GOP pol investigated for sexual abuse of his pre-teen daughter; this time the victim's siblings fought back

[Attilatheblond]

Kern County (California) supervisor is being investigated for allegedly sexually assaulting one of his four children, according to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office.

[link:https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-25/kern-county-supervisor-investigated-for-allegedly-sexually-assaulting-his-child|]

Sheriff Donny Youngblood said in a news conference Thursday that he received a call from Dist. Atty. Cynthia Zimmer — Scrivner’s aunt — Tuesday night, saying that Scrivner was armed and appeared to be having “some type of psychotic episode” at his home in Tehachapi. Zimmer then called Youngblood back to notify him that Scrivner was no longer armed.

“We were responding to what we believed at the time was a suicidal person having a psychotic episode, not any crime,” Youngblood said.

When deputies arrived on the scene, they secured the firearm. They found that Scrivner had a physical altercation with his children and was stabbed twice in the upper torso over allegations that he had sexually assaulted one of his children, Youngblood said. His injuries were non-life-threatening, he added.

Wife was not in the home at the time. She filed for divorce in March.

Another source: [link:https://www.kvpr.org/local-news/2024-04-25/kern-county-supervisor-stabbed-by-own-child-under-investigation-for-alleged-sexual-assault|]

Youngblood said deputies seized 30 firearms, boxes of documents and electronic devices that may have captured the alleged assault at the home of Supervisor Zack Scrivner in Tehachapi, a city less than an hour east of Bakersfield. No charges have been filed.

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Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer, who is Scrivner’s aunt, contacted the sheriff himself in distress, Youngblood said. She believed Scrivner was suffering a “psychotic episode.” When authorities arrived, they found Scrivner had been stabbed twice “in the upper torso.”

An early investigation revealed the stabbing occurred over allegations that Scrivner sexually assaulted one of his four children, the sheriff said. When pressed on those allegations by a reporter, the sheriff responded: “I wouldn’t be standing up here if we didn’t believe something occurred.”

Youngblood said it appeared one of Scrivner’s children was defending a sibling when the alleged stabbing occurred. The names and ages of the children, who are minors, were not released to protect their identities, Youngblood said.

And, in the US, everyone (who can afford it) is entitled to defense. It's early and investigation is happening, but Scrivner's attorney as thoughts:

An attorney for Scrivner told local media after Youngblood's press conference the information the sheriff released was "not reliable."

"It's remarkable that the sheriff would come out at this point without conducting a full investigation and make allegations like that," Attorney H.A. Sala said.

Sala did not disclose where Scrivner was Thursday, and did not say whether Scrivner would resign or remain as county supervisor.

He disputed the allegation of sexual assault of a minor as "absolutely not reliable," and said he had reason to believe no evidence to prove the allegation was taken from the home. He also said an altercation at Scrivner's home involved a "disarming" of Scrivner, adding that a gun was taken away from him so he would not use it against himself.

[MOMFUDSKI]

1. They are the

Family Values party and don’t you forget it.

[MagickMuffin]

2. Big ol scaredy cat, deputies seized 30 firearms

I’m glad he only has two limbs to use and can’t manage all 30 at once.

Youngblood said deputies seized 30 firearms, boxes of documents and electronic devices that may have captured the alleged assault at the home of Supervisor Zack Scrivner in Tehachapi, a city less than an hour east of Bakersfield. No charges have been filed.