Christian Ziegler, the head of Florida’s Republican Party and husband of Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, is under investigation for alleged sexual battery. 2, but the woman canceled when she learned Bridget was unable to make it, police. According to documents, Bridget Ziegler admitted to officers they had a similar encounter a year ago. Florida police have obtained a video showing Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler having sex with a woman. SARASOTA, Fla. Ziegler was accused of rape by a woman he and his wife, Bridget, had a threesome with. 00:55. In the Wake of a Sex Scandal, a Moms for Liberty Co-Founder’s Career Is Crumbling Bridget Ziegler stepped down from her job, and the Sarasota School Board chair called for her resignation. The woman told the police that she had had a consensual sexual encounter with Mr. Moms for Liberty is facing mounting concerns amid a sex scandal tied to one of the conservative education group’s founders. Y'all this is so good. Bridget Ziegler is a Sarasota School Board member and a co-founder of Moms for Liberty, a conservative organization that has gained national attention while advocating for more parental control. Israel is said to be flooding Hamas tunnels — a tactic Egypt already used in 2013, but. Jacob Ogles. 2, 2023 at her apartment. An. 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. A planned three-way sexual encounter between Florida GOP Chair Christian Ziegler, his wife and Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, and a woman they had sex with. S. Between the lines: The coordinated stance from top Republican officials in Florida reflects growing concern within the party over the allegations against Ziegler and potential damage to the party's reputation. His wife Bridget is a member of the Sarasota County School Board and… It’s hard to know where to start with this. Police are investigating Christian Ziegler, husband of Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler,. Ron DeSantis. | UPDATED: December 17, 2023 at 3:50 p. Bridget Ziegler speaks at the Moms for Liberty meeting in Philadelphia, July 1, 2023. A sex tape between Sarasota School Board member and co-founder of Moms for Liberty, Bridget Ziegler, and another woman has been recovered. 12, 2023, after her fellow school board members approved a resolution calling on her to resign. FILE - Sarasota County School Board member Bridget Ziegler listens to public comments on Dec. Sarasota County School Board member Tom Edwards called for colleague Bridget Ziegler to resign from the board amid accusations that her husband sexually assaulted a woman who had been part. In search warrant affidavits, police have said the woman. 1:46. Bridget Ziegler, a Sarasota County School Board member and co-founder of the Moms for Liberty parental advocacy group, has resigned from her position at a conservative nonprofit. DeSantis pushed through legislation last year disbanding a Disney-controlled board after the company opposed his bill that limits sex education in schools. Bridget Ziegler has been a fixture within Florida conservative circles for years. The woman told the police that she had had a consensual sexual encounter with Mr. He leads the statewide Republican Party and Bridget Ziegler is a well-known school choice advocate who helped start Moms. It’s unclear if the woman is the same woman who accused Ziegler’s husband of. "Our community has been rocked by. She also still works as a board member for the Central Florida. . According to a police search warrant affidavit, Ziegler arrived alone at the apartment shortly after the woman backed out of a proposed tryst involving Ziegler and his wife, Bridget Ziegler, a Sarasota school board member and cofounder of Moms for Liberty. Christian showed detectives a two-and-a-half-minute video of the encounter to support his claim of consensual sex. A Florida school board is scheduled to consider whether to seek the resignation of a co-founder of the. It is not known if the woman in the video is the same woman who. but critics and many parents in Sarasota say the same-sex. A Florida school board has formally called for prominent Republican Bridget Ziegler to resign from her seat after a sex scandal involving her husband. “The victim did not give Ziegler consent to take this video of them having sex. Florida GOP Chair Accused of Sexually Assaulting Threesome Partner. Ron DeSantis (R) on legislation that opponents. Calls