The unfolding scandal has led to significant. A report from Florida Trident, and verified by other journalists, announced the Florida Chair of the Republican Party, Christian Ziegler, has been accused with battery of a menage-a-trois lover, a situation that included his wife, Bridgett Ziegler, who co-founded Moms For Liberty. The meeting itself starts at 6 p. Florida school board recommends ouster of Moms for Liberty co-founder over Republican sex scandal. EST. At the time, Assistant Superintendent Jeff Maultsby was accused of. Right Now. All of Ziegler's colleagues on the. Bridget Ziegler, the co-founder of the conservative parental rights group Moms For Liberty, and her husband have close ties with the leaders of the state’s Republican Party — Gov. Bridget Ziegler, a Sarasota School Board member and co-founder of the conservative Moms for Liberty, confirmed to police she and her husband engaged in a threesome with the woman more than a year. ET. Florida Republican Party Chairman Christian Ziegler is currently under criminal investigation after being accused of raping a woman who claimed to have been. A lesser person than Tom Edwards of the Sarasota County School Board would be gloating about the sex scandal threatening to engulf fellow member Bridget Ziegler and her GOP honcho husband, Christian. 0:35. Christian Ziegler, Florida’s GOP chairman and husband of Sarasota County School Board member and Moms of Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, is under criminal investigation after a woman filed a complaint with the Sarasota Police Department alleging the longtime Republican official had raped her,. His wife, Bridget Ziegler, a staunch conservative who helped found the group “Mom’s For Liberty,” has also admitted that she and her husband both had sex with the woman who is accusing her. They are simply a mirror reflecting an enabling GOP that long ago lost its way. Florida school board approves resolution calling for Bridget Ziegler to resign over Republican sex scandal. If Christian and Bridget Ziegler need to show contrition, we should grant them the space and grace necessary to do so. 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. m. Bridget Ziegler, who is not named in the complaint against her husband, is a co-founder of Moms for Liberty and has worked closely with Florida Gov. Bridget Ziegler is a co-founder of the far-right group Moms for Liberty, which has led book-banning campaigns across the country. The Sarasota County School Board cannot oust Bridget Ziegler from the panel but voted 4-1 to recommend that she step down in the fallout from the bombshell sex scandal. She has served on the board since 2014, when she was appointed by then-Gov. The author points out the significance of Ziegler either resigning or being removed: the next school board election would be a majority vote, just like this last one was. According to the affidavit, once the woman learned at 2:12 p. Then came revelations of a threesome with a woman, who alleges she was later. 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. Moms for Liberty is an American conservative political organization that advocates against school curricula that mention LGBT rights, race and ethnicity, critical race theory, and discrimination. Rally against Ziegler. Tuesday. 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. Amid sexual assault allegations against Florida GOP Chair Christian Ziegler, a sex tape of his wife, Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, with a woman has been recovered by the police, according to a non-profit Florida watchdog group. Rick Scott, and has previously been its chair. Anti-LGBT Bridget Ziegler Filmed Another Sex. On Tuesday, the Sarasota School Board is. She has served on the board since 2014, when she was appointed by then-Gov. Christian Ziegler is a former Sarasota County commissioner who was vice chair of the Florida GOP before becoming chair in February. Bridget Ziegler is a member of the Sarasota County School Board. Sarasota police obtained a second sex video from embattled Republican Party of Florida Chair Christian Ziegler. The power couple — Christian chairs the Florida GOP and Bridget is. Recently released records reveal that Bridget Ziegler, the co-founder of anti-LGBTQ+ hate group Moms for Liberty and a member of the Sarasota School Board, admitted to detectives she was involved. This one shows an encounter between his wife Bridget Ziegler with another woman. The victim said Christian showed up alone, over the women’s objection. Ziegler, who had many of his powers stripped away and his $12,000 per-year salary reduced to $1 last month, has been accused of raping a woman with whom he and his wife