The Horror in Loudoun County That Decided an Election Receives a Major Update – Opinion

While it seems like an eternity ago at this point, just months ago RedState reported on the disturbing developments out of Loudoun County that would ultimately help decide Virginia’s election.

Scott Smith’s daughter, who had been raped by a boy dressed in a skirt in school’s bathroom, was brutally attacked by police and taken into custody for speaking out at a school board meeting. He was vilified by the media and made the face of parental “domestic terrorism” by the DOJ.

The truth was not revealed by any national media outlets. Instead, the Daily Wire’s investigative reporter, Luke Rosiak, dug into the allegations and uncovered the rape allegations (yes, there were multiple ones) as well as the attempted cover-up by the school board and a local prosecutor.

Perhaps some justice is being served. The boy in question has been convicted on all counts, and according to the judge, he had one of the most disturbing psychiatric evaluations she’s ever seen. That led her to place him on the sex offender list for life, something she’s never done for another minor.

Scott Smith, the father of one victim, told the court “We were accused of lying about this sexual assault for political gain. That didn’t go over well with half of Loudoun County,” as liberals demonized him as an ignorant bigot for being angry at a school board meeting.

— Luke Rosiak (@lukerosiak) January 12, 2022

In a statement, the second victim was assaulted in class. She said that she had been kind to the new student who transferred to her school wearing an ankle monitor. He was being held on bail because of rape, she didn’t realize. He took advantage of his kindness.

— Luke Rosiak (@lukerosiak) January 12, 2022

The punishment for the offender is minimal, as he is not yet 18 years old. He will receive residential treatment, where I assume he’ll be somewhat confined and forced to go through some kind of rehabilitation therapy. The boy clearly has serious mental problems and the home environment only exacerbated them.

While the boy is responsible for his actions ultimately, there’s another side to this story. It involves the Loudoun County School Board and other officials that sought to hide the rapes of numerous children to protect their political ideologies. Their new transgender restroom policies were more important than their job to safeguard children. That’s disqualifying, and though many of them aren’t up for re-election yet, those that choose to remain should be opposed. Because even though some justice has been served, there is still damage. These elected officials must be held accountable.

Lastly, one of the sickest aspects of this was the leftwing media’s insistence on not only not investigating the matter but downplaying the incident because it countered their political wants, which included Terry McAuliffe becoming the governor of Virginia. Reason magazine, a libertarian outlet, also attacked Rosiak’s reporting under the guise of supporting transgender policies. It was truly a terrible spectacle that must not be forgotten.