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Accused rapist Christian Ziegler has requested a multi-million-dollar buyout in exchange for stepping down from his position as chair of Florida’s Republican Party, Florida Politics reports.

Last month, Ziegler was accused of sexually assaulting a woman involved in a long-term ménage à trois between himself and his wife, Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler. According to a police complaint obtained by The Florida Trident, and sources who spoke to the outlet, the woman alleges that Christian Ziegler raped her on Oct. 2 while the pair were alone in her home in Sarasota,...

Florida GOP Chair Christian Ziegler trained members of his wife’s right-wing advocacy group Moms for Liberty on how to combat negative press during a June media training session. As of last week, Ziegler is under investigation regarding allegations of sexual assault brought forth by a woman involved in a long-term ménage à trois with him and his wife, Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler.

“Never apologize. Ever,” Christian Ziegler told members of the group during a training session covered by NBC News at Moms For Liberty’s national conference in June.

The fallout continues over allegations that Florida GOP Chair Christian Ziegler sexually assaulted a woman involved in a long-term ménage à trois with he and his wife, Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler.

On Monday, the Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, chapter of Moms for Liberty announced it would be breaking with the national organization. “Our values are not aligning with the national organization,” chapter president Clarissa Paige told The News-Item, adding that it’s “hard to advocate for parental rights when the co-founder is caught up in the scandal.” Paige did...