Republican Sex Crimes Involving Minors & Children List

86 Republicans who committed sex crimes involving minors since 2000
Scandal Categories
Republican\Position
Crime
Date(s)
  • Donald TrumpDonald Trump
    47th U.S. President
    2016
    Allegedly raped 12-year-old and 13-year-old girls at a party hosted by Jeffrey Epstein while he was married to Ivana. He also walked into changing rooms several times with girls as young at 14 and 15 years old in stages of undress.
  • Dennis HastertDennis Hastert
    Fmr. Speaker of the House
    2016
    Sexually abused and molested four teenage boys as young as 14-years-old during his time as a high school educator and wrestling coach while he was married
  • Roy MooreRoy Moore
    Fmr. U.S. Senate Nominee
    2017
    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
  • Matt GaetzMatt Gaetz
    Fmr. U.S. Representative
    11/16/24
    Allegedly had sex with an underage 17-year-old girl who had just completed her junior year in high school twice in one night at a party hosted by convicted sex offender Joel Greenberg and then paid her $400 in cash afterwards
  • Mark FoleyMark Foley
    Fmr. U.S. Representative
    2006
    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
  • Ed SniffenEd Sniffen
    Fmr. Att. General [AK]
    2021
    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
    Charges3 felonies
  • Luis BorundaLuis Borunda
    Fmr. MD Dep. Secretary of State
    2024, 2023
    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. He also produced felony videos and images of underage and barely legal girls performing sex acts with him and used them to coerce other underage girls into sex.
    Charges8 felonies
  • Jonathan NewellJonathan Newell
    Fmr. Federal Judge
    2021
    Secretly recorded multiple underage boys changing and showering inside the bathroom of a cabin he owned and ingested the memory card of the camera he used in a failed attempt to escape justice once the authorities confronted him
  • Kevin ChristensenKevin Christensen
    Fmr. St. Judge [UT]
    3/11/25
    Exchanged felony media with numerous underage girls as young as 13 years old and engaged in highly sexualized chats with a number of underage girls that depicted explicit sex acts involving children
    Charges8 felonies
  • Tim NolanTim Nolan
    Fmr. St. Judge [KY]
    2018
    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
    Outcome20 years prison & $100k fine
  • Lee ChatfieldLee Chatfield
    Fmr. St House Speaker
    2022
    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
  • Ray HolmbergRay Holmberg
    Fmr. St. Senator [ND]
    2025, 2023
    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. He also downloaded felony images depicting children being sexually abused and tried to conceal his identity by using fake online personas.
    Charges2 felonies
    Outcome10 years prison & registered as sex offender
  • Justin EichornJustin Eichorn
    Fmr. St. Senator [MN]
    3/20/25
    Solicited sex with who he thought was a 17-year-old girl after exchanging multiple sexually explicit texts and was arrested by police when he showed up at their agreed-upon rendezvous point while also being a married father with four children
    Charges1 felony
  • Timothy McGheeTimothy McGhee
    Fmr. St. Sen. Nominee
    1/10/25
    Initiated a two-year sexual relationship with an 16-year-old high school girl who was one of his students as a substitute teacher
    Charges2 felonies
  • Mike FolmerMike Folmer
    Fmr. St. Senator [PA]
    2019
    Had two sexually explicit felony images of underage children on his phone and computer
    Charges4 felonies
    Outcome2 years prison & 8 years probation
  • Eric BodenweiserEric Bodenweiser
    Fmr. St. Sen. Nominee
    2012
    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
    Charges113 felonies
    Outcomeregistered as sex offender & 1 year probation
  • Ralph ShorteyRalph Shortey
    Fmr. St. Senator [OK]
    2019, 2017
    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 of four young children and an avid supporter of Anti-LGBT legislation who proclaimed he was a "family values Republican." He also had a laptop with multiple felony videos of sex acts between a man and a very young girl.
    Charges4 felonies
    Outcome15 unknown prison, 10 unknown probation & $17.1m fine
  • Anthony SilvaAnthony Silva
    Fmr. Mayor [CA]
    2016
    Gave alcohol to underage male camp counselors as young as 16-years-old and also filmed and photographed many of the boys completely naked playing strip poker in his bedroom
    Charges1 felony, 3 misdemeanors
    Outcome1 year diversion program & 1 year probation
  • Scott BaioScott Baio
    Conservative Actor
    2018
    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
  • Michael TaitMichael Tait
    Conservative Musician
    6/13/25
    Drugged and sexually molested a 16-year-old boy on at least one occasion and coerced him into consuming cocaine and alcohol numerous other times which the victim said "destroyed" his entire life
  • Lawrence TaylorLawrence Taylor
    Conservative Athlete
    2014
    Paid $300 to have sex with a 16-year-old girl who told him she was a virgin and smothered her with his body weight after she tried to push him off of her
    Charges2 felonies
    Outcomeregistered as sex offender, 6 years probation & $2k fine
  • Phillip BriggsPhillip Briggs
    Fmr. Mayor [OH]
    2023
    Secretly recorded two of his live-in girlfriend’s teenage children getting undressed via hidden camera he set up at their home
    Charges1 felony
    Outcome4 years prison
  • Gary ClarkGary Clark
    Fmr. Mayor [WA]
    2025, 2021
    Sexually assaulted a girl between 4 and 8 years old multiple times over a multiyear period when her family visited his home. He also molested a 4-year-old girl and masturbated in front of her while he watched pornographic videos.
