Republicans Covering Up Sexual Misconduct Scandals
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Alina HabbaManipulated a vulnerable female staff member at Trump Bedminster in to signing a nondisclosure agreement that paid what her lawyers claim was a "paltry sum" in exchange for her forced silence about allegations she made against a supervisor who allegedly coerced her in to having sex, with huge financial penalties if she violated the agreement30 Nov 2023According to a civil lawsuit filed by the alleged victim
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Was found liable to pay writer E. Jean Carroll $5 million in damages for defamation and battery for "sexual abuse" at the Bergdorf Goodman department store in New York City in 199610 May 2023Jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation after a civil trial
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State Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger [R-ID]Unmasked the identity of a 19-year-old victim who accused him of rape by including her name in a formal response to an ethics investigation against him10 Mar 2023According to a civil lawsuit filed by the victim and reported on by NBC News
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Daniel Snyder [NFL Owner]Personally fired two Washington Commanders cheerleaders after they accused an NFL player of sexual misconduct and falsely blamed the incident on the victims instead of the player responsible10 Nov 2022According to news reports from credible media outlets
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Kyle HupferKept secret credible sexual assault allegations against the Republican Secretary of State for over a month ostensibly to protect him03 Oct 2022According to an exclusive report by The Statehouse File
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State Rep. Merrill Nelson [R-UT]Convinced a Mormon bishop to keep allegations of child sexual abuse by a member of his church against his daughters secret under false pretenses that he could be sued if he did even though state law in Arizona -- where the alleged abuse took place -- specifically protects people who report child abuse, which allowed the abuse to continue for a number of years08 Sep 2022According to court records reported by mainstream outlets
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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 subjecting her to what she testified as "nearly daily touching" including groping between her legs while seated next to her at large political functions and then secretly settled a lawsuit she filed against him in order to prevent her allegations from becoming public while being married the entire time16 Jan 2019Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]Ignored repeated accusations of sexual molestation by a team physician for a college wrestling team he coached and even told one student athlete that he wanted "nothing to do with this" after they told him about the alleged abuse03 Jul 2018According to six former student-athletes he coached and first reported by NBC News
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State Treasurer Thomas Ravenel [R-SC]Threw his date on his nanny's bed, ripped her pants off and digitally penetrated her anus and vagina and pinned her arms behind her head while he shoved his penis in her face before she was able to break free from his grip and get him off of her and then secretly paid her $200,000 and required her to sign a nondisclosure agreement in order to keep her from going to the police03 May 2018According to an exclusive interview with the victim's daughter by People Magazine, Photographic evidence of bruises and lacerations taken the morning after the alleged attack
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RNC Exec Elliott BroidySecretly paid Playboy model Shera Bechard $1.6 million to keep their extramarital affair and details of his alleged abuse and manipulation secret with the help of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen13 Apr 2018According to an investigative report by The Wall Street Journal
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State Rep. Nick Miccarelli [R-PA]Pinned down and raped a political consultant in her bed after she made it unambiguously clear to him that she was not interested in being intimate that evening and then smeared her by publicly outing her on social media13 Mar 2018The alleged victim confided in a co-worker about the assault the next morning,
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Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]Settled a sexual harassment lawsuit with a confidentiality agreement for $84,000 using a secret taxpayer funded account which kept it from the public for years04 Dec 2017According to an exclusive report by Politico
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Family Research Council Leader Tony PerkinsKnew that GOP candidate Wes Goodman unzipped and fondled an 18-year-olds crotch in a hotel room without his consent and could have intervened after the boys stepfather wrote to him about the incident, but concealed the abuse because the lawmaker was in a tight state congressional campaign that he went on to win18 Nov 2017According to an exclusive report by The Washington Post
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Bill O'Reilly [Host]Coerced Fox News legal analyst Lis Wiehl into a "non-consensual sexual relationship" while also being married himself and later secretly agreed to pay her $32 million to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit she brought against him21 Oct 2017According to a settlement agreement reached between O'Reilly and his accuser
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State Rep. Dan Kirby [R-OK]Secretly paid $44,500 in taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by his former assistant that he fired after she complained about his behavior23 Dec 2016According to reports by local and state media
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Speaker Dennis Hastert [R-IL]Illegally structured hush money payments of $1.7 million to elude federal bank reporting requirements in order to hide the fact he was paying the victim of his past sex crimes and lied to Federal investigators about it01 Jun 2015He pled guilty and was sentenced to 15 months in prison, two years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine