Republican Sexual Assault Scandals List

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Gary ClarkFmr. Mayor [R-WA]
2/20/25
Sexually assaulted a girl between 4 and 8 years old multiple times over a multiyear period when her family visited his homeAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Ryan JenksFmr. State Rep. Nominee
2/16/25
Sexually abused a child under the age of 16 who was receiving care at the mental health clinic he ownedAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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463kMAGA Enthusiast
2/13/25
Allegedly groped another man's genitals while he gazed into his eyes after he was asked to leave a local bar because he was making people uncomfortable while also being marriedAccording to seven eyewitnesses who witnessed Schlapp grope the victim
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Aaron GleasonThe 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 schoolAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Kurt SchenkPastor [R]
12/12/24
Sexually assaulted his 21-year-old relative who lived with autism and a learning disability in his garage after spending months gaining her trust as the pastor of her church and grooming her with secret sexualized communications while also being marriedAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Rob HentschelCounty Commissioner [R-MI]
12/09/24
Allegedly sexually assaulted a young woman who repeatedly told him and his friends to stop after a night of heavy drinkingAccording to a sworn affidavit filed by the alleged victim to local police
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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 afterwardsAccording to bombshell report released by the bipartisan House Ethics Committee
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11/15/24
Allegedly raped a 30-year-old woman in her hotel room after a night of heavy drinking and then paid her an undisclosed amount of money in order to keep her from going public with her accusationsAccording to an exclusive report by The Washington Post
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John JessupCounty Commissioner [R-IN]
11/14/24
Sexually assaulted an unconscious woman who was so intoxicated that she had to be taken to her hotel room in a wheelchair after he "kept feeding" her an extremely potent alcoholic drink long after she asked him to give her water insteadAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Becky HoodFmr. County Commissioner
11/01/24
According to charging documents filed by local officials
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
10/30/24
Forcibly kissed and fondled Miss Switzerland Beatrice Keul moments after she was ushered into a room for a private meeting with him less than a month before he married Marla10/23/24
Placed his hands "all over" model Stacey Williams' breasts, waist and buttocks after being introduced to her by Jeffrey Epstein while he was married to MarlaAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Zachary RadcliffWorship Dir. 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 periodAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Reggie LoperCounty Commissioner [R-GA]
8/26/24
According to charging documents filed by local officials
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Dean BullFmr. State Rep. Candidate
8/21/24
Sexually abused at least three males who were physically incapable of rebuffing him over a multiyear periodAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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8/08/24
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 periodAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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Todd HiettCommissioner [R-OK]
7/30/24
Groped a male client's groin and other areas of his body after getting so drunk he couldn't "speak more than one or two words at a time" at a business conference while also being a married fatherAccording to an official complaint filed by at least two employees who were present
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Neil FriskeState Representative
6/21/24
Allegedly sexually assaulted an exotic dancer and then chased her around with a loaded gun that he eventually fired in her vicinity outside of his home at 2:30 in the morningAccording to a police report filed by local officials
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Zack ScrivnerCounty 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 wifeAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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463kMAGA Enthusiast
3/27/24
Fondled Herschel Walker campaign staffer Carlton Huffman in the crotch without his consent and unsuccessfully tried to convince him to go back to his room while also being married and then paid Huffman $480,000 through an insurance policy to settle his sexual harassment lawsuit out of courtAccording to victim testimony in a report from The Daily Beast
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304kMAGA Enthusiast
3/25/24
Sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl who went to his church and babysat his own children inside his church, personal office, car and also at her home over three-year period when he was in his mid-20's where she said he would often move her hand down to his groin to have her "touch him sexually" and he would "touch [her] in return" and also often kissed her "like a man kisses a woman" while also being married with young children at homeAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Reggie LoperCounty Commissioner [R-GA]
3/19/24
According to charging documents filed by local officials
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Bo DresnerFmr. 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 unconscious3/11/24
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Kyle LewterCampaign Manager [R-AL]
3/10/24
Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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1/25/24
Defecated on a WWE employee he coerced into a nonconsensual sexual relationship while also being married and then commanded her to give oral sex to his friend while feces were running down her head1/25/24
Teamed up with a male WWE employee to physically restrain and sexually assault a female WWE employee after they shoved her into a locked room at company headquarters and mocked her pleas for them to stop by taunting that "No means yes" while also being marriedAccording to a lawsuit filed by the alleged victim
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12.3mMAGA Enthusiast
1/06/24
Choked a 20-year-old woman during sex without her consent so forcefully that the whites of her eyes turned red and she passed out and continued having sex with her while she was unconscious and then threatened to kill her when she awokeAccording to an exclusive interview the alleged victim conducted with The Sun
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Scott FinkbeinerFmr. Sheriff [R-AR]
12/18/23
