EST. Christian Ziegler and his wife Bridget are both active in Republican politics in the state. 5-minute-long video of the sexual encounter," according to the search warrant. 135. On Tuesday, the Sarasota School Board is. She has served on the board since 2014, when she was appointed by then-Gov. Police have reportedly obtained a second sex video involving Sarasota School Board member Bridget Ziegler and an unidentified woman. Christian Ziegler, chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, has been suspended by his party. 00:55. “Bridget Ziegler was the poster girl for Moms for Liberty,” wrote Rick Wilson, a Florida-based pundit and prominent Trump critic. Police have reportedly obtained a second sex video involving Sarasota School Board member Bridget Ziegler and an unidentified woman. A sex video involving Sarasota School Board member Bridget Ziegler and an unidentified woman has been recovered by police as part of the ongoing criminal investigation of a rape allegation made against Bridget’s husband, Christian Ziegler, sources close to the investigation have told the Florida Trident. December 09 2023 10:01 AM EST. Bridget Ziegler, a Sarasota County School Board member and co-founder of Moms for Liberty, is facing calls for resignation following her husband’s sexual assault investigation and revelations of. m. A sex video involving Sarasota School Board member Bridget Ziegler and an unidentified woman has been recovered by police as part of the ongoing criminal investigation of a rape allegation made against Bridget’s husband, Christian Ziegler, sources close to the investigation have told the Florida Trident. Smartest ( 43) Funniest ( 13) 2023-12-08 7:29:29 AM. December 12, 2023 1:45 PM. 'Bridget Ziegler is co-founder of the conservative Moms for Liberty group. Rick Scott, and has previously served as chair. At least that's the hope for the Florida Republican Party. 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. Contact Carrie Seidman atcarrie. Embattled rapist Florida GOP Chairman Christian Ziegler is almost certain to be removed from office today and end the months-long saga. 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 stood behind Ron DeSantis when he signed the infamous "Don't Say Gay" bill, enjoys a bit of gay sex from time to time herself. , on Tuesday. The scandal involves Bridget Ziegler, who has confessed to participating in a threesome, along with a rape. 2, Ziegler claimed the encounter was consensual and showed detectives a two-and-a-half minute video of the sex act he’d taken on. Shaken by sex scandal, Florida GOP turns to repairing party's image, jockeying for top spot. Ziegler’s wife or the victim knew anything about this video that had been taken of the sexual encounter on 10/02/23, and neither. 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. 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. Ron DeSantis. An. On Tuesday evening, I watched as the Sarasota School Board voted four to one in favor of the resolution to recommend that Bridget Ziegler resign in the wake of a sex scandal that has rocked the. Bridget Ziegler is the co-founder of right wing Moms for Liberty and a trustee with the Sarasota County School board. The two members who won election on the same slate as Ziegler, Tim Enos and Robyn Marinelli, have not commented. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Facebook/Handout. 2, but the woman backed out after Bridget Ziegler “couldn’t make it. A Florida school board has formally called for prominent Republican Bridget Ziegler to resign from her seat after a sex scandal involving her husband. Florida GOP Chair Accused of Sexually Assaulting Threesome Partner. December 12, 2023 1:45 PM. 2, but the woman canceled when she learned Bridget was unable to make it, police. The. revealed to the police officer who initially responded and the investigating detective her long-running “three-way” sex. Bridget Ziegler, 41, a thrice-elected Sarasota County school board. Maddie Ziegler has grown up quite a bit since becoming a Dance Moms prodigy from 2011 to 2015. Bridget is not under criminal investigation, but a search warrant revealed the victim told Sarasota Police she arranged to have sex with both Zieglers in early October. Sen. 'Given the severity of the criminal allegations, I’m calling for his immediate resignation. 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. Sen. Another three-way was planned on Oct. When questioned, Bridget Ziegler admitted to the sexual relationship involving her husband and another woman. Ziegler admitted to having sex with the alleged victim, but said the sex was consensual and that he recorded the encounter. It’s unclear if the woman is the same woman who accused Ziegler’s husband of. 2 in his attorney Derek Byrd's office. Both the woman and Bridget Ziegler have told detectives that there was a previous sexual encounter between the three of them more than a year ago. 2, but backed out when she learned Bridget Ziegler would not be present, multiple. Though Bridget Ziegler stepped back from Moms for Liberty in 2021 because of her school board role, she remained involved, speaking in sessions about school board campaigns at both of the Moms for. UPDATED 5:00 AM ET Dec. Sarasota County School Board member Tom Edwards, left, hands out a proposal for the board to write a letter to Gov. Bridget Ziegler, a co-founder of the rightwing Moms for Liberty group, knows that better than most. Republican firebrand and Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, best known for her raunchy three-way sex antics, is being shown the door by a Florida school board. SARASOTA, Fla. ET. 