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RICHMOND, Virginia (LifeSiteNews) — Governor Glenn Youngkin pardoned a father of his conviction for “disorderly conduct” that stemmed from the cover-up of the rape of the man’s daughter by a cross-dressing male student in a school bathroom.
Scott Smith’s conduct at a 2021 school board meeting formed the pretext for Attorney General Merrick Garland’s memo that ordered federal law enforcement to closely surveil concerned citizens who spoke out against LGBT and COVID policies. The Loudoun County school board was implementing a new policy to allow male students to enter female bathrooms.
“Scott Smith is a dedicated parent who’s faced unwarranted charges in his pursuit to protect his daughter,” the Republican governor stated on Sunday. “Scott’s commitment to his child despite the immense obstacles is emblematic of the parental empowerment movement that started in Virginia.”
“In August of 2021, Smith was arrested and eventually convicted of two criminal charges after an incident got out of hand with Loudoun County Sheriff deputies at the board of education meeting,” ABC 7 reported.
“His conviction of resisting arrest was eventually tossed out,” the news outlet
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