Quote:While it seems like an eternity ago at this point, just months ago RedState reported on the disturbing developments out of Loudoun County that would ultimately help decide Virginia’s election.

Scott Smith, whose daughter was raped in the school bathroom by a boy in a skirt, was viciously beaten by police and arrested for trying to speak out at a school board meeting. He was vilified by the media and made the face of parental “domestic terrorism” by the DOJ.

In the end, no national media outlet even attempted to find out the real story. Instead, the Daily Wire’s investigative reporter, Luke Rosiak, dug into the allegations and uncovered the rape allegations (yes, there were multiple ones) as well as the attempted cover-up by the school board and a local prosecutor.

Now, perhaps some semblance of justice has been served? The boy in question has been convicted on all counts, and according to the judge, he had one of the most disturbing psychiatric evaluations she’s ever seen. That led her to place him on the sex offender list for life, something she’s never done for another minor.

Because the perpetrator is underage, the actual punishment is minuscule, aside from spending a lifetime on the sex offender list. He will receive residential treatment, where I assume he’ll be somewhat confined and forced to go through some kind of rehabilitation therapy. Clearly, the boy is dealing with some serious mental issues and his home environment was only exacerbating them.

But while the boy in question is ultimately responsible for his actions, the other side of this story remains the Loudoun County school board and other local officials who sought to ignore the rape of multiple children in order to push protect their political ideology. They saw their new transgender bathroom policies as more important than doing their jobs to protect kids. That’s disqualifying, and though many of them aren’t up for re-election yet, those that choose to remain should be opposed. Parents should not forget what was done because despite some justice being served, the damage is already done here. There needs to be some accountability for that among these elected officials.

Lastly, one of the sickest aspects of this was the leftwing media’s insistence on not only not investigating the matter but downplaying the incident because it countered their political wants, which included Terry McAuliffe becoming the governor of Virginia. Reason magazine, a libertarian outlet, also attacked Rosiak’s reporting under the guise of supporting transgender policies. Truly, it was a gross spectacle and one that should not be forgotten.

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What is going to be done about the School Board that had him unlawfully arrested, the DA that unlawfully charged him, and the criminal scumbag pretending to be a Judge that allowed the case to proceed?

There would be a lot of folks with bad knees around there if that were my daughter.

Loudoun County Schools Double Down, Won’t Release Report on Sexual Assault Allegations

Quote:The Loudoun County school board doubled down on Friday, insisting it will not publicly release the findings of an independent investigation into how the school district handled sexual assault allegations at two of its schools.

A 15-year-old student sexually assaulted a female student at Stone Bridge High School in May. While the Loudoun County sheriff says the school district was notified in July that the student had been arrested in connection with the assault, the district then chose to move the assailant to a different school, where he allegedly sexually assaulted another student in early October.

A judge ultimately sentenced the teen to supervised probation and forced him to register as a sex offender after the Loudoun County Juvenile Court found the student “not innocent” of charges of forcible sodomy and forcible fellatio relating to the May incident at Stone Bridge High School. The student pleaded “no contest” to two charges of abduction and sexual battery in connection with the Broad Run High School incident that took place in October.

After the October assault, Superintendent Scott Ziegler issued an apology to the families and students involved saying the district “failed to provide the safe, welcoming and affirming environment that we aspire to provide.”

School officials said they believed proper protocols were followed to report the allegations of sexual assaults but hired Blankingship & Keith PC to conduct a review of its response.

“The School Board will not publicly release the report provided by Blankingship & Keith, P.C. regarding how the Loudoun County Public Schools handled these incidents,” the board said in a statement on Friday.

“First and foremost, the report cannot be released because the privacy of the families involved must be protected,” the board claimed. “The national interest in this investigation would preclude any chance of allowing the families to heal in private and to move forward with dignity. The Division and our Board believe we must do whatever we can to avoid retraumatizing the students and the families involved in the incidents.”

The board added that the district is legally obligated to protect student confidentiality and that the decision relied upon the advice of legal counsel, which determined that the report falls under the protections of the attorney-client privilege.

“As a Board, we take these issues seriously,” the statement concludes. “We seek ongoing engagement from the Loudoun County Public Schools community as we move forward to ensure our Division has the processes and accountability measures in place to protect the health, safety and well-being of our students.”

The statement comes days after the district announced that it would not release the report in its entirety because of laws related to attorney-client privilege and personnel information concerning identifiable individuals.

Meanwhile, the Loudoun County sheriff expressed concerns about the “legitimacy” of the independent review in November.

“I noticed that you commissioned an ‘independent’ review, which I assume will be paid for by the LCPS using Loudoun County taxpayer dollars,” Michael Chapman wrote in a letter to superintendent Scott Ziegler. “You announced this a day after incoming Attorney General Jason Miyares stated publicly that he intends to investigate this incident. While I believe an independent review would be helpful, I have concerns of the legitimacy of such a review conducted at your direction. As the Attorney General is accountable to the citizens of Virginia, I feel an Attorney General review is the most objective way to move forward on this issue.”