Unbuttoned his pants and forced his victim to manually stimulate him while high on crystal meth at a local drug house after he unsuccessfully propositioned her for sex while also being marriedAccording to charging documents filed by state and federal officials
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463kMAGA Enthusiast
12/16/23
Stripped down to his underwear and grinded against another male without his consent at a fundraising event in Florida while also being marriedAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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11/30/23
Raped a woman he and his wife Bridget Ziegler previously had group sex with and have known for 20 years after she tried to cancel their planned tryst because Bridget could no longer participateAccording to a police complaint filed by the alleged victim
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304kMAGA Enthusiast
11/03/23
Groomed and manipulated a 19-year-old girl who was 23 years younger than him into having a secret yearslong sexual relationship with him that she claimed included doing everything except sexual intercourse by first gaining her trust as her pastor where he would take her and her brother on seemingly innocuous outings to restaurants, bookstores and the park which eventually led to the point where she claimed he crossed the line and "kept crossing it more severely sexually” while also being marriedAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Rudy GiulianiFmr. Mayor [R-NY]
4.2m
9/20/23
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 insurrectionAccording to a book excerpt first reported by The Guardian
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463kMAGA Enthusiast
8/26/23
Inappropriately touched a colleague's employee without their consent during a CPAC event in Palm Beach, FloridaAccording to a report by the Washington Post
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Rene PedrosaFmr. Spokesperson [R]Top aide to Republican Mayor of Miami
8/14/23
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 pageAccording to charging documents filed by federal officials
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8/10/23
Groped two young women's breasts, crotches and other parts of their bodies without consent and continued to assault them even after they told him to stop after he cornered them inside his booth at an Arizona night club where an employee reported he had spent "like fifty grand" on drinks that nightAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Cole WagnerFmr. Alliance for a Pro-Life Alabama Chair
7/24/23
According to charging documents filed by local officials first reported by the Alabama Political Reporter
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7/07/23
Groped and tried to kiss his male legislative intern while being driven home from an alcohol-fueled event at a local bar and then unsuccessfully tried to convince him to come up to his hotel room to have sex while also being married7/07/23
Told his male legislative aide "I want all of that butt" and then slapped it while they were standing in the back of an elementary school classroom full of children during a Career Day event while also being marriedAccording to a civil lawsuit filed by the alleged victim
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Matthew ReillyFmr. City Council Member
6/08/23
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 trialAccording to charging documents filed by local police first reported by The Providence Journal
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Rudy GiulianiFmr. Mayor [R-NY]
4.2m
5/15/23
Coerced his staffer Noelle Dunphy into having sex with him multiple times and to participate in BDSM sex acts -- often after she was unable to consent due to being intoxicated -- and creepily told her that he thinks of her "as my daughter" while they were having sex5/15/23
Forced staffer Noelle Dunphy to perform oral sex multiple times including while he was on the speakerphone with Trump and once after pulling out his erect penis saying he couldn't get any work done until "you take care of this"According to a civil lawsuit filed by former employee Noelle Dunphy reported on by mainstream outlets -
4/14/23
Had unprotected sex with an inebriated 19-year-old he had provided alcohol to which a Republican-led investigation determined was tantamount to rape because his victim "could not effectively consent to intercourse" due to the influence of alcohol and also because she very likely would have said no as it was her first time having sex and later took her to the drugstore so should could purchase emergency contraception while also being a married "family values" lawmaker who routinely denounced the so-called "grooming" of childrenAccording to an official complaint filed against Slaton and exclusively reported by The Texas Tribune
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3/10/23
Coerced two young women in to allowing him to orally and digitally penetrate them, which they felt they had no other option than going along with due to his having had brandished a gun in their presence earlier in the night and the power dynamic of him being nearly twenty years older than themAccording to the copy of the restraining order filed against him by the alleged victims obtained by CNN
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George SantosFmr. U.S. Representative
697k
697kMAGA Enthusiast
2/05/23
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 declinedAccording 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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Jaron RosienMayor [R-IA]
1/24/23
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 husbandAccording to charging documents filed by local police -
Ted TomaszewskiFmr. Mayor [R-NJ]
1/17/23
Engaged in multiple sex acts including penetrative sex with a 15-year-old boy over a two-month periodAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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12.3mMAGA Enthusiast
12/30/22
Operated an international human trafficking & sex abuse ring that lured unsuspecting women into performing in adult videos without their consent under threat of violence if they attempted to fleeAccording to charging documents filed by Romanian authorities
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12/21/22
Forced Fox Business producer Jennifer Eckhart to perform oral sex on him in an office at Fox News’ headquarters and then later sent her threatening text messages bragging about how he physically injured her while also being marriedAccording to a civil lawsuit filed against Henry and Fox News by the alleged victim
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William PruittFmr. Chief of Police
12/09/22
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 herAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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George MengesFmr. Manuel Asensio Aide
12/05/22
Sexually assaulted an unnamed woman and was charged with sexual battery and kidnapping after she reported him to the policeAccording to charging documents filed by local police first reported by The Gainesville Sun
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Brian StoutState Representative
12/02/22