    Charges5 felonies
    Outcome6 months jail & 10 years probation
  • James MontgomeryJames Montgomery
    Fmr. Mayor [TX]
    2023
    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
    Charges1 felony
    Outcome5 years prison & registered as sex offender
  • Ted TomaszewskiTed Tomaszewski
    Fmr. Mayor [NJ]
    2023
    Engaged in multiple sex acts including penetrative sex with a 15-year-old boy over a two-month period
    Charges3 felonies
  • Kevin HohnKevin Hohn
    Fmr. Mayor [FL]
    2021
    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
    Charges1 felony
    Outcome15 years prison & $56k fine
  • Matt McIlravyMatt McIlravy
    Fmr. Mayor [TX]
    2022
    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
    Charges1 felony
    Outcomeregistered as sex offender & 5 years probation
  • Ricci WynneRicci Wynne
    MAGA Influencer
    3/20/25
    Coerced two minors to engage in sex acts which he recorded on camera
    Charges2 felonies
  • Ali AlexanderAli Alexander
    Social Media Influencer
    2023
    Solicited nude pictures from a 15-year-old boy and 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 it meant
  • Mike BickleMike Bickle
    Founder
    3/25/24
    Sexually abused a 14-year-old girl who babysat his children inside his church, personal office, car and her home over three-year period during his mid-20's while also being married with young children
  • Joseph WalkerJoseph Walker
    Fmr. Columnist
    8/26/25
    Solicited sex with who he thought was a 14-year-old girl but was instead an undercover police office and also sent her inappropriate images of himself at least twice while also being self-proclaimed "family values" conservative who once authored a weekly nationally syndicated column that discussed the topic
    Charges3 felonies
  • Josh DuggarJosh Duggar
    Fmr. Director
    2022
    Possessed at least 65 felony images and one video involving girls as young as 5 years old
    Charges2 felonies
    Outcome12.5 years prison & registered as sex offender
  • James TaylorJames Taylor
    Commissioner [FL]
    7/24/25
    Sent multiple nude photos of himself to a 12-year-old girl he preyed on via Snapchat over a monthslong period while also being married
    Charges24 felonies
  • Jason ShortridgeJason Shortridge
    Political Person
    2022
    Downloaded roughly 600 felony images and videos of prepubescent minors and made them publicly available on a peer-to-peer file sharing program so others could access them too
    Charges2 felonies
    Outcome14 years prison, registered as sex offender & 15 years probation
  • RJ MayRJ May
    Fmr. St. Representative
    6/12/25
    Shared felony media depicting underage children to a social messaging platform at least ten different times while also being a married father of young children who is a self-proclaimed "family values" Christian
    Charges10 felonies
  • Rick RennoRick Renno
    County Treasurer [MO]
    6/09/25
    Solicited sex from a 14-year-old boy and sent them a nude photo of himself via the gay app Grindr. He also solicited sex from and exchanged nude photos with multiple underage boys on the app over a 10-year period.
    Charges2 felonies
  • Dan HalloranDan Halloran
    Fmr. City Council Member
    4/02/25
    Had roughly 1,000 videos depicting explicit sex acts involving prepubescent and underage girls saved on his phone and tablet which he quickly admitted to ownership of after US Customs officials flagged him for a secondary inspection when his flight arrived in the US
    Charges1 felony
  • Ryan JenksRyan Jenks
    Fmr. St. Rep. Nominee
    2/16/25
    Sexually abused a child under the age of 16 who was receiving care at the mental health clinic he owned
    Charges3 felonies
    Outcomerestraining order
  • Aaron GleasonAaron Gleason
    The Daily Wire Blogger
    2/12/25
    Inappropriately hugged and grabbed the bottom of a female pupil who was under 12-years-old after she asked him for help on a school assignment while working as a teacher at a local Christian school
    Charges1 felony
  • Steven SumnerSteven Sumner
    Fmr. County Commissioner
    2020
    Performed sexual acts on a girl younger than 16 years old and tried to get her to do the same to him after providing her alcoholic drinks and also had 100+ felony images of children stored on his devices. He failed to appear for his first court appearance and went on the lam in 2023.
