Prosecutors move to drop criminal case against former superintendent Scott Ziegler, who was fired over a rape coverup

Scott Ziegler , the former superintendent of Loudoun County Public Schools , was convicted of a rape charge in October 2021 .

A judge overturned the conviction on a technicality, saying that although there was “ample evidence” to support the charge, it would have to be retried.

The Daily Wire is suing the district for its payouts to resolve allegations of wrongdoing against it, including the contracts with secrecy clauses.

The former spokesman facing a felony perjury charge was acquitted after a parade of LCPS officials testified that they could not recall basic details of what had transpired.

Ziegler 's alleged claim that Brooks had given information to a conservative activist turned out to be false, prosecutors argued.

At trial, school board member Brenda Sheridan , a Democrat who was chair during the rape coverup, refused to answer.