Republican Sex Crimes Involving Minors

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  • Matt GaetzMatt GaetzTrump Attorney General NomineeInstagram iconFacebook iconTruthSocial icon1.8m
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    11/16/24
    Allegedly had sex with an underage 17-year-old girl at a party hosted by convicted sex offender Joel Greenberg while he was a sitting Congressman
    According to sworn testimony by the alleged victim and an unnamed eyewitness who testified she saw Gaetz having sex with her
  • Jason YatesJason YatesFmr. My Faith Votes CEO
       
    11/05/24
    Had 100+ felony images and videos of children as young as five years old stored on his computer
    According to charging documents filed by local officials
  • James BurlandJames BurlandLobbyist [R]
       
    11/01/24
    Possessed felony images of prepubescent children on his electronic devices
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Becky HoodBecky HoodFmr. County Commissioner [R]
       
    11/01/24
    Sexually and physically abused her adopted children along with her husband
    According to charging documents filed by local officials
  • Zachary RadcliffZachary RadcliffWorship Director at MAGA Church
       
    10/21/24
    Produced and solicited videos and more than 100 images of him sexually abusing multiple children including at least one prepubescent child over a decadelong period
    According to charging documents filed by local officials
    10/21/24
    Solicited sexually abusive texts and videos from a child
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Rocky HayesRocky HayesFmr. Jones County GOP Chair
       
    6/25/24
    Had multiple felony videos of young children between the ages of 8 to 13 doing sexual acts with older men saved on his cloud services account
    According to a probable cause affidavit obtained by the Sioux Falls Argus Leader
  • Robert MorrisRobert MorrisFmr. Televangelist [R]Trump's "evangelical executive advisory board"
    6/14/24
    Digitally penetrated, groped and kissed a twelve-year-old girl over a multiyear period and only got caught after she told her parents once he began pressuring her to have sex with him when she turned sixteen while also being married with a young child
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Zack ScrivnerZack ScrivnerCounty Supervisor
       
    4/25/24
    Allegedly sexually assaulted his preteen daughter who along with her siblings was granted an order of protection against him while authorities investigated the allegation further while still being married to his estranged wife
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Mike BickleMike BickleInternational House of Prayer FounderFacebook iconInstagram iconTwitter iconYouTube icon304k
    3/25/24
    Sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl who went to his church and babysat his own children inside his church, personal office, car and also at her home over three-year period when he was in his mid-20's where she said he would often move her hand down to his groin to have her "touch him sexually" and he would "touch [her] in return" and also often kissed her "like a man kisses a woman" while also being married with young children at home
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Bo DresnerBo DresnerFmr. Hays County GOP Chair
       
    3/11/24
    Digitally penetrated his 13-year-old daughter after drugging her with a sedative and removing all her clothes while she was unconscious
    3/11/24
    Sexually abused a 15-year-old minor
    3/11/24
    Possessed “hundreds of thousands" felony images depicting child pornography on his electronic devices
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Tony YochamTony YochamFmr. Chief of Police [R-TX]
       
    1/09/24
    Sexually abused a child multiple times before he was caught and arrested while also being a married father of five children
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Brad BensonBrad BensonFmr. City Council Member Candidate
       
    11/07/23
    Possessed felony media involving children which resulted in his arrest by local authorities
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Ray HolmbergRay HolmbergFmr. State Senator [R-ND]Instagram icon4k
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    10/30/23
    Traveled to the Czech Republic for the purpose of paying to have sex with minors under the age of 18 multiple times over a five-year period
    10/30/23
    Downloaded felony images depicting children being sexually abused and tried to conceal his identity by using fake online personas
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Luis BorundaLuis BorundaFmr. MD Dep. Secretary of State
       
    9/04/23
    Solicited a sexual encounter with 13-year-old girl over the internet and drove to meet her in a local park only to get arrested by police who posed as the young girl
    According to charging documents filed by local police
    9/04/23
    Possessed numerous felony videos and images of underage girls on his mobile and personal devices
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Kevin TomafskyKevin TomafskyFmr. Political Aide [R]
       
