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Democrat lawmaker in Arizona faces 6 child molestation felonies, decades in prison if convicted

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August 06, 2021, 09:51 PM
wcb6092
Democrat lawmaker in Arizona faces 6 child molestation felonies, decades in prison if convicted
https://justthenews.com/nation...-prison-if-convicted

Arizona state Sen. Otoniel "Tony" Navarrete, a Phoenix Democrat, is facing multiple charges of molestation of a minor that could see him imprisoned for much of the rest of his life if convicted.

The first-term state senator is facing a Class 2 felony molestation of a child, three Class 2 felonies for sexual conduct with a minor, one Class 3 felony for attempted sexual conduct with a minor, and two Class 6 felonies for sexual conduct with a minor. If convicted, he faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 49 years in prison.

Navarrete, a 35-year-old lawmaker who bills himself as “passionate about justice,” was arrested late Thursday after Phoenix police received a tip about sexual conduct with a male minor that occurred in 2019. Interviews with the minor and witnesses gave police probable cause to arrest Navarrete on Thursday night.

“The suspect was arrested and is currently in the process of being booked into jail for multiple counts of sexual conduct with a minor, among other charges,” a news release said.

Navarrete is a co-chair of the Arizona LGBTQ Legislative Caucus. According to his LinkedIn profile, Navarrete’s been the deputy director of Promise Arizona since 2011. The organization's director, however, told 12News that Navarrete hasn’t been on their payroll in years.

Senate Democrats released a statement Friday morning.

“We are deeply disturbed by what we’ve learned from recent media reports about the arrest of Sen. Tony Navarrete,” the release said. “These allegations and arrest are serious and deeply troubling.”

They advocated for victims of sexual abuse to reach out for help.

Navarrete’s colleagues reacted to the news of his arrest.

“I will take the position of innocent until proven guilty,” said Sen. Kelly Townsend, R-Mesa. “However, if it's true, then I don't ever want to lay eyes on you again, [Navarrete]. I pray for your victims and I demand justice be done to its fullest extent.”

Navarrete served one term in the state House of Representatives, beginning in 2016. He was elected to the state Senate in 2018.

His next hearing is scheduled for Aug. 12.


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August 07, 2021, 04:57 AM
Woodman
Prisoners have their ethics and particularly loath child molesters. General population for Navarrete is cheapest in the short term. And there'd be no long term.

https://www.azmirror.com/blog/...or-child-sex-crimes/
State. Sen. Otoniel “Tony” Navarrete is facing seven felonies for child sex crimes after allegedly molesting and forcing oral sex on a boy who was 12 or 13 years old at the time and his younger brother. ... In a secretly recorded phone call detailed in the probable cause statement that led to his arrest ...

The police report says the victim, who is now 16 years old, alleges that Navarrete first molested him when he was 12 or 13 ... the boy recalled Navarrete telling him, “Oh I shouldn’t be doing this, this is wrong,” before continuing to allegedly molest the child ...

He is also alleged to have attempted to have sexual contact with the victim’s younger brother, who is now 13 years old.
August 07, 2021, 04:02 PM
GT-40DOC
If he is found to be guilty, I hope they throw the book at him!! To molest children is the lowest form of low!!
August 07, 2021, 05:03 PM
OttoSig
I know what forum we are one and all that, but I just don't see the point in even bothering with what his political leanings are.

Child molesters, democrat or republican needs to be tortured to death.

Some things are bigger than political nonsenses.





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August 07, 2021, 06:29 PM
bigdeal
Life....in front of a firing squad seems about right if he's convicted.


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August 07, 2021, 06:54 PM
recoatlift
Nix the firing squad it’s too easy & quick.
I’d like to put him in general population for the duration of his sentence. Seems fair.
August 07, 2021, 06:55 PM
P220 Smudge
Under the prison. RFN.


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August 07, 2021, 08:40 PM
p08
I support chemical castration. This entails dipping the convicts balls in acid until they fall off!


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August 07, 2021, 10:39 PM
bigdeal
quote:
Originally posted by recoatlift:
Nix the firing squad it’s too easy & quick.
I’d like to put him in general population for the duration of his sentence. Seems fair.
Nope. Do that and we have to house and feed him, and perhaps provide medical services, until some other inmate ends him. The fastest, least expensive, removal from the planet should be standard course of action.


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Guns are awesome because they shoot solid lead freedom. Every man should have several guns. And several dogs, because a man with a cat is a woman. Kurt Schlichter
August 07, 2021, 11:21 PM
OttoSig
quote:
Originally posted by bigdeal:
quote:
Originally posted by recoatlift:
Nix the firing squad it’s too easy & quick.
I’d like to put him in general population for the duration of his sentence. Seems fair.
Nope. Do that and we have to house and feed him, and perhaps provide medical services, until some other inmate ends him. The fastest, least expensive, removal from the planet should be standard course of action.


I'll agree with everything except fastest, I kind of want them to suffer.





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August 08, 2021, 01:58 PM
bigdeal
quote:
Originally posted by OttoSig:
I'll agree with everything except fastest, I kind of want them to suffer.
I seek efficiency and expediency in minimizing the taxpayers burden. His level of suffering is irrelevant to me so long as his departure is immediate.


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Guns are awesome because they shoot solid lead freedom. Every man should have several guns. And several dogs, because a man with a cat is a woman. Kurt Schlichter
August 08, 2021, 03:09 PM
GT-40DOC
The children that he molested(if found guilty) have to live with it their whole life.......I want him to live with prison life at least for a while. I want him to be terrified everyday.
August 08, 2021, 08:44 PM
Syngin1066
If he is found guilty, I say let the family deal with him with no repercussions. He ruined those boys lives.


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August 08, 2021, 08:54 PM
TigerDore
It sounds like he is Democrat Presidential material.


August 09, 2021, 09:07 PM
nhtagmember
Putting him in prison is a waste of space and more importantly money.

He deserves nothing less than a bullet the day he is sentenced.
August 09, 2021, 09:18 PM
lastmanstanding
People like this are hardwired to do this it can't be fixed. They need to be removed from society one way or the other. Biden, every time I see that clip of him doing that to that little girl I wish I had been on that stage and seen him try to pull that crap. The Secret Service would most certainly had to shoot me.

I think that girl has come out now and said he actually pinched her nipple.


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