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Gov. Youngkin pardons sexual assault victim’s father after Loudoun Co. school board meeting arrest

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has pardoned Scott Smith, the father of a sexually assaulted student, for his disorderly conduct conviction stemming from a protest at a school board meeting. Smith's arrest became a focal point in the conservative push for increased parental involvement in public education.
Smith had protested the handling of his daughter's assault and threatened deputies during the meeting. He plans to pursue legal action against Loudoun County Public Schools and advocate for parents and their children.
The convicted teenage perpetrator had also assaulted another classmate at a different school while awaiting trial. The incident led to a rollback of protections for transgender students and the firing of the school district's superintendent for mishandling the situation.

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The Guardian

Virginia father who protested school over daughter’s sexual assault pardoned

Governor says ‘we righted a wrong’ in overturning disorderly conduct conviction after father arrested at school board meetingThe Virginia governor, Glenn Youngkin, has pardoned a father who was arrested at a school board meeting in 2021 after his daughter was sexually assaulted in a school bathroom by another student.The man’s arrest occurred after disrupting a Loudoun county school board meeting after the assault, providing a key moment in what…

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Virginia governor pardons man whose arrest at a school board meeting galvanized conservatives

The father of a Virginia student sexually assaulted in her high school bathroom has been pardoned for his actions while protesting the school's handling of the case at a meeting

3 months ago·United States

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USA Today

Glenn Youngkin pardons father arrested at school board meeting after his daughter was sexually assaulted

Glenn Youngkin granted a pardon to a father who was convicted over an incident at a school board meeting after his daughter was sexually assaulted.

3 months ago·United States

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abc News

Virginia governor pardons man whose arrest at a school board meeting galvanized conservatives

The father of a Virginia student sexually assaulted in her high school bathroom has been pardoned for his actions while protesting the school's handling of the case at a meeting two years ago

3 months ago·United States

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CNN

Youngkin pardons Virginia father who was arrested at 2021 school board meeting

Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Friday pardoned a Loudoun County father who was arrested at a school board meeting in 2021 while seeking answers about his daughter’s sexual assault on school property.

3 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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Washington Times

Youngkin pardons father who was arrested protesting alleged cover-up of daughter’s sexual assault

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin pardoned Sunday the Loudoun County father who was convicted for disrupting a school board meeting in 2021 while accusing the school system of covering up his daughter's sexual assault.

3 months ago·United States

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