    9/01/23
    Paid the father of a six-year-old girl to engage in a sex act involving penetration and was later found to be in possession of a felony image of a child forced to do similar things
    According to charging documents filed by local police first reported by the New Jersey Globe
  • Rene PedrosaRene PedrosaFmr. Spokesperson [R]Top aide to Republican Mayor of Miami
    8/14/23
    Cupped a 16-year-old boy's buttocks and kissed him on the lips before grabbing his hand and placing it on his erect penis while meeting with him in his government office ostensibly to discuss having him help design a web page
    8/14/23
    Texted a 16-year-old boy that he's "dying to sleep with" him and let the boy know he was home alone if he wanted to come by, which the boy declined and reminded him that he was a minor
    8/14/23
    Asked a 16-year-old boy to send him sexually explicit pictures of himself in the shower and in return sent the boy a picture of his exposed penis from inside his bathtub
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Cole WagnerCole WagnerFmr. Alliance for a Pro-Life Alabama Chair
       
    7/24/23
    Engaged in "sexual contact" with a child under the age of ten
    According to charging documents filed by local officials first reported by the Alabama Political Reporter
  • Matthew ReillyMatthew ReillyFmr. City Council Member
       
    6/08/23
    Molested a 12-year-old girl he met online who promptly told her legal guardian about his actions which led to his arrest and placement on house arrest until the conclusion of his trial
    According to charging documents filed by local police first reported by The Providence Journal
  • Ali AlexanderAli AlexanderSocial Media InfluencerTwitter iconRumble iconTruthSocial iconGab icon1.1m
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    4/20/23
    Solicited nude pictures from a 15-year-old boy by promising him that he'll share his "entire network" of right-wing friends with the aspiring young activist if he complied
    According to an exclusive report by The Daily Beast
  • Kent StermonKent StermonFmr. Donor [R]
       
    4/18/23
    Coerced a teenage girl into sending him a picture of her breasts in exchange for VIP Taylor Swift concert tickets he supposedly had and later cornered her in his office and refused to let her leave until she showed him her breasts in person after she went there to collect the tickets at his insistence, but she was able to flee and tell her dad what happened
    According to a police report filed by local officials after he committed suicide
  • Ali AlexanderAli AlexanderSocial Media InfluencerTwitter iconRumble iconTruthSocial iconGab icon1.1m
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    4/17/23
    Asked a 17-year-old boy to send him a picture of his penis by texting "show me ur [eggplant emjoi]" and replying "Omg d*ck" when the boy asked what the emoji meant
    According to an exclusive report by The Daily Beast
  • Ted TomaszewskiTed TomaszewskiFmr. Mayor [R-NJ]
       
    1/17/23
    Engaged in multiple sex acts including penetrative sex with a 15-year-old boy over a two-month period
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Joel SartoriJoel SartoriCarl Paladino Political Aide
       
    12/20/22
    Had numerous felony videos of young children depicting various sex acts saved on a company computer
    According to charging documents by local officials
  • William PruittWilliam PruittFmr. Chief of Police [R-FL]
       
    12/09/22
    Raped a 14-year-old girl twice at gunpoint after luring her into his truck, threatened to "blow her brains out" if she ever told anyone, conspired with friends who were former police officers to send a torrent of threatening messages to scare her from reporting it to the authorities and continued to stalk her even after being charged with raping her
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Kevin EtheringtonKevin EtheringtonFmr. Deputy District Attorney
       
    11/28/22
    Had at least 153 videos, pictures and screenshots depicting prepubescent girls being sexually abused and exploited on his home computer
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Joel KoskanJoel KoskanFmr. State Rep. Nominee
       
    11/03/22
    Raped, orally penetrated and sexually molested his adopted daughter over a six-year period beginning when she was just twelve years old and waged an intimidation campaign to keep her quiet by monitoring her every move via GPS and home video surveillance, which ironically is how he found out she reported him to the police while also being a married father of young children
    According to charging documents filed by local officials
  • Adam HagemanAdam HagemanTrump Commerce Dept. Official
       
    10/01/22
    Had at least 33 videos of young children depicting various sex acts on his cellphone
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
    9/30/22
    Admitted to sexually abusing a child as young as 12-years-old and wrote about wanting to have sex with children between 12 and 16 in an online group chat
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • James MontgomeryJames MontgomeryFmr. Mayor [R-TX]
       