Bridget, a Sarasota County. Florida school board passes resolution demanding Moms For Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler resign after police launched rape investigation against her husband and their ménage a trois with. By Lori Rozsa. When Bridget Ziegler couldn't attend, the alleged victim tried to cancel but Christian Ziegler showed up at her apartment anyway, the document states. A Florida school board called for the resignation of Bridget Ziegler amid a criminal sexual assault investigation against her husband that also brought to light details about their sex lives. December 22 2023 7:35 PM EST. A workshop by the board is scheduled for earlier in the day, beginning at 1 p. Ziegler and his wife, Bridget Ziegler, more than a year ago, but that she had declined to have sex with Mr. I get why many of you think Bridget Ziegler – now snared up in a threesome-sex scandal that also has her husband, former Florida Republican Party Chairman Christian Ziegler, under criminal. By Lori Rozsa. AP. 1: a colleague's resolution calling for her resignation. Bridget Ziegler confirmed the married couple had a three-way sexual relationship with the woman now accusing Christian Ziegler of sexual battery. More than a month after a sex scandal exposed the rank hypocrisy of Florida GOP chairman Christian Ziegler and his wife Bridget, Ziegler has been ousted from his position. by Lexi Lonas - 12/23/23 5:00 PM ET. Neither. ”The accuser had a three-way sexual encounter with Ziegler and his wife, Sarasota County School Board member Bridget Ziegler, about a year ago, police wrote in a previous search warrant affidavit. Bridget Ziegler, who co-founded M4L – the anti-LGBTQ+ hate group and SPLC-designated extremist group – has been accused of major hypocrisy after admitting to having a same. Recently released records reveal that Bridget Ziegler, the co-founder of anti-LGBTQ+ hate group Moms for Liberty and a member of the Sarasota School Board, admitted to detectives she was involved. 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. She has served on the board since 2014, when she was appointed by then-Gov. Bridget Ziegler refused to step down from her position on the Sarasota school board, despite the board taking the rare step of calling for her. The details of the case were revealed by the. Ziegler, his wife and the woman all acknowledged. Bridget Ziegler, on the other hand, is a rising star in the conservative movement, and her school board seat received an endorsement from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is also a presidential. Bridget Ziegler is a member of the Sarasota County School Board. SARASOTA, Fla. Uproar after Moms for Liberty co-founder caught in sex scandal Anderson Cooper 360 Link Copied! CNN's Carlos Suarez reports on a scandal involving the co-founder of the. Christian Ziegler is the chairman of the Florida Republican party. Ziegler had known each other for 20 years and that she told the police she had agreed. Bridget Ziegler is co-founder of the conservative Moms for Liberty group. Shaken by sex scandal, Florida GOP turns to repairing party's image, jockeying for top spot. December 13, 2023 · 4 min read 12 Sarasota County School Board member Bridget Ziegler listens to public comments Tuesday evening, Dec. 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. 12, 2023. 30 2023, Published 7:15 p. Bridget Ziegler speaks at the Moms for Liberty meeting in Philadelphia, Saturday, July 1, 2023. "Ziegler showed detectives the 2. The woman canceled with Christian Ziegler after she was told that Bridget was. Bridget Ziegler is a co-founder of the. Ron DeSantis, asking he remove school board member Bridget Ziegler, right, during a meeting, Tuesday, Dec. On Nov. All of Ziegler's colleagues on the Sarasota. The Sarasota County School Board called for Bridget Ziegler to resign from her post after news the conservative politician had engaged in a threesome, which included. 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. m. The co-founder of the conservative extremist group Moms for Liberty has refused to resign from her position on a Florida school board, in spite of an active rape investigation into her husband. Gov. 2, but the woman canceled when she learned Bridget was unable to make it, police. Founded in January 2021, the group began by. 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,. Calls for Ziegler’s removal follow allegations the former Florida GOP chair raped a woman on Oct. The Sarasota County School Board formally called on Bridget Ziegler to resign on Tuesday as she grapples with the fallout of an ongoing sex scandal involving her and her husband, Florida GOP Chairman Christian Ziegler. Florida GOP Chair Accused of Sexually Assaulting Threesome Partner. SARASOTA, Fla. By Andrew Atterbury. Detectives say he recorded the Oct. “The impact of the Zeigler scandal has been enormous on the Moms for Liberty structure,” Liz Mikitarian, the founder of the. Bridget Ziegler is unfit to represent us. 