In this undated photograph released by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office shows Arizona State Sen. Tony Navarrete. Sen. Navarrete has been arrested connected suspicion of charges accusing him of intersexual behaviour with a minor, constabulary said Friday, Aug. 6, 2021. (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office via AP)

PHOENIX – Democratic Arizona authorities Sen. Tony Navarrete has been arrested connected suspicion of intersexual behaviour with a minor, constabulary said Friday.

Police received a study connected Wednesday astir intersexual interaction that allegedly occurred successful 2019. Navarrete, who represents a westbound Phoenix district, was arrested Thursday aft detectives interviewed a juvenile unfortunate and witnesses, constabulary said successful a statement.

Navarrete, 35, was booked into jailhouse connected suspicion of aggregate counts of intersexual behaviour with a minor, the connection said.

Navarrete did not instantly respond to email and telephone messages seeking comment.

Court records connected Navarrete's lawsuit were not instantly disposable and it was not wide whether helium has an lawyer who could remark connected his behalf. He was expected to marque an archetypal tribunal quality Friday afternoon.

Sgt. Andrew Williams, a Police Department spokesman, declined to supply further accusation connected the case, saying constabulary didn't privation to gully attraction to the lawsuit “for the involvement of the victim."

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Navarrete announced earlier this week that helium had tested affirmative for COVID-19 and was experiencing insignificant symptoms portion isolating astatine home.

Navarrete is serving his 2nd word successful the Senate aft serving 1 word successful the House.

Senate Democrats said successful a connection they were “deeply disturbed" by Navarrete's apprehension and that they basal down each survivors of intersexual assault.

“These allegations and (the) apprehension are superior and profoundly troubling. Right now, it's important for owed process to instrumentality spot done our judicial system," the connection said.

Republican Sen. Kelly Townsend said connected Twitter she took the presumption that Navarrete was guiltless unless proven guilty.

“However, if it’s true, past I don’t ever privation to laic eyes connected you again, @NavarreteA," Townsend said successful her tweet.

The Arizona Legislature is not successful session. Lawmakers finished their 2021 regular league successful precocious June and, unless a peculiar league is called, volition adjacent convene successful January for the 2020 regular session.

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