Top Florida Republican official faces sexual assault investigation
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Top Florida Republican official faces sexual assault investigation
1st December 2023, 01:04 EST
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has called for the resignation of the state's Republican Party chairman, after reports that he is the target of a sexual assault investigation.
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"I think he should step aside," Mr DeSantis said. "He's innocent till proven guilty, but we just can't have a party chair that is under that type of scrutiny."
Mr Ziegler is one half of an influential couple in Republican politics in the state. His wife is Bridget Ziegler is a co-founder of Moms for Liberty, a group that has quickly become a key constituency within US conservative circles.
The alleged incident - about which there are very few details in the document released by police - occurred on 2 October at a home in Sarasota, in south-west Florida.
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