DeSantis said last week that while Christian Ziegler is innocent until proven guilty, he should resign to avoid becoming a distraction to their party.
He also didn't address his wife telling detectives that the couple and the woman had group sex once, more than a year ago.
DeSantis spokesman Jeremy Redfern did not return a call and text message Sunday seeking comment on Ziegler’s refusal to resign.
The rape accusation against Christian Ziegler became public last week after the Florida Center for Government Accountability, an investigative news organization, obtained a police report and the search warrant affidavits detailing the allegations.
Detectives seized Christian Ziegler’s phone on Nov. 2, the affidavits say.
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