Arizona State Sen. Tony Navarrete, accused of child sex crimes, released from jail
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PHOENIX - FOX 10 has learned that an Arizona state senator who was arrested and accused of sexually abusing a boy and attempting to abuse another has been released from custody.
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According to a brief statement by officials with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, State Sen. Tony Navarrete was released from the Maricopa County Jail at around 11:30 a.m. Navarrete is out of jail on a $50,000 bond.
Navarrete accused of touching boys inappropriately
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 him inappropriately 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.
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