Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it has it Virginia GOP County Chairman, Denny Daugherty, has resigned following his adult son’s recent arrest for child rape.
Daugherty, who was elected chair of the local GOP committee in March 2022, confirmed Tuesday that he resigned from his leadership position effective immediately.
“It is true that I stepped aside because I have family matters to which I need to devote my attention,” Daugherty said in an interview with the Prince William Times.
Daugherty has been active in the local Republican committee for decades and also served for nearly 20 years as an officer of the Prince William and Manassas Family Alliance, a local affiliate of the Family Foundation of Virginia. All 140 seats in the Virginia General Assembly and all eight seats on both the Prince William County Board of Supervisors and school board — as well as countywide seats such as commonwealth’s attorney, sheriff and circuit court clerk — are on the Nov. 7 ballot. Early voting is already under way.
Daugherty said the committee’s vice chair, Jacob Mosser, will succeed him because “by virtue of being vice chair, he steps in when the chair is unavailable.” The investigation revealed the victim, who was under the age of 18, was sexually assaulted by a family member, identified as the accused, on more than one occasion during the above timeframe. The victim recently reported the incidents to a school counselor who contacted the police. On September 30, following the investigation, the accused, identified as Christpoher David DAUGHERTY, was arrested. Arrested on September 30: Christpoher David DAUGHERTY, 46, of Gainesville. Charged with 1 count of rape, 4 counts of aggravated sexual battery, 5 counts of indecent liberties, and 1 count of forcible sodomy.
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