Bridget Ziegler

The ruling says the Sarasota Police Department violated constitutional laws against unreasonable search and seizure in searching cellphone records. Christian Ziegler has not been charged with a crime.

The report, obtained by the Florida Trident and authored by Sarasota police Det. Angela Cox, recounts how Christian Ziegler went “on the prowl” in bars for women to bring home to Bridget, a Sarasota County School Board member who has backed a number of anti-LGBTQ measures at both the state and local level, for threesome encounters.

The board's resolution defines sex as male or female, acknowledges the importance of single-sex bathrooms and directs the superintendent to consider no policy changes while legal challenges play out.

They say phone and text records, and other content on social media accounts seized following several search warrants were intended to be private and confidential.

The ousted former chair of the Florida Republican Party was previously cleared of the rape accusation.

When Sarasota police detectives first interviewed Christian Ziegler after receiving a complaint from a woman accusing him of rape, transcripts show he asked about when the information would become public and expressed worry about his political future.

The Florida Trident reports new information released by Sarasota police reveals details on a rape allegation against Christian Ziegler.

New details have emerged in the now-closed sexual battery investigation of recently ousted Florida GOP chairman Christian Ziegler that contradict his claim a threesome involving his wife was planned on the day the woman alleged he raped her.

In an interview with The Florida Roundup, Evan Power talked about his priorities heading into the 2024 elections as he takes over for Christian Ziegler.

Christian Ziegler will be replaced as police investigate a rape accusation against him. Ziegler and his wife, Bridget Ziegler, have admitted to police that they previously had a consensual sexual relationship with Christian Ziegler's accuser.

A police affidavit shows a circuit court judge issued a search warrant for Christian Ziegler’s Instagram account after finding probable cause he violated state law prohibiting video voyeurism.

The party's executive committee will hold another vote in the future on whether to remove Ziegler.