Florida GOP Chairman Christian Ziegler addresses attendees at the Republican Party of Florida Freedom Summit at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Kissimmee.
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The Republican Party of Florida on Monday formally voted to remove chairman Christian Ziegler, who is facing rape and video voyeurism allegations.
The move was widely expected after news broke last month that the Sarasota County Police Department was investigating allegations Ziegler raped a woman with whom he and his wife, Bridget, had previously had a sexual encounter.
Ziegler has denied wrongdoing, and he has not yet formally been charged, but a series of search warrant affidavits first obtained by the Florida Center for Government Accountability outlines the allegations in detail.
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