for Ziegler’s removal follow allegations the former Florida GOP chair raped a woman on Oct. A sex tape between Sarasota School Board member and co-founder of Moms for Liberty, Bridget Ziegler, and another woman has been recovered by the police. Bridget Ziegler, half of a Florida Republican power couple embroiled in a rape allegation and same-sex scandal, refused to resign from her seat on the Sarasota County School Board on Tuesday night. Ziegler is the co-founder of the far-right organization Moms. the woman told police he raped her when she refused to have sex without Bridget Ziegler present. Bridget Ziegler speaks at the Moms for Liberty meeting in Philadelphia, Saturday, July 1, 2023. Bridget Ziegler did not respond to requests for comment. This one shows an. She has served on the board since 2014, when she was appointed by then-Gov. AP. The woman canceled with Christian Ziegler after she was told that Bridget was. 135. Another three-way was planned on Oct. A Florida school board is scheduled to consider whether to seek the resignation of a co-founder of the conservative Moms for Liberty group, who is embroiled in the fallout of a sexual assault investigation into her husband, the Republican Party state chairman. Bridget Ziegler, 41, was appointed to the Sarasota County School Board in 2014 and has won reelection three times, most recently in 2022 with the backing of DeSantis. Christian Ziegler, chair of Florida's Republican Party, has been accused of raping a woman he and his wife had previously had consenual sex with. It’s unclear if the woman is the same woman who accused Ziegler’s husband of. A second video has been recovered by police showing Bridget Ziegler engaging in sexual relations with a woman, sources said. The details of the case were revealed by the. She was first appointed to the Sarasota County School Board in 2014 by now-U. Both he and his wife, Bridget Ziegler, were planning on having a consensual sexual encounter with the accuser, whom they had known for 20 years, but the woman tried to cancel when she was informed. but critics and many parents in Sarasota say the same-sex. 2 and raping her after she backed out of plans to have sex with Ziegler and his wife, Bridget, when she learned Bridget. Then came revelations of a threesome with a woman, who. 30 2023, Published 7:15 p. Bridget Ziegler has come under fire for her involvement in a same-sex scandal. In search warrant affidavits, police have said the woman reported that she had originally agreed to have sex with both Ziegler and his wife that day in October, but canceled when Bridget Ziegler. According to the Florida Trident, the. The condescending, self-righteous Christian and Bridget Ziegler aren’t extreme outliers in the Republican Party. Bridget Ziegler is a co-founder of the far-right group Moms for Liberty, which has led book-banning campaigns across the country. "Ziegler showed detectives the 2. meeting, activist groups such as Support Our Schools rallied outside of the board chambers to call on Bridget Ziegler to resign. According to the Florida Trident: In a police interview on Nov. Zander Moricz, who was the class president at Pine View School in Osprey and now attends Harvard, said Bridget Ziegler deserved to lose her job, but not because of her private sex life. As for the more salacious allegations—what happens behind closed doors is Christian and Bridget’s personal business. Bridget Ziegler is an elected member of the Sarasota School Board and co-founder of Moms for Liberty, a national conservative activist group that has successfully gotten members elected to school. Bridget Ziegler. Q. Another three-way was planned on Oct. a left leaning, ZEM-like coalition that swept them in two years ago will take away their conservative majority. m. Rick Scott, and has previously been its chair. Ziegler and his wife — Sarasota School Board Member Bridget Ziegler who helped found Moms of Liberty — had made plans to have sex with the woman two days before, according to the affidavit. m. Why Bridget Ziegler faces call to resign from the Sarasota County School Board 05:19. The Sarasota County School board passed a resolution Dec. On Nov. 6. SARASOTA, Fla. m. , reveals the caller was concerned about the mental. 