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. 1:21 A Florida school board has formally called for prominent Republican Bridget Ziegler to resign from her seat after a sex scandal involving her husband. 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. A video reportedly shows Bridget Ziegler, co-founder of the right-wing Moms for Liberty, engaging in sex with an unidentified woman. Moms of Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler has been called to resign from a Florida school board after she and her Republican husband have become embroiled in a sex scandal. ”Bridget Ziegler said she will keep her position amid a police investigation into her husband and a sex scandal. Ron DeSantis, who used to praise Bridget Ziegler to the skies,. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) The group also has quickly gained a close ally in Florida Gov. In response to a specific public record request for that video, the Sarasota Police Department on […] Christian Ziegler has maintained his innocence and refused to step down, prompting his forced removal. A Florida school board has formally called for prominent Republican Bridget Ziegler to resign from her seat after a sex scandal involving her husband. Her husband was elected to serve as Sarasota County's State Committeeman in 2012 and re-elected. T. 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. 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. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Facebook/Handout. 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. The accuser, involved in a purported "three-year consensual three-way sexual relationship" with Christian and his wife, Bridget Ziegler, co-founder of the parents' rights group. Bridget Ziegler had already confirmed to police she had been involved in a three-way sex encounter a year prior to that with the woman and her husband. At the time, Assistant Superintendent Jeff Maultsby was accused of. 2, but the woman backed out after Bridget Ziegler “couldn't make it. Christian Ziegler and his wife Bridget are both active in Republican politics in the state. 13. The scandal prompted political leaders from both sides of the aisle to demand Ziegler resign as GOP state chair, including Gov. 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. 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, an original co-founder of Moms for Liberty, appeared defiant at the dais, asking the school board. The vote was 4. But when Ziegler’s wife could not make it at last minute, the other woman canceled responding in text message, “Sorry I was mostly in for her. Bridget Ziegler, a school board member in Sarasota, Florida, is an original co-founder of Moms for Liberty. Ziegler maintained the sex was consensual. Ziegler is the co-founder of the far-right organization Moms. Christian Ziegler has even profited from Moms for Liberty, a controversial parent advocacy group co-founded by his wife Bridget, whose net worth climbed from $16,795. New details made public over the weekend via police documents of a rape investigation have added fresh fuel to the political firestorm surrounding the chair of the Republican Party of Florida, Christian Ziegler, and his wife Bridget Ziegler, co-founder of the far-right Moms for Liberty, which engages in book-banning efforts, attacks on public. The condescending, self-righteous Christian and Bridget Ziegler aren’t extreme outliers in the Republican Party. TALLAHASSEE, Florida — A cofounder of the conservative parents group Moms for Liberty, Bridget Ziegler, refused to resign from the Sarasota school. Ziegler if she doesn't resign” Reporter Katie LaGrone asked board. 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. “I don’t share information about my clients as I do not speak for them,” Christian Ziegler wrote. 