{"id":2027193,"date":"2023-09-10T11:33:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T15:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/glenn-youngkin-pardons-loudoun-county-father-of-sexually-abused-student\/"},"modified":"2023-09-10T11:34:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T15:34:52","slug":"glenn-youngkin-pardons-loudoun-county-father-of-sexually-abused-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/glenn-youngkin-pardons-loudoun-county-father-of-sexually-abused-student\/","title":{"rendered":"Glenn Youngkin pardons father of sexually abused student in Loudoun County."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fglenn-youngkin-pardons-loudoun-county-father-of-sexually-abused-student%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2027193&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Gov. Glenn Youngkin Pardons Parent Arrested During School\u2063 Board Meeting<\/h2>\n<p>Gov. Glenn \u2062Youngkin (R-VA) made a significant announcement on Sunday, revealing that he had granted a pardon to a parent who was arrested during a\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/glenn-youngkin-pardons-loudoun-county-father-of-sexually-abused-student\/\" title=\"Glenn Youngkin pardons father of sexually abused student in Loudoun County.\">heated school \u200bboard meeting<\/a>. This decision\u2062 comes after Scott Smith \u2063was taken into custody in \u200c2021 for \u2063expressing his concerns to the Loudoun County School Board regarding his daughter&#8217;s traumatic experience of rape. The perpetrator, a boy who identified\u2063 as \u2062transgender \u200dand \u2063was allowed to use the girls&#8217; restroom \u2062due to the district&#8217;s policy, \u200bcommitted \u200bthe\u2064 assault.<\/p>\n<h3>Empowering Parents and \u2063Upholding Fundamental\u2063 Rights<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;In Virginia, parents matter, and my commitment to\u2062 empowering \u2064parents\u200b remains steadfast.\u200c The fundamental right \u2063of parents \u200bto be actively involved in\u2062 their child&#8217;s education, upbringing, and well-being should \u2064never be undermined by\u200c bureaucratic \u2063obstacles, school divisions, or the state,&#8221; stated Youngkin in \u200ca \u2064powerful statement accompanying his \u200bexecutive order granting\u2062 Smith a pardon. &#8220;I am delighted to provide\u2062 Scott Smith with this\u2062 pardon, enabling \u200dhim and his family to finally put this\u2063 injustice behind them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Investigation and Uncovering a Cover-Up<\/h3>\n<p>Upon assuming office, Youngkin wasted no time launching an investigation \u200cinto\u2062 the actions of Loudoun County. This investigation\u200c ultimately led\u2063 to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/broward-county-school-board-member-admits-she-was-intimidated-into-covering-up-safety-failures-that-contributed-to-marjory-stoneman-douglas-massacre\/\" title=\"Broward County School Board Member Admits She Was \u2018Intimidated\u2019 Into Covering Up Safety Failures That Contributed To Marjory Stoneman Douglas Massacre\">grand jury report<\/a>\u200b that exposed the alleged cover-up attempt by then-Superintendent \u200cScott Ziegler. \u200cAs a consequence, Ziegler was subsequently\u2063 terminated. The governor referred to \u200cSmith&#8217;s\u2064 case as a &#8220;gross miscarriage of justice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During an appearance \u2063on Fox News Sunday, Youngkin expressed his dismay, \u2062stating, &#8220;When the final report from the grand\u200c jury \u2063was released,\u200b Mr. Smith did what any loving father \u200dor parent\u2062 would\u200d do: he stood up for his child. To <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-want-their-private-security-looking-over-gop-poll-watchers-shoulders\/\" title=\"Democrats seek to monitor GOP poll watchers with private security.\">make\u2063 matters worse<\/a>, the \u200dperpetrator \u200bwas transferred to another school and went on to sexually assault another young \u2063woman.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Charges Dismissed and Calls for Further Action<\/h3>\n<p>Smith faced charges of obstruction of \u2064justice \u2063and disorderly conduct, both of which were misdemeanors. However, the obstruction of justice charge was ultimately dismissed with prejudice upon appeal.<\/p>\n<p>Following the\u2063 release of the \u200bgrand \u200cjury\u2062 report, Smith has called for additional terminations, including those\u200d of the \u2064principals \u200dof\u200b Stone Bridge and\u2063 Broad Run high schools, as well as Deputy Superintendent Ashley Ellis \u2063and division counsel Robert Falconi.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to \u2064read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) pardoned a parent arrested at a school board meeting. 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