    Charges18 felonies
  • Reggie LoperReggie Loper
    County Commissioner [GA]
    8/26/24
    Groped a teenage girl's breasts and buttocks
    Charges2 felonies
  • Caleb BaileyCaleb Bailey
    Trump 2016 delegate
    2018
    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
    Charges4 felonies
    Outcome16.7 years prison, registered as sex offender & 100 years probation
  • James BurlandJames Burland
    Lobbyist
    4/30/25
    Possessed 565 felony images of prepubescent children as young as twelve-years-old on his electronic devices
    Charges1 felony
    Outcome4.8 years prison, registered as sex offender & 5 years probation
  • Robert MorrisRobert Morris
    Fmr. Televangelist
    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
    Charges5 felonies
  • Jason YatesJason Yates
    Fmr. 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
    Charges8 felonies
  • Becky HoodBecky Hood
    Fmr. County Commissioner
    11/01/24
    Sexually and physically abused her adopted children along with her husband
    Charges1 felony
  • Jon MatthewsJon Matthews
    Fmr. Radio Host
    2004
    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
    Charges1 felony
    Outcome160 hours community service, counseling & 7 years probation
  • Tony YochamTony Yocham
    Fmr. Chief of Police [TX]
    1/09/24
    Routinely sexually assaulted an underage girl over a seven-year period that began when she was only 8 years old and culminated in near-daily assaults before he was caught while also being a married father of five children
    Charges1 felony
    Outcome12 years prison, restraining order & registered as sex offender
  • Brad BensonBrad Benson
    Fmr. City Council Candidate
    2023
    Possessed felony media involving children which resulted in his arrest by local authorities
    Charges2 felonies
  • Zachary RadcliffZachary Radcliff
    Worship Dir. at MAGA Church
    2025 - 2024
    Raped and sexually assaulted numerous children including at least one prepubescent boy and a teenage girl over a decadelong period and documented many of his heinous and depraved acts in 100+ videos and images that he recorded himself and others that he solicited from his victims.
    Charges60 felonies
  • Paul ThurmanPaul Thurman
    Fmr. Staffer
    2/19/24
    Physically grabbed a 14-year-old boy and threatened to rape him at a crowded high school volleyball tournament but the teen was able to escape his grasp and run to the authorities who used surveillance footage to identify and arrest him
    Charges1 felony
  • Ryan LoskarnRyan Loskarn
    Fmr. Chief of Staff [TN]
    2013
    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
  • Zack ScrivnerZack Scrivner
    County 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
  • Bo DresnerBo Dresner
    Fmr. 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. He also sexually abused a 15-year-old and possessed “hundreds of thousands" of felony images depicting child pornography on his electronic devices.
    Charges65 felonies
    Outcome4 life sentences
  • Matthew PennellMatthew Pennell
    Fmr. Political Aide [KS]
    2015
    Had 17+ images and videos of young children depicting various sex acts on his home computer
    Charges17 felonies
    Outcome1 year prison
  • Adam HagemanAdam Hageman
    Trump Commerce Dept. Official
    2022
    Sexually abused 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. He also possessed at least 33 videos of young children depicting various sex acts on his cellphone.
    Charges1 felony
    Outcome5.5 years prison & 5 years probation
  • Kevin EtheringtonKevin Etherington
    Fmr. Deputy District Attorney
    2022
    Had at least 153 videos, pictures and screenshots depicting prepubescent girls being sexually abused and exploited on his home computer
    Charges2 felonies
  • Jeff MillerJeff Miller
    Fmr. City Council Member
    2018
    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
    Charges4 felonies
    Outcomecounseling & 4 years probation
  • Mike YenniMike Yenni
    Fmr. Alderman [LA]
    2016
    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
  • Jonathan HernandezJonathan Hernandez
    Fmr. Chair
    2022
    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
    Charges2 felonies
    Outcomeregistered as sex offender & 5 years probation
  • Elgene GaryElgene Gary
    City Council Member [LA]
    2022
    Sexually molested at least three young children as young as 7 years old on different occasions at his home over a multiyear period
    Charges3 felonies
    Outcome45 years prison
  • Kevin TomafskyKevin Tomafsky
    Fmr. Political Aide
    2023
    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
    Charges4 felonies
  • Joel SartoriJoel Sartori
    Carl Paladino Political Aide
    2022
    Had numerous felony videos of young children depicting various sex acts saved on a company computer
    Charges2 felonies
    Outcome10 years probation
  • David StringerDavid Stringer
    Fmr. St. Representative
    2019
    Allegedly performed and received oral sex from two teenage boys as young as 13 in exchange for $10 after propositioning them in a park back in 1983 despite one of the boys also being developmentally disabled. He then continued to have oral and penetrative sex with one of his victims an additional ten times and was also charged with two counts of possession of explicit media of minors.
