Republican Groping Scandals | Conservative Sex Scandals
A conservative media and Hollywood culture helps propagate toxic masculinity ideas that women are attracted to men who are overly aggressive, and that if men are persistent enough then women will find that attractive and eventually reciprocate.
So, it's no surprise that within a Republican party that has embraced sexism and misogyny, many men think it's acceptable to grope women. And they think they'll get away with it because they think it's acceptable. Trump famously bragged about groping women, had multiple scandals involving groping women and won the 2016 Republican primary with ease, the general election and the 2020 Republican Presidential primary. A toxic conservative culture that's regressive towards women makes it seem alright.
So here we track Republicans who groped women and wonder about the many, many, many more that probably got away with it because of toxic culture that makes conservative women less likely to come forward and a fear of shamelessly being smeared and attacked in the media by right-wing victim hating misogynists.

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Slipped his hand under Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson's blazer and skirt after wrapping his arms around her backstage during Trump's rally just before the 1/6 insurrection
20 Sep 2023
According to a book excerpt first reported by The Guardian
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Rene Pedrosa [Spokesperson]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
14 Aug 2023
According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Lawyer Boris EpshteynIncessantly grabbed two young women's breasts, crotch, and other parts of their body without consent -- even cornering one in a way that made her feel "super uncomfortable" -- at an Arizona night club
10 Aug 2023
According to an exclusive report by The Arizona Republic
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City Council Member Matthew Reilly [R-RI]Molested a 12-year-old girl and was ordered to be held without bail due to the seriousness of his crimes
08 Jun 2023
According to charging documents filed by local police first reported by The Providence Journal
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Grabbed potential employee Derek Myers' crotch without his consent while they were alone in his office and then told him "my husband is out of town tonight if you want to come over" which he declined
05 Feb 2023
According to a firsthand account from the alleged victim who also filed an official complaint with the U.S. Capitol Police and the House Ethics Committee
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Mayor Jaron Rosien [R-IA]Slid his hand up a male victim's thigh, groped his genitals, and kissed him on his cheek (or ear) which "was in no way consented to" by the victim after hours at a bar he owned while also being married to his husband
24 Jan 2023
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Matt Schlapp [CPAC Chair]Fondled Herschel Walker campaign staffer Carlton Huffman in the crotch without his consent and then unsuccessfully tried to get him to go back to his room while being married
06 Jan 2023
According to victim testimony in a report from The Daily Beast
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Elijah Schaffer [Podcaster]Drunkenly grabbed a co-worker's breasts without her consent while they sat next to each other in a crowded movie theater while also being married at the time
06 Oct 2022
According to an inhouse investigation resulting in his firing -
Aron Peña [Staff Leaders]Forcibly kissed and groped a congressional intern and ignored her pleas to stop after creating a situation where they would be alone in his car together
16 Sep 2022
According to an allegation filed by the alleged victim and reported by mainstream media
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Aron Peña [Staff Leaders]Inappropriately touched and kissed a congressional intern without her consent while he was working for the Texas Republican Party
16 Sep 2022
According to an exclusive report by Current Revolt
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Perry Hooper Jr. [Trump Campaign AL Co-Chair]Grabbed a restaurant hostess's breasts, kissed her neck and shoved his pelvis into her before she was able to break free from his grip then taunted her by boasting that he'll "get away with it" because he's a member of a politically connected family while also married with three children
23 Aug 2022
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Gary Busey [Conservative Actor]Grabbed two women's buttocks without their consent during a meet and greet at a horror film convention
22 Aug 2022
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Gary Busey [Conservative Actor]Put his face inches away from a woman's breasts and asked where she got them from before trying to unhook her bra strap during a meet and greet at a horror film convention
21 Aug 2022
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Commissioner Richard Braswell [R-NC]Sexually molested a 13-year-old girl he spent years cultivating a relationship with at church and in the community while also being married
29 Jun 2022
According to charging documents filed by local officials
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SBC President Johnny HuntGroped a fellow Southern Baptist Conference pastor's wife under her shirt, forcibly kissed her without her consent, and pulled down her shorts then days later intimidated her and her husband to keep quiet lest she "negatively impact 40,000 churches" in the SBC
23 May 2022
According to the results of an outside investigation conducted by the SBC
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Charles Herbster [2021 NE GOP Gov. Candidate]Inappropriately groped and touched eight women -- all of whom were in their late teens to mid-20's -- at political events, beauty pageants, and other functions over a five-year period
14 Apr 2022
According to allegations corroborated by the Nebraska Examiner
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Charles Herbster [2021 NE GOP Gov. Candidate]Reached up the skirt and fondled a state senator's bare leg and groped another young woman's buttocks in front of a roomful of people at a public event
14 Apr 2022
According to allegations corroborated by the Nebraska Examiner -
GOP Donor Mark GrethenSodomized 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
07 Aug 2021
He was found guilty and was sentenced to 26 years in prison
