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   Arizona Democrat Tony Navarrete with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez   
      
   Arizona state senator Ontoniel “Tony” Navarrete denied he   
   sexually abused two young brothers despite police allegedly   
   recording him apologising for molesting one of the boys.   
      
   The Arizona Democrat resigned following his arrest on multiple   
   counts of sexual conduct with a minor, saying he would "pursue   
   all avenues" to prove his innocence.   
      
   Police arrested Mr Navarrete after secretly recording a   
   conversation in which an alleged victim asked the lawmaker why   
   he had molested him, according to the arrest report obtained by   
   The Washington Post.   
      
   He responded that he "wasn’t well” and allegedly used a Spanish   
   term of affection to say "I’m sorry, mijo".   
      
   "I regret any bad actions that I did, absolutely wishing   
   everything could be different," he allegedly said.   
      
   The now-teenage victim alleged to police a day earlier that Mr   
   Navarrete performed oral sex on him several times from the age   
   of 12 or 13, and attempted to have sex with his younger brother,   
   according to the arrest report viewed by 12 News.   
      
   The second-term senator resigned his post representing west   
   Phoenix on Tuesday, citing the "serious" charges he’s facing.   
      
   "I adamantly deny all allegations that have been made and will   
   pursue all avenues in an effort to prove my innocence. In doing   
   so, I will be focusing the vast majority of my time and energy   
   on my defence," he said in a statement sent to media.   
      
   "While I would love nothing more than to continue to serve the   
   families of Arizona’s 30th District, I worry it will be   
   impossible to give my constituents the full attention they   
   deserve."   
      
   Mr Navarrete faced pressure to resign following his arrest,   
   ending the 35-year-old’s legislative career that began in the   
   Arizona House in 2016.   
      
   In a bipartisan joint statement, Arizona’s Republican Senate   
   President Karen Fann and Democratic Senate leader Rebecca Rios   
   said Mr Navarrete’s resignation was "the right thing to do   
   considering the serious allegations".   
      
   "We know that the Arizona Judicial Branch will deliver justice   
   and pray for healing and support for all victims,” the statement   
   said.   
      
   Mr Navarrete’s employer, Neighborhood Ministries, a Christian   
   organisation with the mission to provide "a safe place for   
   youth", said he would be fired when his leave ends.   
      
   The agency’s executive director Jeremy Wood said in a statement   
   to Arizona Central that there was no firm end date for the post-   
   arrest leave of Mr Navarrete, who was their community liaison   
   for two years.   
      
   Mr Navarrete previously worked as deputy director at nonprofit   
   Promise Arizona, which advocates for building Latino and   
   immigrant political power.   
      
   Promise Arizona executive director Petra Falcon told local   
   broadcaster 12 News that Mr Navarette had not been on the   
   payroll "for several years" but that he provided updates on   
   legislative issues.   
      
   He is due in court on Thursday after being released on bail over   
   the weekend. Prosecutors said at last week’s hearing that he   
   faces a minimum 49-year prison sentence if convicted.   
      
   TAGS: Arizona Senator Democrat Paedophile Child Abuse Alexandria   
   Ocasio-Cortez   
      
      
      
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