‘Rising star’ Democrat is arrested over claims of sexual conduct with a toddler in 2019

Arizona State Senator Tony Navarrete, 35, has been arrested on prices of sexual conduct with a minor associated to a 2019 incident

A Democratic politician from Arizona has been arrested on suspicion of getting sexual conduct with a boy, simply days after he revealed his COVID-19 prognosis. 

State Senator Otoniel ‘Tony’ Navarrete, 35, from Phoenix, was taken into custody on Thursday in reference to an unspecified incident involving a minor, described solely as a juvenile male, that occurred in 2019.

Police mentioned Navarrete was charged with a number of counts of sexual conduct with a minor, amongst different offenses.

The Phoenix Police Division to this point has not revealed any particulars regarding the allegations towards Navarrete. DailyMail.com reached out to the company in search of additional remark and was awaiting a reply.

Police haven’t launched any particulars regarding the allegations towards the Democrat 

Navarrete has represented Phoenix within the State Senate since 2018 after beforehand serving within the state Home for one time period

As of Friday morning, Navarrete has not but been listed among the many inmates at Maricopa County Jail.  

Arizona Senate Democrats acknowledged that one among their members has been arrested reported AZfamily.com.

‘We’re conscious one among our members has been arrested and are awaiting additional particulars and for regulation enforcement to do its job,’ the Democrats mentioned in a press release. ‘We won’t have additional remark right now.’

Navarrete’s arrest comes simply days after the rising-star Democrat revealed that he examined constructive for COVID-19 final week, regardless of being totally vaccinated since February. The state senator mentioned he was isolating at dwelling and his methods had been delicate. 

‘COVID-19 circumstances are ever rising in Arizona and throughout the nation and we have to be vigilant,’ he mentioned in a press release on Tuesday. ‘Fortunately with the vaccine, my prognosis is just not a demise sentence, however an uncomfortable inconvenience. I do know persons are drained and annoyed nevertheless it’s time to return to masking. One of the best protection is getting vaccinated and masked in public and crowded areas.’ 

Navarrete’s arrest got here simply days after he introduced his COVID-19 prognosis, saying that he caught the virus regardless of being totally vaccinated

A local Arizonan, Navarrete was elected to the state Home of Representatives in 2016 and served one time period earlier than being elected to the state Senate in 2018. He additionally serves as deputy director of Promise Arizona, a non-profit group.

Arizona Capitol Times reported that Navarrete had been thought-about a rising star within the Democratic Get together and was anticipated to run for state treasurer.

Little is understood about Navarrete’s private life past the truth that he’s overtly homosexual. In 2020, he opposed a invoice that sought to ban intercourse training in elementary and center faculties, saying that he may need been capable of come out sooner had his lecturers been capable of reply his questions on homosexuality, in keeping with the Instances.