    8/25/22
    Solicited sex with who he thought was a 15-years-old girl over the internet and traveled to meet her where he was arrested by undercover officers who posed as the young girl
    According to charging documents filed by local officials
  • Luke BowenLuke BowenFmr. Texas Right to Life Executive
       
    8/25/22
    Solicited sex with a 13-year-old girl over the internet and sent her pictures of his erect penis not realizing he was actually communicating with an undercover police officer at the same time he was the political director for a prominent anti-abortion organization that espoused far-right "family values"
    According to charging documents filed by Assistant District Attorney Kelly Blackburn
  • Jonathan HernandezJonathan HernandezFmr. Oklahoma College Republicans Chair
       
    7/11/22
    Performed oral sex on a 14-year-old boy he met at a church he ministered inside his dorm room at Oklahoma Christian University after watching adult videos with him
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Richard BraswellRichard BraswellCommissioner [R-NC]
       
    6/29/22
    Sexually molested a 13-year-old girl he spent years cultivating a relationship with at church and in the community while also being married
    According to charging documents filed by local officials
  • Matt McIlravyMatt McIlravyFmr. Mayor [R-TX]
       
    6/22/22
    Solicited sex with who he thought was a 12-year-old girl but was instead an undercover police officer over a series of private messages on the internet while also being a married father of two boys
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Jimmy NealJimmy NealCommissioner [R-TN]
       
    5/27/22
    Possessed and distributed felony images of underage girls as an administrator of an online child pornography group
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Ruben VerastiguiRuben VerastiguiFmr. RNC Staffer
       
    4/08/22
    Collected a whopping 152 felony videos and 50 felony images of children -- some who were babies -- and traded them with other criminals he found online
    According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
  • Elgene GaryElgene GaryCity Council Member [R-LA]
       
    2/21/22
    Sexually molested at least three young children on different occasions over a multiyear period
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Lee ChatfieldLee ChatfieldFmr. House Speaker [R-MI]A+ NRA Rating
    1/07/22
    Allegedly raped and sexually abused a minor over many years beginning when she was fifteen years old and continued well into her adulthood while being married the entire time
    According to a lawsuit filed by the alleged victim and reported by local media
  • Gisela Castro MedinaGisela Castro MedinaCollege Republican Chair
       
    8/14/21
    Recruited five underage girls to have sex with her accomplice Anton Lazzaro who lured her into the scheme by paying her hundreds of dollars for every girl she found and getting her addicted to Adderall which he supplied
    According to a federal indictment announced by the Department of Justice
  • Anton LazzaroAnton LazzaroPolitical Strategist [R]MAGA Enthusiast
    8/12/21
    Paid five underage girls to have sex with him that he found by paying a woman to recruit them online telling them he's a "sugar daddy"
    According to a federal indictment announced by the Department of Justice
  • Mark GrethenMark GrethenFmr. Donor [R]
       
    8/07/21
    Sodomized and molested two children one year before he was named "Republican of the Year" by the National Republican Congressional Committee because of his large donations to the party
    He was found guilty and was sentenced to 26 years in prison
  • Joel GreenbergJoel GreenbergFmr. Tax Collector [R-FL]Friend of Rep. Matt Gaetz
    5/17/21
    Paid an underage girl for sexual encounters seven times and introduced her to other men who also engaged in sexual acts with her
    He pled guilty to sex trafficking of a minor and was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison
  • Kevin HohnKevin HohnFmr. Mayor [R-FL]
       
    2/20/21
    Produced and distributed over 300 felony images and 40 videos of two underage girls he secretly recorded in various stages of undress with a hidden camera and was also found in possession of over 100,000 images and 1,000 videos depicting children participating in sexual conduct when police arrested him
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Ed SniffenEd SniffenFmr. Attorney General [R-AK]
       
    1/30/21
    Initiated a sexual relationship with a vulnerable 17-year-old girl he coached on a high school mock trial competition team when he was 27-year-old man in violation of a state law that expressly forbade coaches from dating 16 or 17-year-olds under their supervision
    1/30/21
    Spiked his 17-year-old student's drinks with alcohol without her knowledge while he was out partying with her and other high school students at New Orlean's bars known for loosely enforcing their liquor laws and later had sex with her in his hotel room that night
    Corroborated by two of the victim's former teammates who were told of the improper relationship the day after they first had a sexual encounter
  • Mike FolmerMike FolmerFmr. State Senator [R-PA]
       
