{"id":95872,"date":"2023-09-10T14:50:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T19:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=95872"},"modified":"2023-09-10T14:50:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T19:50:14","slug":"95872","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=95872","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2 <em>YEARS?<\/em> Well, it took the goobernor long enough.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/news\/we-righted-a-wrong-virginia-governor-pardons-father-whose-daughter-was-sexually-assaulted-at-school\/?utm_source=email&amp;utm_medium=breaking&amp;utm_campaign=newstrack&amp;utm_term=32663296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;We Righted a Wrong\u2019: Virginia Governor Pardons Father Whose Daughter Was Sexually Assaulted at School<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin has pardoned a father, Scott Smith, who was convicted of disorderly conduct for protesting a school-board meeting after his daughter was sexually assaulted by a male wearing a skirt in a girls\u2019 bathroom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI spoke with Mr. Smith on Friday, and I had the privilege of telling Mr. Smith that I will pardon him, and we did that on Friday,\u201d Youngkin told\u00a0<em>Fox News Sunday<\/em>. \u201cWe righted a wrong. He should\u2019ve never been prosecuted here. This was a dad standing up for his daughter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis daughter had been sexually assaulted in the bathroom of a school, and no one was doing anything about it,\u201d the Republican governor added before asserting that the school\u2019s superintendent had \u201ccovered it up.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1700878597123195294&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalreview.com%2Fnews%2Fwe-righted-a-wrong-virginia-governor-pardons-father-whose-daughter-was-sexually-assaulted-at-school%2F&amp;sessionId=dca5abd92836c30aadd8781f190d38a4e67a1680&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=aaf4084522e3a%3A1674595607486&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1700878597123195294\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In August 2021, Smith denounced Loudoun County educational administrators for failing to protect his daughter. Smith was confronted by law enforcement and forcibly detained at the time, sustaining injuries to his face and mouth. The following month, the concerned father was arrested and later convicted of two criminal counts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happened to me can never happen to another American again, and it was kind of a bittersweet moment for me to accept this pardon,\u201d Smith\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wjla.com\/features\/i-team\/virginia-governor-glenn-youngkin-pardon-loudoun-county-scott-smith-dad-arrest-lcps-school-board-meeting-sexual-assualts-investigation-bathroom-board-of-education-public-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-testid=\"standard-link\">told<\/a>\u00a0a local ABC News affiliate from his home in Leesburg, Va., on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s pretty clear and convincing to the public that what happened to me that day should have never happened,\u201d the father said.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1700868233010528630&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalreview.com%2Fnews%2Fwe-righted-a-wrong-virginia-governor-pardons-father-whose-daughter-was-sexually-assaulted-at-school%2F&amp;sessionId=dca5abd92836c30aadd8781f190d38a4e67a1680&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=aaf4084522e3a%3A1674595607486&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1700868233010528630\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An official statement\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.virginia.gov\/newsroom\/news-releases\/2023\/september\/name-1013859-en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-testid=\"standard-link\">released<\/a>\u00a0by the governor\u2019s office on Sunday echoed Smith\u2019s concerns and the need for greater parental oversight of schools.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--center ad-unit--inline\">\n<div class=\"ad-unit__inner\">\n<div class=\"ad-skeleton ad-skeleton--728-90 ad-skeleton--incontent-2 ad-skeleton--loaded\">\n<div id=\"pb-slot-incontent-2-desktop\" class=\"dfp-ad dfp-incontent-2 dfp-lazy-load\" data-google-query-id=\"CP-Pq8DhoIEDFasLTwgdvoYFWg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"aside-module aside-module--more-on\">\n<div class=\"post-list post-list--vertical-ruled post-list--aside-more-on\">\n<div class=\"post-list-article\">\n<div class=\"post-list-article__text\">\n<div class=\"post-list-article__meta-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"post-list-article__title\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn Virginia, parents matter and my resolve to empower parents is unwavering. A parent\u2019s fundamental right to be involved in their child\u2019s education, upbringing, and care should never be undermined by bureaucracy, school divisions or the state. I am pleased to grant Scott Smith this pardon and help him and his family put this injustice behind them once and for all.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 YEARS? 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