0:41 UPDATE: The Sarasota School Board has called for Bridget Ziegler to resign. By John Riley on December 7, 2023 @JRileyMW 207The scandal involving “Don’t Say Gay” proponent Bridget Ziegler, who has been accused of being involved in a years-long three-way sexual relationship with a woman accusing her husband of. Florida school board approves resolution calling for Bridget Ziegler to resign over Republican sex scandal. Sarasota police are inclined to disagree. Christian Ziegler told investigators that he had consensual sex with the woman on. ” Bridget Ziegler is a co-founder of the far-right group Moms for Liberty, which has led book-banning campaigns across the country. She has done nothing wrong. Founded in January 2021, the group began by. Bridget Ziegler's apparent admission of having a three-way sexual. The Sarasota County School Board formally called on Bridget Ziegler to resign on Tuesday as she grapples with. Sen. Tallulah Brand, aged 12, of Sarasota, Florida, was doing her homework last Thursday when she heard the last name “Ziegler. (WWSB/Gray News) - The Sarasota County School Board voted to ask school board member Bridget Ziegler to resign on Tuesday. Christian Ziegler has admitted they had sex in her apartment but claims it was consensual. ET. The 40-year-old chairman and his wife Bridget Ziegler—a co-founder of Moms for Liberty—have been under fire since a Florida journalism watchdog reported that cops were investigating him for. Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler's admission to having a sexual relationship with the woman accusing her husband of rape has sparked backlash online Saturday, with many labeling the. Christian Ziegler, 40, told members of the state GOP that he and wife. The sex scandal has rocked GOP politics in Florida, especially in Southwest Florida where the Zieglers have been active on the political scene for years. Tuesday. The resolution was authored by board Chair Karen Rose, who said in an email that she is “shocked and deeply saddened” by the rape. She and her husband, Christian, are embroiled in a sex scandal. policies hypocritical. The Trident article quotes anonymous sources who say the Zieglers were in a consensual three-way sexual relationship with the victim but. B. That’s the allegation being made about Bridget Ziegler — co-founder of far-right Moms for Liberty and a Sarasota School Board member — by an unnamed woman accusing Christian Ziegler of rape. Bridget Ziegler is co-founder of the conservative Moms for Liberty group. Bridget Ziegler, a vocal supporter of the Parental Rights in Education law, often referred to as Don’t Say Gay, has told investigators that she and her husband had sex with the alleged victim. By Lori Rozsa. S. A sex tape between Sarasota School Board member and co-founder of Moms for Liberty, Bridget Ziegler, and another woman has been recovered by the police. January 3, 2024; As for Bridget Ziegler, who has admitted to police about participating in three-way sex with her husband and the couple’s long-standing female friend, I’m wondering how this will affect her. December 16, 2023 at 7:00 a. Police. That’s the allegation being made about Bridget Ziegler — co-founder of far-right Moms for Liberty and a Sarasota School Board member — by an unnamed woman accusing Christian Ziegler of rape and sexual battery. Christian Ziegler told police the sex was consensual, according to the affidavit, and showed them the video, which is 2½ minutes long. which promotes conservative family values and has led efforts against same-sex marriage, endorsed Ziegler for the position in. Bridget Ziegler has served on the School Board since 2014. Ziegler, 40, maintains that the sex — originally proposed to include his wife, Bridget Ziegler, according to court documents — was consensual. 2 after she backed out of plans to have sex with Ziegler and his. She has served on the board since 2014, when she was appointed by then-Gov. Her husband, Christian Ziegler, is facing accusations of rape. The crusading ideologue — who demanded private Christian school-style mores in public. This is the second in a five-day series. Rick Scott, and has previously been its chair. 