Republicans with Felony Media Depicting Minors
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Displaying 18 Scandals
Sorted by When News Broke
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Bo DresnerFmr. Hays County GOP Chair
3/11/24
Possessed “hundreds of thousands" felony images depicting child pornography on his electronic devicesAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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10/30/23
Downloaded felony images depicting children being sexually abused and tried to conceal his identity by using fake online personasAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Kevin 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 thingsAccording to charging documents filed by local police first reported by the New Jersey Globe
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Rene PedrosaFmr. Spokesperson [R]Top aide to Republican Mayor of Miami
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 bathtubAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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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 complied4/17/23
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 meantAccording to an exclusive report by The Daily Beast
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Rocky HayesFmr. Jones County GOP Chair
1/26/23
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 accountAccording to a probable cause affidavit obtained by the Sioux Falls Argus Leader -
Joel SartoriCarl Paladino Political Aide
12/20/22
According to charging documents by local officials
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Kevin EtheringtonFmr. Deputy District Attorney [R-OK]
11/28/22
Had at least 153 videos, pictures and screenshots depicting prepubescent girls being sexually abused and exploited on his home computerAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Adam HagemanTrump Commerce Dept. Official
10/01/22
According to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Jimmy NealCommissioner [R-TN]
5/27/22
Possessed and distributed felony images of young girls as an administrator of an online child pornography groupAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Ruben 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 onlineAccording to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors -
Kevin HohnFmr. Mayor [R-FL]
2/20/21
Produced and distributed over 300 images and 40 videos of children he secretly recorded in various stages of undress -- including the shower and their bedrooms -- and was also found in possession of over 100 images depicting children participating in sexual conduct when police arrested himAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Mike FolmerFmr. State Senator [R-PA]
9/18/19
According to charging documents filed by local officials
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Ralph ShorteyFmr. State Senator [R-OK]
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 boyAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Anthony 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 bedroomAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Matthew PennellFmr. Political Aide [R-KS]
3/07/15
According to charging documents filed by local officials
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Ryan LoskarnSen. Lamar Alexander Chief of Staff
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 periodAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets