Arizona state Sen. Tony Navarrete has been arrested, in keeping with authorities.
Navarrete, a first-term Democrat from Phoenix, was taken into custody Thursday on allegations of getting sexual conduct with a minor in 2019, police informed FOX 10 Phoenix.
Navarrete faces a number of counts of sexual conduct with a minor, amongst different fees, WPHO-TV of Phoenix reported.
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Senate Democrats launched a press release confirmed one among their members has been arrested.
“We’re conscious one among our members has been arrested and are awaiting additional particulars and for regulation enforcement to do its job. We is not going to have additional remark presently,” the assertion stated.
Navarrete, 35, was elected because the state consultant for Arizona’s thirtieth District in 2016, FOX 10 reported. He served one time period before being elected to the state Senate in 2018.
He’s additionally the deputy director of Promise Arizona, a community-based nonprofit, in keeping with WPHO.
The arrest comes simply days after the vaccinated senator confirmed that he examined optimistic for COVID-19, which he deemed to be an inconvenience however “not a loss of life sentence.”
“I do know that individuals are drained and annoyed, however it is time to masks up once more. The very best protection is getting the vaccine and masking up in public, crowded areas,” he wrote on Fb.
