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Criminal probe: Florida GOP chair under investigation for alleged rape
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Florida Republican Chairman Christian Ziegler is under criminal investigation after a woman alleged he raped her, according to police and media reports.
The heavily redacted police case report filed on Oct. 4 detailed that two days earlier, the rape occurred. Most of the narrative and names of people involved are blacked out, but words that appear in the report include "raped...stated that...had been sexually battered...the sexual assault allegation."
No charges have been filed at this time.
Ziegler formerly served as a Sarasota County commissioner and is married to Sarasota County School Board member and Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler.
The Florida Center for Government Accountability first reported on the allegations against Ziegler. It said, citing unnamed sources, that the couple "had been involved in a longstanding consensual three-way sexual relationship prior to the incident." The alleged rape happened when Christian Ziegler and the woman were home alone at the woman's house, the outlet reported.
MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/florida-gop-chairman-christian-ziegler-rape-investigation/67-add58db9-db11-4332-99c8-ec92e6d89fde
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