) - The Republican Party of Florida suspended Chairman Christian Ziegler and demanded his resignation during an emergency meeting Sunday, adding to calls by Gov. Ron DeSantis and other top officials for him to step down as police investigate a rape accusation against him. Ziegler is accused of raping a woman with...

Moms for Liberty Co-Founder in Hot Water Amid Hubby's Scandal

Florida school board votes for her to resign amid sex scandal involving her and her husband

(Newser) - Bridget Ziegler, co-founder of conservative group Moms for Liberty, is in increasingly hot water amid the sex scandal currently swirling around her and her husband. Florida's Sarasota County School Board voted 4-1 Monday night to pass a resolution calling for Ziegler to resign from the board (she was the...

Florida GOP Chair Defies DeSantis, Won't Resign Amid Sex Allegation

Christian Ziegler, husband of Moms for Liberty co-founder, says sex was consensual

(Newser) - The chair of Florida's Republican Party says he will not resign over a woman's allegation that he raped her , saying in an email to supporters that he is innocent. He did not address any specifics of the accusation that has roiled the state's conservative politics, reports the...

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