SARASOTA, Fla. (SNN TV) – The emergency meeting by the Florida Republican Party to potentially oust chairman Christian Ziegler is Monday, Jan. 8.
This comes after a woman accused Ziegler of raping her in early October of last year.
A search warrant obtained by WFLA showed police asking for access to Christian Ziegler’s Instagram account, and that Ziegler recorded himself having sex with the woman now accusing him of rape.
But court documents now detail that the GOP chair showed video of the sexual encounter to police in an attempt of proving the sex was consensual.
Attorney Bryant Camareno, who’s not involved in the case, said that video may now open up other legal issues for Ziegler.
“If for some reason, he did record her or did something private that wasn’t mean to be disseminated, it may not be video voyeurism,” said Camareno. “But if he did send it to her to harass her, or to cause her unease or tension, then it could rise to the level of another crime, which is cyber stalking.”
Last month, Ziegler was stripped of all his responsibilities, and his salary was reduced to $1.
