Arizona state senator Otoniel Navarette, who
is facing multiple child molestation charges, had sponsored a Democrat-led bill
calling for sex education classes for students as young as kindergarten age.

Although the SB1340 bill did not go past the
committee in January last year, it would have, if passed, required all schools
in Arizona to teach sex education instruction starting in kindergarten.

Other sponsors of the bill were Senators Lela
Alston, Kirsten Engel, Rosanna Gabaldon, Sally Gonzales, Juan Mendez, Jamescita
Peshlakai, Athena Salmon, and Raquel Teran.

According to the proposed “Safe and Healthy
Students Act,” the schools should provide “sex education that is medically
accurate and age-appropriate for pupils who are in kindergarten programs and in
grades one through twelve.”

Navarette, 35, was arrested last week on
charges of alleged sexual misconduct
with two young boys. Both the victims of the alleged crime were
under the age of 14 at that time.

The Arizona House Democratic Caucus said that
they were “deeply alarmed by the arrest of Senator Tony Navarette, and these
are obviously very serious and disturbing allegations” in a statement released
on Friday.

“We will always strongly support survivors of
sexual abuse and have no tolerance for any harm caused to children. Until more
is known, it is important at this point to let law enforcement do its job and
conduct a thorough and complete investigation providing due process for all
involved,” the statement added, according to The Epoch Times.

One of the victims, now 16, said that he
currently suffers from anxiety and anger issues stemming from the alleged
abuse.