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. 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. It is not known if the woman in the video is the same woman who. December 2, 2023 · 4 min read. 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. 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. State Republicans voted on Monday (8 January) to oust the him after he was accused of raping a woman with whom he and his wife, Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, had a prior consensual relationship. Bridget Ziegler, a school board member in Sarasota, Florida, is an original co-founder of Moms for Liberty. 0:00. 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. Ziegler if she doesn't resign” Reporter Katie LaGrone asked board. The Christian and Bridget Ziegler sex scandal has repercussions beyond the obvious issues of personal and political hypocrisy. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) The group also has quickly gained a close ally in Florida Gov. Florida GOP chair Christian Ziegler and his wife, Moms for Liberty cofounder Bridget Ziegler. LendingTree. The resolution is non-binding, and the board cannot force her to resign. Bridget Ziegler, a co-founder of the conservative Moms for Liberty group and a member of the Sarasota County School Board, is at the center of a controversy involving her husband, Christian Ziegler, the Chair of the Florida Republican Party, that has exposed the pair’s overwhelming hypocrisy. Bridget Ziegler did not respond to requests for comment. In 2019, a year after Bridget Ziegler evaluated Bowden, it turned out her observations and instincts were pretty spot-on. 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. Florida police have obtained a video showing Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler having sex with a woman. The potential for Christian Ziegler to face a video voyeurism charge opens new legal questions around the case. EST. on Oct. Moms for Liberty, which says it is. 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. . The woman then told police she was sexually. Dan Wagner USA TODAY NETWORK. So the holier-than-thou, book-banning Moms for Liberty co-founder who sits on the Sarasota County School Board engages in group sex. Q. Calling themselves a parental rights group, they started their movement. 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. Ziegler but I am an avid reader. policies hypocritical. 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. Her husband was elected to serve as Sarasota County's State Committeeman in 2012 and re-elected. Bridget Ziegler confirmed the married couple had a three-way sexual relationship with the woman now accusing Christian Ziegler of sexual battery. m. 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. , reveals the caller was concerned about the mental. m. Rick Scott, and has previously been its chair. Police say they are actively investigating. Christian showed detectives a two-and-a-half-minute video of the encounter to support his claim of consensual sex. 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 accusations of sexual assault against Christian, according to a police affidavit. FILE - Sarasota County School Board member Bridget Ziegler listens to public comments on Dec. Bridget Ziegler has served on the School Board since 2014. ” Bridget Ziegler is a co-founder of the far-right group Moms for Liberty, which has led book-banning campaigns across the country. In a statement sent Tuesday, Moms for Liberty's co-founders distanced themselves from Bridget Ziegler, another of the organization's co-founders and current Sarasota County School. 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. 12, 2023, after her fellow school board members approved a resolution calling on her to resign. She and her husband, Christian, are embroiled in a sex scandal. Bridget Ziegler is a member of the Sarasota County School Board. Sarasota police are inclined to disagree. The Sarasota School Board will vote Tuesday to ask. Her private sex life is none of our business. 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. A woman accused Ziegler in October of raping her in a Sarasota apartment. The video of the sex act is brief in duration and the victim can be heard telling Ziegler to climax in her mouth rather than on her new shirt, the sources said. She also still works as a board member for the Central Florida Tourism Oversight. 