Arizona Democratic State Senator and LGBTQ Caucus member Tony Navarrete was arrested and charged with sexual conduct with a minor, according to the Phoenix Police Department.

Describing himself as being co-chair of the AZ Latino Legislative Caucus, and claiming to be “passionate about justice” in his Twitter bio, Navarrete will now have his chance to prove if he’s just as passionate about justice he is about minors.

According to police, the sexual conduct with a minor happened in 2019, along with other crimes.

FOX10 Phoenix reports that Democratic Arizona state Sen. Tony Navarrete has been arrested on suspicion of charges accusing him of sexual conduct with a minor, police said Friday.

Police received a report on Wednesday about sexual contact that allegedly occurred in 2019. Navarrete, who represents a west Phoenix district, was arrested Thursday after detectives interviewed a juvenile victim and witnesses, police said in a statement.

Navarrete, 35, was booked into jail on suspicion of charges that included three counts of sexual conduct with a minor, and one count of molestation of a child. He did not immediately respond to email and phone messages seeking

Senate Democrats put out a statement acknowledging the arrest:

“We are deeply disturbed by what we’ve learned from recent media reports about the arrest of Senator Tony Navarrete. These allegations and arrest are serious and deeply troubling. Right now, it’s important to allow for due process to take place through our judicial system,” the statement read. “We are closely monitoring the situation and are anxious for the facts of this ongoing investigation to be revealed. At this point, we do not have any details surrounding this ongoing case and we will refrain from further comment.”

Navarrete, 35, was booked into jail on suspicion of charges that included three counts of sexual conduct with a minor, and one count of molestation of a child.

Pretty rich tweet from Navarrete on Tuesday, before his arrest on child molestation charges, where he pretends to care about protecting the health and lives of kids.

Innocent until proven guilty, However, if it’s true, then I don’t ever want to lay eyes on you again.

 

Wendy Rogers came out swinging:

What is it with elected Democrat officials and kids? They’re either trying to abort them or can’t keep from touching (and sniffing) them.

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