5-minute-long video of the sexual encounter," according to the search warrant. Bridget Ziegler played a strong hand in writing Florida's "don't say gay" law. In 2019, a year after Bridget Ziegler evaluated Bowden, it turned out her observations and instincts were pretty spot-on. Christian Ziegler, according to a laboriously redacted Sarasota police report released to media Thursday after the Florida Trident, a watchdog news outlet, broke the news, is under an “active. Florida School Board urges Moms for Liberty co-founder to resign in GOP sex scandal. He claims the sex was consensual. As for Bridget Ziegler – a member of the Sarasota County School Board and the founder of Moms for Liberty, a right-wing advocacy group formed in the aftermath of COVID-19 school closures and. According to a story first reported by the Florida Center for Government Accountability, Florida’s rising Republican rock stars enjoy threesomes, which means it is possible Bridget Ziegler, who. A second video has been recovered by police showing Bridget Ziegler engaging in sexual relations with a woman, sources said. Rob Beschizza 7:07 am Sat Dec 23, 2023. Megan Buck wrote in the affidavit. As a scandal involving Bridget Ziegler, cofounder of the conservative advocacy group Moms for Liberty, continues to attract national attention, a speech by a Harvard University. Christian Ziegler, the Florida GOP chairman and husband of Bridget Ziegler, co-founder of the conservative anti-LGBTQ+ Moms for Liberty group, is under criminal. The vote against Christian Ziegler came less than a week after the Sarasota County School Board asked his wife and co-founder of Moms for Liberty Bridget Ziegler to resign her position on the. The five-member Sarasota School Board is dominated by four conservatives. When Bridget Ziegler couldn't attend, the alleged victim tried to cancel but Christian Ziegler showed up at her apartment anyway, the document states. 12, 2023, after her fellow school board members approved a. Ziegler’s accuser allegedly told police she agreed to have consensual sex with Ziegler and his wife on Oct. According to a police affidavit on October 2, Ziegler messaged the alleged victim, who had been involved in a consensual threesome with him and Bridget a year prior, and proposed another sexual. Christian Ziegler was a former Sarasota County Commissioner, and Bridget Ziegler is a current member of the Sarasota County School Board. Bridget Ziegler is a co-founder of the. They are simply a mirror reflecting an enabling GOP that long ago lost its way. Both are enmeshed in a sex scandal. The Sarasota School Board will vote Tuesday to ask member Bridget Ziegler to resign, after two colleagues said she has become a "distraction" due to her involvement in a sexual relationship with. Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler filmed a sex tape of herself and another woman, an activity revealed in the ongoing investigation into her. 12/02/2023 01:06 PM EST Updated: 12/02/2023 03:19 PM EST MIAMI — The woman accusing Republican Party of Florida Chair Christian Ziegler of rape told him over. "Ziegler showed detectives the 2. “Bridget Ziegler was the poster girl for Moms for Liberty,” wrote Rick Wilson, a Florida-based pundit and prominent Trump critic. Zander Moricz. On December 22, news reports stated that police had recovered a sex tape of Ziegler and an unnamed woman. The vote against Christian Ziegler came less than a week after the Sarasota County School Board asked his wife and co-founder of Moms for Liberty Bridget Ziegler to resign her position on the. 12, 2023, after her fellow school board. 9k. christian ziegler florida gop chair bridget ziegler moms for liberty founder. Contact Carrie Seidman atcarrie. ET. The victim said Christian showed up alone, over the women’s objection. The woman accusing Florida GOP Chairman Christian Ziegler of sexual assault told police she had planned to have sex with him and his wife, Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, but called it off when Bridget couldn’t make it, according to a newly released search warrant affidavit. The meeting itself starts at 6 p. Bridget Ziegler speaks at the Moms for Liberty meeting in Philadelphia, Saturday, July 1, 2023. Florida Republican political circles were rocked in December when state GOP leader Christian Ziegler was. Bridget Ziegler has come under fire for her involvement in a same-sex scandal. Story by Casey Rivera • 4d. Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler filmed a sex tape of herself and another woman, an activity revealed in the ongoing investigation into her husband, Chris Ziegler, the Florida GOP. The Sarasota County School Board voted 4-1 for a resolution requesting that Bridget Ziegler step down. Rick Scott, and has previously been its chair. com or 505-238-0392. Police have reportedly obtained a second sex video involving Sarasota School Board member Bridget Ziegler and an unidentified woman. December 09 2023 10:01 AM EST.