    9/18/19
    Had two sexually explicit felony images of underage children on his phone and computer
    According to charging documents filed by local officials
  • David StringerDavid StringerFmr. State Representative
       
    3/30/19
    Paid two teenage boys he met in a park $10 each to perform oral sex on them and then had them perform oral sex on him
    Had oral and penetrative sex with an underage boy as young as 13-years-old on ten separate occasions and got caught when the boy's father found out and reported him to the police
    According to an exclusive report by the Arizona Republic
  • Ralph ShorteyRalph ShorteyFmr. State Senator [R-OK]Trump 2016 Oklahoma campaign chair
    2/01/19
    Paid for sex with a 17-year-old minor boy he found on Craigslist at a local Super 8 Motel while also being a married father with four young children and an avid supporter of Anti-LGBT legislation who proclaimed he was a “family values Republican”
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Jeff MillerJeff MillerFmr. City Council Member
       
    8/15/18
    Rubbed his hands in-between the thighs of a 10-year-old girl, cupped her buttocks, put his hands up her shirt and gave her massages with a battery-powered device that wasn't remotely age-appropriate while ignoring her repeated pleas for him to stop
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Caleb BaileyCaleb BaileyTrump 2016 delegate
       
    7/25/18
    Used hidden cameras to secretly record over 100 graphic videos of young boys and was found in possession of 280 images and 54 videos depicting prepubescent children engaging in sexually explicit conduct
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Tim NolanTim NolanFmr. State Judge [R-KY]
       
    5/04/18
    Coerced seven underage girls in to performing sex acts with him, supplied them with heroin and other opioids and threatened to take the drugs away and report them to the police if they didn't submit to his sexual demands while also being married
    He pleaded guilty to human trafficking and was sentenced to 20 years in prison
  • David ByrdDavid ByrdFmr. State Representative
       
    3/27/18
    Inappropriately touched and kissed three underage girls on the high school basketball team he coached while also being married with young children
    According to firsthand accounts of the alleged victims first reported by local a TV station
  • Scott BaioScott BaioConservative Actor [R]Twitter iconFacebook iconInstagram icon1.3m
    1/30/18
    Allegedly sexually abused actress Nicole Eggert over a 3-year period in which she said he "penetrated me with his finger" when she was only 14, had sex with her when she was 17 and not legally able to consent in the state of California and engaged in "a lot of groping, a lot of fondling, a lot of pulling me on his lap" while on the set of Charles in Charge
    According to the alleged victim who went public with her accusations against him
  • Brandon HixonBrandon HixonFmr. State Representative
       
    1/11/18
    Sexually assaulted and molested two girls including a young female relative over a ten-year period
    According to an exclusive interview with his ex-wife who found out and turned him in
  • Dan JohnsonDan JohnsonFmr. State Representative
       
    12/11/17
    Digitally penetrated, fondled and forcibly kissed a 17-year-old member of his church in the basement of his home as she begged him to stop while also being married
    According to an investigate report by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting
  • Ralph ShorteyRalph ShorteyFmr. State Senator [R-OK]Trump 2016 Oklahoma campaign chair
    11/20/17
    Had multiple felony videos that police said "depicts a man engaging in sexually explicit conduct with a prepubescent girl" on his laptop when police found him in a hotel room with an underage boy
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
  • Roy MooreRoy MooreFmr. U.S. Senate NomineeTwitter icon7k
    11/09/17
    Allegedly molested a 14-year-old girl by undressing and groping her over her underwear and bra in addition to having her place her hand over his underwear when he was a 32-year-old lawyer
    According to an investigative report by The Washington Post that included confirmation from two of the girl's friends who told them about her relationship with Moore
  • Mike YenniMike YenniFmr. Alderman [R-LA]
       
    9/29/16
    Sent explicit texts to a 17-year-old boy asking if he and a 19-year-old friend of his would have three-way sex with him and for pictures of him in his underwear -- which may have violated a federal law designed to protect children from online obscenity even if it didn't violate his state's age of consent law -- leading to them eventually meeting in which he kissed him at a mall all while being married
    According to an exclusive investigative report by WWL-TV
  • Anthony SilvaAnthony SilvaFmr. Mayor [R-CA]
       
