A Florida GOP leader was cleared of rape allegations. But he could still face charges that he illegally recorded the sexual encounter.

• Police cleared Christian Ziegler of rape allegations on Friday.
• But the ousted chair of the Florida Republican Party could still face a video voyeurism charge.
• Derek Byrd, Ziegler's attorney, said the allegations are "baseless."

Police cleared the ousted chair of the Florida Republican Party of rape allegations on Friday, but said they have asked prosecutors to charge him with illegally video recording the sexual encounter he had with a female acquaintance.

The Sarasota Police Department said in a statement that a review of a cellphone video Christian Ziegler made of the Oct. 2 encounter showed that it was "likely consensual," making it impossible to charge him with rape. However, police said the woman told investigators that she never consented to be video recorded and was unaware it had occurred.