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Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]Drunkenly unhooked a 25-year-old junior lobbyist's bra and massaged her thigh without her consent at a table full of lobbyists at an Irish pub while he was married with two children
19 Mar 2021
According to the alleged victim who publicly accused Reed of groping her -
State Rep. Bill Brough [R-CA]Incessantly subjected a legislative staffer to "extremely offensive and non-consensual physical contact" and peppered her with "repeated and unwanted advances" over a yearslong period while also being married
05 Dec 2020
According to a report by local ABC affiliate Eyewitness News
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State Rep. Bill Brough [R-CA]Inappropriately touched and unsuccessfully propositioned three female congressional staff members over a decade-long period while also being married with two children
Dec 2020
According to an investigative report by The Orange County Register
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Shoved his tongue down aspiring actress Amy Dorris's throat and groped her without consent when she was away from view of her boyfriend in his box at the 1997 US Open Tennis Championships while he was still married to Marla Maples
17 Sep 2020
According to an exclusive report by The Guardian
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IN Attorney General Curtis Hill [R]Drunkenly walked up and grabbed a legislative assistant's buttocks and told her and the group of women she was standing with that they'll "have to show a little skin!" if they wanted free drinks and creepily rubbed another legislative assistant's back for over two minutes while also inappropriately touching yet another legislative assistant and a state lawmaker all at the same party which resulted in the state Supreme Court reprimanding him for committing the "criminal act of battery" and suspending him for 30 days
11 May 2020
According to a final ruling by the Indiana Supreme Court
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Fondled a model's breasts backstage at a lingerie show using the pretense of "examining" the bra's fabric
21 Oct 2019
According to a book excerpt from "All the President's Women: Donald Trump and the Making of a Predator" published by Cosmopolitan magazine
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Grabbed Mar-a-Lago resident Karen Johnson by her vagina and pulled her behind a tapestry where he kissed and fondled her without consent while knowing Melania was upstairs at the same time
09 Oct 2019
According to a book excerpt from "All the President's Women: Donald Trump and the Making of a Predator" exclusively published by Esquire magazine
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State Rep. Jeff Hoover [R-KY]Sexually assaulted his 21-year-old legislative staffer more than 50 times over a three-year period by subjecting her to what she testified as "nearly daily touching" in places including his office, the elevator, hallway, and elsewhere in addition to the multiple times he massaged between her legs while seated next to her at large political functions then secretly settled a lawsuit she filed against him in order to prevent her allegations from becoming public while being married the entire time
16 Jan 2019
According to court records first reported by Louisville Public Media
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Rep. Steve Watkins [R-KS]Touched a female Army contractor without her consent and unsuccessfully tried to get her to have sex with him in a room he had just locked while also being married
26 Oct 2018
According to accuser Chelsea Scarlett and reported on by the Topeka Capital-Journal
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State Rep. David Byrd [R-TN]Inappropriately touched and kissed three underage girls on the high school basketball team he coached while also being married with young children
27 Mar 2018
According to firsthand accounts of the alleged victims first reported by local a TV station
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State Sen. Jeff Kruse [R-OR]Slid his arms down legislative intern Adrianna Martin-Wyatt's breasts and inappropriately touched her in other ways including grabbing her hips, caressing her shoulders and standing nose-to-nose when they talked over a yearlong period
19 Feb 2018
According to a lawsuit filed by the alleged victims and first reported by The Oregonian
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State Sen. Jeff Kruse [R-OR]Inappropriately hugged and grabbed legislative intern Anne Montgomery's thighs without consent while also subjecting her to questions about her sex life with her husband and other sexualized discussions over a yearlong period
19 Feb 2018
According to a lawsuit filed by the alleged victims and first reported by The Oregonian
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State Sen. Jeff Kruse [R-OR]
06 Feb 2018
According to allegations made by the alleged victim and reported by local media
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Scott Baio [Conservative Actor]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, coerced her into having sex with him when she was 17, 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
30 Jan 2018
According to the alleged victim who went public with her accusations against him -
Steve WynnAllegedly cornered a subordinate against a wall, grabbed her waist and attempted to forcibly kiss her, but she was able to push him away and escape while also being married
27 Jan 2018
According to an exclusive report by The wall Street Journal
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State Rep. Brandon Hixon [R-ID]
11 Jan 2018
According to an exclusive interview with his ex-wife who found out and turned him in -
James Rosen [Reporter]Grabbed a female Fox News reporter's breast without her consent inside of a taxi then retaliated against her professionally after she rebuffed his advances while also being married with young children
10 Jan 2018
According to interviews with four former colleagues at Fox News and reported by NPR
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State Rep. Dan Johnson [R-KY]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
11 Dec 2017
According to an investigate report by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting
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State Sen. Randy Baumgardner [R-CO]Slapped and grabbed a legislative aide's buttocks four separate times in a three-month period during work inside the state Capitol building while also being married
