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Christian Ziegler mentioned in heavily redacted police documents that includes the word ‘raped’, reports say

The chairman of Florida’s Republican party, Christian Ziegler, is reported to be under investigation for sexual battery – a potential political bombshell in a state that Donald Trump and Governor Ron DeSantis call home.

According to heavily redacted police department documents, Ziegler is mentioned in the context of an “active criminal investigation” after an individual reported being “sexually battered” at home in Sarasota on 2 October.

The detective’s report mentions a “sexual assault allegation” and “sexual assault complaint” but almost no other information. Only five words survive the redactions: “stated … raped … stated that … raped”, according to Sarasota’s Herald-Tribune and other outlets.

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[–] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 41 points 11 months ago (3 children)

All the qualifications you need to be a warrior against the lgbt+ community, and stop their insidious child molesting ways, is to have raped/sexual assaulted someone, apparently.

[–] Dwayne_Elizondo_Mountain_Dew_Camacho@sh.itjust.works 20 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Guys, it works exactly like guns:

To stop a bad guy that rapes, you need a good guy that rapes.

What's so hard to understand?

[–] slurpeesoforion@startrek.website 9 points 11 months ago

Many of them have first hand experience with sex crimes.

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They only care when it is gay.

[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 23 points 11 months ago

The GOP actively recruits from the dregs everyone else throws away.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago

This makes him qualified to be the Pussy-Grabber-In-Chief's VP pick.

[–] HuddaBudda@kbin.social 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Republicans: 30+

Drag queens: 0

Oh, and his wife is the one of the Co-leads for Moms for liberty.

His wife, Bridget Ziegler, is a founder of Moms for Liberty (M4L), the parental rights organization that has been at the forefront of efforts to ban or require parental consent for certain LGBTQ+

And apparently, bi, or getting cheated on by a bi couple.

Sources told the publication that the woman accusing Ziegler “alleged that she and both Zieglers had been involved in a longstanding consensual three-way sexual relationship prior to the incident” and that the incident occurred when Ziegler and the woman were alone at the woman’s house.

[–] scytale@lemm.ee 8 points 11 months ago

Everything really is projection with these people.

[–] Pratai@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Take note: Not a drag queen.

[–] theodewere@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago

only five words survive the redactions.. show us the documents you pussies..

[–] brothershamus@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago

Shocked! I'm shocked!

Well . . . not that shocked.

[–] WashedOver@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

Is anyone really surprised here?

[–] Cruxifux@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

It’s really sad that when I read “political bombshell” “raped” and “Republican” my immediate thought is that it won’t affect the polls at all.