13. Ziegler and his wife, Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, have admitted to police that they previously had a consensual sexual relationship with Christian Ziegler’s accuser. 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. 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. The Republican Party of Florida formally ousted its chairperson, Christian Ziegler, on Monday, after weeks of turmoil spurred by a sex scandal and the revelation that. Ziegler, 40, maintains that the sex — originally proposed to include his wife, Bridget Ziegler, according to court documents — was consensual. Rick Scott, and has previously been its chair. Florida Republican Party Chairman Christian Ziegler recorded a graphic video of himself engaged in a sex act with the woman accusing him of rape, according to a report and a police. This comes after rape allegations involving. 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. Florida Republican Party Chairman Christian Ziegler is currently under criminal investigation after being accused of raping a woman who claimed to have been. "The victim and Christian Ziegler agreed to have. ”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. According to the affidavit, once the woman learned at 2:12 p. 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. The is the second sex tape of the Zieglers. The incident under investigation by Sarasota police occurred when Christian Ziegler and the woman were alone at the woman’s house, without Bridget Ziegler present, the sources conveyed. Ziegler and his wife are among the state’s most prominent Republicans. The Florida Center for Government Accountability report clarified it is not known if the. This tape solely stars Bridget with another woman (who is unidentified). 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. Anti-LGBT Bridget Ziegler Filmed Another Sex. Story by Casey Rivera • 4d. She did not address critics who called her anti-L. The Sarasota school board on Tuesday voted 4-1to ask member Bridget Ziegler to resign. Bridget Ziegler had joined the Sarasota County School Board in 2014 and occasionally waded into polarizing issues in the years leading up to the pandemic, including a hot button debate about. | UPDATED: December 17, 2023 at 3:50 p. 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. Photo publicly posted on Ziegler’s Facebook page. . The 911 call, made on October 4 at 2:46 p. According to the Florida Trident, the video. 2 in his attorney Derek Byrd's office. 12 officially calling on Bridget. By Ed Scarce — January 8, 2024. It's also likely his dismissal will be met with a lawsuit as he hasn't been charged with a crime as yet. As for the more salacious allegations—what happens behind closed doors is Christian and Bridget’s personal business. Florida school board approves resolution calling for Bridget Ziegler to resign over Republican sex scandal. Florida sex scandal tarnishes GOP power couple and party’s credibility. The resolution was authored by board Chair Karen Rose, who said in an email that she is “shocked and deeply saddened” by. Florida School Board urges Moms for Liberty co-founder to resign in GOP sex scandal. TALLAHASSEE, Florida — A cofounder of the conservative parents group Moms for Liberty, Bridget Ziegler, refused to resign from the Sarasota school. Ziegler admits to a sexual encounter but said it was consensual. 2, 2023 at her apartment. Bridget Ziegler, a co-founder of Moms for Liberty, has also resisted calls to resign as a member of the Sarasota School Board. The victim said Christian showed up alone, over the women’s objection. The dancer later landed roles in movies and even became Sia’s muse and often performed in her music. 5-minute-long video of the sexual encounter," according to the search warrant. m. Ziegler has said the sexual encounter was consensual. 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. 51 in 2014 - when. 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 Sarasota County school board is calling for the resignation of board member and co-founder of conservative group "Moms for Liberty," Bridget Ziegler. A Florida school board is demanding the resignation of one of its members, whose husband, the. Rob Beschizza 7:07 am Sat Dec 23, 2023. Florida GOP Chairman Christian Ziegler is being investigated by police after a woman — who once had sex with him and his wife — said Ziegler raped her, according to a search warrant affidavit. 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. 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. Bridget Ziegler speaks at the Moms for Liberty meeting in Philadelphia, Saturday, July 1, 2023. Bridget Ziegler—the Moms for Liberty co-founder who finds herself in the middle of a ménage à trois sex scandal alongside her husband, Christian Ziegler, who is now the subject of a criminal. Why Bridget Ziegler faces call to resign from the Sarasota County School Board 05:19.