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New details in the Christian Ziegler scandal emerged Friday with revelations from police investigation interview transcripts.
Sarasota Police release several redacted transcripts of their interviews and conversations with the former Florida GOP chair after he was accused of rape in October by a female friend.
In the documents, Ziegler admitted to knowing the woman for at least the past 15 years and said he had been involved in what he described as 'hook-ups' with the accuser several times in the past.
Also revealed earlier in the investigation was an admission by his wife, Sarasota School Board member Bridget Ziegler that the couple had been involved in at least two consensual three-way encounters with the accuser
Ziegler also expressed concern to police about the political fallout of the rape allegations during the interviews.
Ziegler: "So I'm chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, so there'll be a high public interest in the case."
Ziegler: "I have to navigate this not just from the fact base, but from also a political, PR angle."
The above quotes were from an interview with police on November 1.
Sarasota Police released a set of 18 documents which included 10 interviews with the victim, Ziegler as well as his wife, Bridget.
The documents also include several controlled calls between Mr. Ziegler and the accuser.
The investigation was sparked by a 911 call on October 4, requesting a wellness check-in after the accuser hadn't shown up at work for 2 days.
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