LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.—To say the Smith family has had a tough year-and-a-half would be an understatement.
In May 2021, Scott and Jessica Smith’s then-ninth-grade daughter was raped in a school bathroom by a teenage boy wearing a skirt.
The family’s ensuing quest for justice has seen them pitched against the school district, county prosecutors, and those supportive of pro-transgender school policies.
Along the way, Scott was arrested after getting into an argument about his daughter’s sexual assault at a school board meeting. The incident was later cited as an example of alleged “domestic terrorism” committed by parents targeting school boards….