    8/04/16
    Gave alcohol to underage male camp counselors as young as 16-years-old and also filmed and photographed many of the boys getting completely naked as they played strip poker in his bedroom
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Donald TrumpDonald Trump45th U.S. PresidentTwitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconTikTok iconYouTube iconTruthSocial icon162.3m
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    6/23/16
    Allegedly tied a thirteen-year-old girl to a bed and raped her at a sex party hosted by Jeffrey Epstein and struck her in the face with his open hand after she pleaded with him to stop while he was married to Marla
    Corroborated by "Tiffany Doe" who was hired by Epstein to recruit underage girls for sex
    Allegedly forced a thirteen-year-old girl to manually stimulate him until he ejaculated at a sex party hosted by Jeffrey Epstein while he was married to Ivana
    Corroborated by rape of the two young girls in sworn testimony, Trump's ex-wife Ivana privately confided to multiple friends that he raped her
    Allegedly forced two young girls aged 12 and 13 to perform oral sex on him and to engage in lesbian sex in front of him at a sex party hosted by Jeffrey Epstein while he was married to Ivana
  • Dennis HastertDennis HastertFmr. Speaker of the House
       
    4/10/16
    Sexually abused and molested four teenage boys -— the youngest being only 14-years-old —- during his time as a high school educator and wrestling coach while he was married
    According to court filings submitted by federal prosecutors
  • Matthew PennellMatthew PennellFmr. Political Aide [R-KS]
       
    3/07/15
    Had 17+ images and videos of young children depicting various sex acts on his home computer
    According to charging documents filed by local officials
  • Lawrence TaylorLawrence TaylorConservative Athlete [R]
       
    3/14/14
    Paid $300 to have sex with a 16-year-old girl virgin he claimed to have thought was a 19-year-old prostitute and ignored her attempts to squirm out of his grip by telling her to "just relax" while also being married
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Ryan LoskarnRyan LoskarnFmr. Chief of Staff [R-TN]
       
    12/12/13
    Purchased multiple DVDs and digital videos of "young nude boys" and downloaded numerous felony videos from a peer-to-peer website including one that depicted a young girl being raped in the woods by a man who was supposedly her father and shared many of them online with other individuals over a yearslong period
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Shawn BergstrandShawn BergstrandRightside Up Lifestyle CEO
       
    7/26/13
    Made arrangements to have sex with an underage girl by agreeing to pay a woman he thought was offering to prostitute her daughter in exchange for money over a series of email and text messages
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Eric BodenweiserEric BodenweiserFmr. State Sen. Nominee
       
    10/22/12
    Molested and sexually abused a 10-year-old boy over a period of three years while propagating "family values" as a bedrock principal of his political philosophy at the same time
    He pled guilty to a less serious charge of unlawful sexual contact of a minor and was sentenced to one year probation and had to register as a sex offender
  • Ted KlaudtTed KlaudtFmr. State Representative
       
    5/18/07
    Digitally penetrated and fondled his 16 and 18-year-old foster daughters' breasts after deceitfully convincing them to let him perform "tests" on their private areas ostensibly to determine if they were good candidates to donate their eggs in exchange for a large sum of money while also being their trusted caregiver and a married father
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Mark FoleyMark FoleyFmr. U.S. Representative34 Years in GOP
    11/02/06
    Offered a 17-year-old boy working as a Congressional page oral sex in exchange for free lodgings at his home at the same time he was chair of a special Congressional committee dedicated to protecting exploited children
    According to voluminous reports filed by mainstream media outlets
  • Jon MatthewsJon MatthewsFmr. Radio Host
       
    6/22/04
    Pulled his shorts down and exposed his penis to an 11-year-old girl who had come over to play with his new puppy after
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • David SwartzDavid SwartzFmr. County Commissioner
       
    2/03/04
    Repeatedly raped and sexually violated a young girl over a ten-year period beginning when she was just six years old
    According to charging documents filed by local officials
  • Keith WestmorelandKeith WestmorelandFmr. State Representative
       
    6/18/02
    Exposed his genitals to three underage girls in a hotel pool and hot tub
    According to charging documents filed by local police