Florida GOP Suspends Chairman, Demands Resignation Amid Investigation Into Rape Allegation

Florida’s GOP executive board have decided to take disciplinary action against Chairman Christian Ziegler while police investigate rape allegations against him.
Florida GOP Suspends Chairman, Demands Resignation Amid Investigation Into Rape Allegation
Florida Party of Florida Chairman Christian Ziegler addresses attendees at the Republican Party of Florida Freedom Summit in Kissimmee, Fla., on Nov. 4, 2023. Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP Photo
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Florida GOP Chairman, Christian Ziegler, has been suspended and told to resign during an emergency party meeting on Sunday, amid an ongoing police investigation into rape allegations against him.

Mr. Ziegler has been accused of rape by a woman with whom he and his wife, Bridget Ziegler, reportedly had a prior consensual sexual relationship. Mr. Ziegler has denied the rape accusation and said anything that took place was consensual. Police have not laid any criminal charges.

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