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Prosecutors in Sarasota opted against pressing charges against embattled former Florida Republican Party Chairman Christian Ziegler over accusations of video voyeurism. Ultimately, the state attorney’s office in Sarasota concluded that there wasn’t enough evidence to charge him over allegations of illegally videotaping a woman who claimed he raped her without consent, per a memo obtained by The Post. “Mr. Ziegler is relieved to be completely cleared of the false allegations and any criminal wrongdoing. We cooperated at every stage of the investigation and as difficult as it was, we remained quiet out of respect for the investigation,” his attorney Derek...

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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 whom he and his wife, Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, had a prior consensual sexual relationship, according to police records. “Christian Ziegler has engaged in conduct that renders him unfit for the office,” the party’s motion to censure Ziegler said, according to a document posted on the social media...

Florida Republican Party Chair Christian Ziegler is the subject of a police investigation that reportedly involves an allegation of sexual battery. The big picture: Nonprofit watchdog news site Florida Trident, citing sources close to the investigation, first reported that a woman alleged she was in a "longstanding consensual" sexual relationship with Ziegler and his wife, Bridget, before being "sexually battered" by Ziegler at her home, without his wife present. .... * Christian Ziegler took over as state GOP chairman in February after serving as a Sarasota County commissioner and years of conservative activism. * The governor appointed Bridget Ziegler to...

Florida Republican Party chairman and Governor DeSantis ally Christian Ziegler is reported to be under law enforcement investigation after a woman filed a complaint with the Sarasota Police Department claiming he raped her. The Florida Center for Government Accountability says a police report – while heavily redacted – includes accusations of “rape” and “sexual battery.”The complaint, filed on October 4th, states the incident allegedly occurred inside the woman’s home in Sarasota. According to the woman, she had been a participant in a long-term and consensual sexual relationship with both Ziegler and his wife Bridget – a co-founder of the ‘Moms...