    Charges5 felonies
    Outcome208 hours community service, treatment program & 5 years probation
  • Rene PedrosaRene Pedrosa
    Fmr. Spokesperson
    2023
    Groped, kissed and placed the hands of a 16-year-old boy on his erect penis during a meeting in his government office under the guise of a website design project. He later pursued the boy further through texts saying that he's "dying to sleep with" him and sent a picture of his exposed penis from his bathtub asking him to join him. He also "knowingly received sexually explicit images that the boy had taken of himself in the shower" according to federal investigators.
    Charges3 felonies
    Outcome6 years prison & 15 years probation
  • Ted KlaudtTed Klaudt
    Fmr. St. Representative
    2007
    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
    Charges4 felonies
    Outcome44 years prison
  • William PruittWilliam Pruitt
    Fmr. Chief of Police [FL]
    2022
    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
    Charges3 felonies, 1 misdemeanor
  • Kent StermonKent Stermon
    Fmr. Donor
    2023
    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
  • Cole WagnerCole Wagner
    Fmr. Chair
    2023
    Engaged in "sexual contact" with a child under the age of ten
    Charges1 felony
  • Richard BraswellRichard Braswell
    Commissioner [NC]
    2022
    Sexually molested a 13-year-old girl he spent years cultivating a relationship with at church and in the community while also being married
    Charges1 felony
    Outcome2.8 years prison & 30 years probation
  • Shawn BergstrandShawn Bergstrand
    CEO
    2013
    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
    Charges1 felony
    Outcome1 year prison, registered as sex offender & 5 years probation
  • Keith WestmorelandKeith Westmoreland
    Fmr. St. Representative
    2002
    Exposed his genitals to three underage girls in a hotel pool and hot tub
    Charges7 felonies
  • Jimmy NealJimmy Neal
    Commissioner [TN]
    2022
    Possessed and distributed felony images of underage girls as an administrator of an online child pornography group
    Charges1 felony
  • David SwartzDavid Swartz
    Fmr. County Commissioner
    2004
    Repeatedly raped and sexually violated a young girl over a ten-year period beginning when she was only six years old
    Charges2 felonies
    Outcome8 years prison & 2 years probation
  • Matthew ReillyMatthew Reilly
    Fmr. City Council Member
    2023
    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
    Charges6 felonies
    Outcomerestraining order
  • Gisela Castro MedinaGisela Castro Medina
    College Republican Chair
    2021
    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
    Charges7 felonies
    Outcome3 years prison & 5 years probation
  • Mark GrethenMark Grethen
    Fmr. Donor
    2021
    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
    Charges2 felonies
    Outcome26 years prison & registered as sex offender
  • Dan JohnsonDan Johnson
    Fmr. St. Representative
    2017
    Digitally penetrated, fondled and forcibly kissed a 17-year-old member of his church in the basement of his home as she pleaded with him to stop while also being married
  • David ByrdDavid Byrd
    Fmr. St. Representative
    2018
    Inappropriately touched and kissed three underage girls on the high school basketball team he coached while also being married with young children
  • Anton LazzaroAnton Lazzaro
    Political Strategist
    2021
    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" and supplied them with alcohol and literal stacks of cash as an incentive
    Charges10 felonies
    Outcome21 years prison
  • Rocky HayesRocky Hayes
    Fmr. Jones County GOP Chair
    11/26/24
    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
    Charges5 felonies
    Outcome120 days house arrest, 4 years probation & $1k fine
  • Brandon HixonBrandon Hixon
    Fmr. St. Representative
    2018
    Sexually assaulted and molested two girls including a young female relative over a ten-year period while also being married
  • Ruben VerastiguiRuben Verastigui
    Fmr. RNC Staffer
    2022
    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
    Charges1 felony
    Outcome12.5 years prison
  • Luke BowenLuke Bowen
    Fmr. Texas Right to Life Executive
    2022
    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"
    Charges1 felony
    Outcome5 years prison
  • Joel KoskanJoel Koskan
    Fmr. St. Rep. Nominee
    2022
    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
    Charges2 felonies
    Outcome10 years prison & $20k fine
  • Joel GreenbergJoel Greenberg
    Fmr. Tax Collector [FL]
    2021
    Paid an underage girl for sexual encounters seven times and introduced her to other men who also engaged in sexual acts with her
    Charges33 felonies
    Outcome11 years prison