28 Nov 2017
According to a formal complaint filed by the alleged victim first reported by public radio station KUNC -
City Council Member Jeff Miller [R-IN]Molested two underage girls a at least 20 separate times by massaging in-between their thighs, rubbing their shoulders, cupping their buttocks, and other inappropriate actions and ignored their repeated please for him to stop
17 Nov 2017
According to charging documents filed by local police -
State Sen. Jeff Kruse [R-OR]Approached state Sen. Sara Gelser from behind and according to her "ran both of his hands and arms down my shoulders and across my breasts", "squeezed me in a hug with his hands on my hips" and laid his head on her shoulder which left her "stunned and frozen"
15 Nov 2017
According to a formal complaint filed by state Sen. Gelser
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Roy Moore [2017 GOP AL Senator Nominee]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
09 Nov 2017
According to multiple collaborated witnesses in an investigative report by The Washington Post
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State Sen. Jack Latvala [R-FL]Routinely grabbed five female senate staff and lobbyists buttocks, breasts, and other parts of their bodies and threatened to retaliate against them by refusing to take meetings with them if they complained about his behavior while also being married
03 Nov 2017
According to an investigative report by Politico
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State Sen. Jeff Kruse [R-OR]Subjected state senator Elizabeth Steiner-Hayward to "unprofessional and inappropriate" touching that included "very close hugs" which made her so uneasy that she refused to be alone with him
21 Apr 2017
According to a formal complaint filed by state sen. Ms. Steiner-Hayward
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State Rep. Mark Lovell [R-TN]Grabbed a legislative staff's breasts and buttocks and physically prevented her from walking away from him and also inappropriately touched a second woman while visibly drunk -- drinking rum and colas to excess is apparently a common occurrence for him -- after attending five events hosted by lobbyists and businesses with free alcohol and food while he was married with three children
14 Feb 2017
According to an investigation conducted by the state house Ethics Committee
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"Really grabbed" Miss Finland 2006 Ninni Laaksonen's bottom as they both were sitting backstage at the Late Show with David Letterman which left her "disgusted"
27 Oct 2016
According to an exclusive report by Finnish paper Ilta-Sanomat
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Grabbed yoga instructor Karena Virginia's chest and scoffed "Don't you know who I am?" after she reflexively pulled away from him
20 Oct 2016
According to statements reported on by the alleged victim
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Moved his hands up the skirt of first-class passenger Jessica Leeds "like an octopus" that had "40 zillion hands" and also groped her breasts in an incident she described as an "assault" that she only escaped from by retreating to a seat in coach while also married to Ivana
14 Oct 2016
According to multiple collaborated witnesses in an investigative report by The New York Times
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Grabbed photographer's assistant Mindy McGillivray's bottom without her consent at Mar-a-Lago and then "looked away quickly" of which the photographer recalled her saying at the time, "Donald just grabbed my ass!"
12 Oct 2016
According to multiple collaborated witnesses in an investigative report by The Palm Beach Post
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Hugged Miss New Hampshire Bridget Sullivan “just a little low" on her backside in a way a "creepy uncle" would do at a party promoting the 2000 Miss USA pageant
09 Oct 2016
According to an exclusive report by BuzzFeed News
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Grabbed Miss Washington Cassandra Searles's bottom and asked her to come to his hotel room to presumably have sex while he was married to Melania
17 Jun 2016
According to a report by Yahoo News
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Immediately "started right in on the groping under the table" of American Dream Calendar Girls vice president Jill Harth after he demanded to sit next to her at a large dinner party
18 Apr 2016
According to firsthand witness accounts in an investigative report by The Boston Globe
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Forced American Dream Calendar Girls vice president Jill Harth into Ivanka's bedroom at Mar-a-Lago and grabbed her "intimate private parts" and tried to kiss her without her consent which made her so nauseated that she "vomited profusely" while he was engaged to his soon-to-be wife Marla
18 Apr 2016
According to firsthand witness accounts in an investigative report by The Boston Globe
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Pushed American Dream Calendar Girls vice president Jill Harth against a wall in Ivanka's childhood bedroom at Mar-a-Lago and then "kissed, fondled, and restrained" her from leaving and only stopped when she yelled "stop it" while he was engaged to his soon-to-be wife Marla
18 Apr 2016
According to firsthand witness accounts in an investigative report by The Boston Globe
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Speaker Dennis Hastert [R-IL]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
10 Apr 2016
According to court filings submitted by federal prosecutors
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Matt McCullough [2022 GOP PA State Sen. Nominee]Drunkenly “grabbed and squeezed” a strip club employee's chest without her consent and then refused to leave after police ordered him to
20 Oct 2014
According to a police report filed by local officials and first reported on by LevittownNow.com -
City Council Member John McGee [R-ID]
01 Nov 2012
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Federal Judge Samuel Kent [R]Touched court employee Cathy McBroom under her clothing on two occasions which she likened to "being molested and groped by a drunken giant” and constantly solicited her for sexual favors over a period of six years while being married the entire time
11 May 2009
According to court records reported by the media