Republicans with Felony Media Depicting Minors

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  • 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
  • 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
  • Bo DresnerBo DresnerFmr. Hays County GOP Chair
       
    3/11/24
    Possessed “hundreds of thousands" felony images depicting child pornography on his electronic devices
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • 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
    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
    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
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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