Gov. Youngkin pardons sexual assault victim's father after Loudoun Co. school board meeting arrest

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Gov. Youngkin pardons sexual assault victim’s father after Loudoun Co. school board meeting arrest

Emily Venezky | [e-mail]
September 10, 2023, 11:12 AM

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Sunday that he’s granting a pardon for a Virginia father who was arrested at a Loudoun County School Board meeting back in 2021 after his daughter was sexually assaulted in a school bathroom.

The man’s daughter was raped at Stone Bridge High School — leading to the father’s arrest for disrupting a contentious June 22, 2021 school board meeting.

The man, whom WTOP is not naming to avoid indirectly identifying the teenager who was sexually assaulted, had been arrested and convicted in District Court of disorderly conduct.

Youngkin called him “a dedicated parent who’s faced unwarranted charges in his pursuit to protect his daughter” in a news release, after the father disrupted a comment period on transgender policy at the school board meeting and resisted arrest.

“In Virginia, parents matter and my resolve to empower parents in unwavering,” Youngkin said. “A parent’s fundamental right to be involved in their child’s education, upbringing, and care should never be undermined by bureaucracy, school divisions or the state.”

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WTOP’s Neal Augenstein contributed to this report.

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Emily Venezky
Emily Venezky is a digital writer/editor at WTOP. Emily grew up listening to and reading local news in Los Angeles, and she’s excited to cover stories in her chosen home of the DMV. She recently graduated from The George Washington University, where she studied political science and journalism.
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[jimfields33]

1. Holy crap! His daughter gets raped and he gets arrested? WTF!

Hope he owns the school and police force. For once youngkin did right. Broken clock and all.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. The incidents were well covered at DU.

We’ve had several threads going back over the years.

The school board didn’t exactly cover itself with glory.

[jimfields33]

3. I guess they updated the story hence the new thread.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

4. Yes. I wasn't trying to dismiss you.

What I meant was, those interested in the timeline of this story can head to the DU archives and read all about it.

Today’s pardon is a new development.

And good afternoon.

[jimfields33]

5. You too!

[IronLionZion]

6. His daughter was raped by a boy, not a trans person

this is local in Northern VA. The Dad is justifiably angry at how the school and local authorities handled the situation. But it has nothing to do with trans people using bathrooms. The issues should not be conflated.