Written by William Hekman
Buta Biberaj, the Loudoun County prosecutor who attempted to jail a father who was arrested at a school board meeting, reportedly has ties to Democratic party megadonor and controversial figure George Soros along with the Democrat gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe. Biberaj ran as a “progressive” who sought to end mass incarceration but is currently pursuing jail time for a father charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, both misdemeanors.
The man charged is Scott Smith, a father who was arrested at a school board meeting. Smith is the father of a daughter who was raped by a student in a bathroom who claimed to identify as “gender-fluid”. The student, age 15, was arrested on two counts of sodomy and arrested. He was then transferred to another school where he has again been accused of sexually assaulting a female student. The school board is facing more and more scrutiny after it was reported that they attempted to cover up the rape. While Biberaj has been lauded for her work in criminal justice reform, she still pursued charges against Smith who was sentenced to 10 days, “The idea that this is a person who we need to put in a cage was astounding to me given the social justice reform she was pushing. I was blown away.” said Smith’s attorney Elizabeth Lancaster who knows Biberaj. Biberaj reportedly showed up to personally prosecute Smith despite having full knowledge of his daughter’s case.
Biberaj received $860,000 from George Soros, the controversial Democrat party mega donor. The donation came through Soros’ Justice and Public Safety PAC. Biberaj was also backed by a number of progressive criminal justice groups and is a part of the Virginia Progressive Prosecutors for Justice which calls for the end of mandatory minimums and an end to cash bail. Democrat gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe praised Biberaj as a “champion” for criminal justice reform in Virginia. McAuliffe also fundraised for Biberaj during her 2019 campaign.
Biberaj’s politics are certainly far to the left of most Americans and Virginians. But what troubles most people is that a person who advocated for justice reform used their position to bring the hammer down on charges that most people do not go to jail for.
