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Phoenix: Arizona state senator accused of sexual conduct with minor

Phoenix: Arizona state senator accused of sexual conduct with minor

By The Associated Press Troy Warren for PhoenixNewsAndTalk.Com PHOENIX — Democratic Arizona state Sen. Tony Navarrete has been arrested on suspicion of charges accusing him of sexual conduct with a minor, police said Friday. Police received a report Wednesday about sexual contact that allegedly occurred in 2019. Navarrete, who represents a west Phoenix district, was arrested Thursday after detectives interviewed a juvenile victim and witnesses, police said in a statement. Navarrete, 35, was booked into jail on suspicion of charges that included multiple counts of sexual conduct with a minor, the statement said. Navarrete did not immediately respond to email and…
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