Democrat State Senator Apologizes On Phone Call For Sexually Abusing Two Boys

More details have emerge about the arrest of Democratic Arizona state senator Tony Navarrete.

According to a new police report the disgraced state senator touched the genitals of a 12 year old boy with his hands and his mouth.

The sexual abuse went on for a couple of years and now police have confirmed that Navarrete is also being accused of touching the victim’s younger brother’s leg from inside of his shorts.

Police were able to record a phone call of Narrate apologizing  to his victims and stated he regrets his decision.

Currently Navarrete is being held in the Maricopa County Jail on a $50,000 bond.

As of right now Navarrete is facing seven felonies that involve molestation of a child but has yet to resign from his position as a state senator.

Openly gay Arizona state senator Otoniel "Tony" Navarrete (D-Phoenix) has been arrested on suspicion that he sexually abused a child. https://t.co/WpgcxJDrCl

— Andy Ngô 🏳️‍🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) August 6, 2021

ICYMI: Police report reveals Democrat Tony Navarrete was arrested after he acknowledged abuse in recorded phone call with accuser. https://t.co/izsprAXr5d

— 12 News (@12News) August 7, 2021

The US Sun covered the story and dropped these details:

Arizona State Senator Tony Navarrete, 35, was charged this week with sexually abusing a boy for years and attempting to abuse another.

Navarrete is accused of repeatedly abusing a boy with whom he was living over a period of several years, according to court records.

The boy, now 16, told detectives that Navarrete touched his genitals with his hands and mouth, starting when he was around 12 or 13 and continuing through his 15th birthday.

In a phone call recorded by police on Thursday afternoon, Navarrete apologized to the teen, saying he regretted his actions and would have to live with them for the rest of his life, according to the court records.

When asked why he did it, he told the boy he wasn’t well, detectives wrote.

Navarette told the youth he regretted his actions, knew they were wrong, and repeatedly told the youth that the young man was not at fault for any of the interactions.

He appeared by video from jail, most of the time holding an iPad so that only his forehead could be seen.

Maricopa County Superior Court Commissioner Steve McCarthy set the $50,000 bond requested by prosecutor Jeanine Sorrentino.

UPDATES
– @NavarreteAZ faces a mandatory minimum of 49 years if convicted on all seven child sex abuse charges
– he acknowledged and apologized for years of abuse on a taped phone call, per a police report
– fellow Dems want him to resignhttps://t.co/udvNJL74gc

— Julia Shumway (@JMShumway) August 6, 2021

ABC News covered the horrific crimes too:

The Arizona governor and Democratic lawmakers called Friday for state Sen. Tony Navarrete to resign after he was charged with sexually abusing a boy and attempting to abuse another.

Navarrete, 35, is accused of repeatedly abusing a boy with whom he was living over a period of several years, according to court records. The boy, now 16, told detectives that Navarrete touched his genitals with his hands and mouth, starting when he was around 12 or 13 and continuing through his 15th birthday. The teen said he suffers from anxiety and anger that stems from the abuse.

In a phone call recorded by police on Thursday afternoon, Navarrete apologized to the teen, saying he regretted his actions and would have to live with them for the rest of his life, according to the court records. When asked why he did it, he told the boy he “wasn’t well,” detectives wrote.

The teen’s younger brother, now 13, told police that Navarrete touched his upper leg inside his shorts, causing the boy to slap away the hand and get up, detectives wrote in a probable cause affidavit filed in court.

It appears state Sen. Tony Navarrete has deleted both his professional Facebook page and the Twitter account he used as a politician pic.twitter.com/21FxLUVzuw

— Julia Shumway (@JMShumway) August 8, 2021