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. December 2, 2023 · 4 min read. The dancer later landed roles in movies and even became Sia’s muse and often performed in her music. December 22 2023 7:35 PM EST Sarasota police obtained a second sex video from embattled Republican Party of Florida Chair Christian Ziegler. The Florida Center for Government Accountability report clarified it is not known if the. The school board voted last month to ask her to resign. Bridget Ziegler resigned from her role as co-founder with Moms for Liberty within a month of our launch in January of 2021, nearly three years ago. Moms for Liberty (M4L) is reeling. — As the Sarasota County School Board convened for the final time this year on Tuesday, Bridget Ziegler entered the board chambers facing a rift largely driven by agenda item No. Bridget Ziegler, a founder of the advocacy group Moms for Liberty, during a meeting of the Sarasota County School Board in Sarasota, Fla. Moms for Liberty, which says it is. The attention surrounding the personal sex life of Sarasota County school board member Bridget Ziegler is now the basis of mounting pressure for her to quit her public life with the board. Florida GOP Chair Accused of Sexually Assaulting Threesome Partner. The. For an optimal experience visit our site on. December 2, 2023 · 4 min read. The potential for Christian Ziegler to face a video voyeurism charge opens new legal questions around the case. In the latest findings from the Florida Center for Government Accountability another sex tape turned up in the beleaguered saga of former Republican power couple Bridget and Christian Ziegler. Megan Buck wrote in the affidavit. 2 sexual encounter was. Bridget Ziegler's apparent admission of having a three-way sexual. Bridget Ziegler has been a fixture within Florida conservative circles for years. a left leaning, ZEM-like coalition that swept them in two years ago will take away their conservative majority. m. com or 505-238-0392. Paul E. by opponents. Christian Ziegler — the Florida GOP Chair currently under investigation over rape allegations by a woman he and his wife, Moms for Liberty co-founder and Sarasota School Board member Bridget. Sarasota County School Board member Bridget Ziegler is expected to face a political reckoning on Tuesday when her fellow board members consider calling for her resignation amid an ongoing sex. Moms for Liberty is condemning Republican Party of Florida Chair Christian Ziegler — the husband of one of the group’s co-founders, Bridget Ziegler — after Christian Ziegler was accused of rape. At least that's the hope for the Florida Republican Party. 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. The Zieglers made another plan to have sex on October 2, according to the affidavit, but the woman canceled the arrangement after she learned that Bridget Ziegler could not make it, The Washington. December 22, 2023 9:39AM ET. The Sarasota cops who are investigating a rape accusation against Christian Ziegler unearthed a second sex tape. Ziegler admitted to having sex with the woman who accused him of rape, but he and his wife, Bridget Ziegler, claimed they had a consensual relationship. Fri, December 22, 2023, 2:35 PM EST · 2 min read. Both are enmeshed in a sex scandal. The resolution was authored by board Chair Karen Rose, who said in an email that she is “shocked and deeply saddened” by the rape. The new video purportedly shows Bridget Ziegler “engaged in sexual relations with a woman,” according to the Trident, the journalism program of the Florida Center for Government Accountability , which was the source of. Newly released court records have shed more light on the rape allegations against Christian Ziegler, the head of the Florida Republican Party and husband of Moms for Liberty co-founder, Bridget. According to a search warrant affidavit, Christian and Bridget, who are married, had made plans to have sex with the alleged victim on October 2, but after Bridget couldn’t make. The Sarasota School Board has voted to request the resignation of Bridget Ziegler amid rape allegations against her husband. "Ziegler showed detectives the 2. Florida GOP Chair Christian Ziegler has been accused of assaulting a woman who had planned to meet Ziegler and his wife, Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, for a three-way sexual. 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 in the past ended in. 12, 2023, after her fellow school board members approved a resolution calling on her to resign. SARASOTA, Fla. Ziegler admitted to having sex with the alleged victim, but said the sex was consensual and that he recorded the encounter. 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 victim and Christian Ziegler agreed to have. Bridget Ziegler has served on the School Board since 2014. Y'all this is so good. Ron DeSantis in drafting the controversial Florida Parental Rights In Education Act, also known as the “Don’t Say Gay Act,” which prohibits. Key Background. Police have obtained a sex video of Moms for Liberty co-founder and Sarasota County School Board member Bridget Ziegler with an unidentified woman as part of their criminal investigation into a rape allegation against Christian Ziegler, her husband, according to the Florida Trident.