Began performing oral sex on a woman which went beyond what she had consented to and despite her repeatedly telling him to stop which he only did when his wife walked in the roomAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Joel KoskanFmr. State Rep. Nominee
11/03/22
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 childrenAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Gary KuehnSchool Board Member [R-TN]
10/24/22
Pulled out his penis and began stroking himself in front of a nurse until he had an erection after asking her if a testosterone shot she just administered would "make him hard" and then asked her not to leave the room while he continued his lewd behaviorAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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1.4mMAGA Podcaster
10/06/22
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 timeAccording to an inhouse investigation resulting in his firing -
10/03/22
Pinned a young woman against the wall and rubbed his body against hers as he tried to kiss her and rip her shirt offAccording to the alleged victim who spoke with TheStatehouseFile.com
Tried to pin down and kiss a woman he invited to his apartment, but she was able to escape before he could harm her furtherAccording to the alleged victim who spoke with TheStatehouseFile.com -
9/16/22
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 togetherAccording to an allegation filed by the alleged victim and reported by mainstream media
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Billy OswaldFmr. State Sen. Candidate
9/13/22
According to a federal lawsuit filed by a former employee
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Aaron von EhlingerFmr. State Representative
8/31/22
Forced a 19-year-old legislative intern to perform oral sex on him, digitally penetrated her without consent and then ejaculated himself on her stomachHe was found guilty of rape and sentenced to 20 years in prison
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Perry Hooper Jr.Trump Campaign AL Co-ChairMAGA Enthusiast
8/23/22
Grabbed a restaurant hostess's breasts, kissed her neck and shoved his pelvis into her and then taunted that he'll "get away with it" because he's a member of a politically connected family while also married with three childrenAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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8/22/22
Grabbed two women's buttocks without their consent during a meet and greet at a horror film conventionAccording to charging documents filed by local police8/21/22
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 conventionAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Jonathan HernandezFmr. Oklahoma College Republicans Chair
7/11/22
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 himAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Richard BraswellCommissioner [R-NC]
6/29/22
Sexually molested a 13-year-old girl he spent years cultivating a relationship with at church and in the community while also being marriedAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Dan SnyderNFL OwnerDonated $1.1m to Trump's 1st inaugural
6/21/22
Tried to remove a female Washington Commanders employee's clothes, groped her and unsuccessfully tried to get her to have sex with him in a private area of his chartered plane out of view of the other passengers while also being marriedAccording to allegations made by the alleged victim first reported by The Washington Post
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Johnny HuntFmr. SBC President
5/23/22
Groped a Southern Baptist Conference pastor's wife 24 years his junior under her shirt, pulled down her shorts and forcibly kissed her without consent after he gained entry into her condo presumably because she didn't have any reason to be concerned about himIndependent firm hired by the SBC found the victim's allegations credible, Corroborated by three witnesses the firm found to be credible, Corroborated by a counseling minister who worked with the victim and her husband
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4/30/22
Routinely choked his girlfriend unconscious during sex to the point of causing her to suffer convulsions even after she laid down clear ground rules stipulating what she was comfortable with and sometimes had anal sex with her while she was unconscious from his strangulation and unable to consentAccording to a woman from Cleveland, OH he dated over a yearslong period who provided texts and photographic evidence backing up her claims
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4/28/22
Allegedly raped a female college student after luring her to his dorm room with the promise of a glass of Champagne which he drugged causing her to begin “feeling weird" and lose consciousnessA jury found him not guilty despite strong evidence to the contrary
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4/14/22
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 eventAccording to allegations corroborated by the Nebraska ExaminerInappropriately groped and touched eight women aged from their late teens to mid-20's at political events, beauty pageants and other functions over a five-year periodAccording to allegations corroborated by the Nebraska Examiner
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Brandon BeckhamFmr. State Sen. Candidate
3/10/22
Forcibly pinned his date to the ground and tried to rip her clothing off while ignoring her demand that he let her go and then admitted that he had "gone too far" with her in a subsequent phone callAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Elgene GaryCity Council Member [R-LA]
2/21/22
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Dan SnyderNFL OwnerDonated $1.1m to Trump's 1st inaugural
2/04/22
Grabbed a Washington Commanders employee's thigh without her consent while seated at a crowded restaurant table and later that same night followed her out of the restaurant, put his hand on her lower back and "aggressively" pushed her toward his limo and only let her go when his own lawyer intervened while also being marriedAccording to Congressional testimony by the alleged victim
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Lee ChatfieldFmr. House Speaker [R-MI]A+ NRA Rating
1/07/22
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 timeAccording to a lawsuit filed by the alleged victim and reported by local media -
Fabian ShepardFmr. Johnson County GOP Chair
10/08/21
Grabbed the vice chair of a local Republican party by the back of her neck and kissed her on the mouth without her consent and then tried to force her to kiss him twice more before she was able to pull away from his gripAccording to a police report filed by the alleged victim
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Jeffrey ThomasFmr. District Attorney
9/23/21
Slapped and choked a female work acquaintance and then raped her after he entered her house without permission while also presenting himself as a "tough on crime" prosecutor to the publicAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Gisela Castro MedinaCollege Republican Chair
8/14/21
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 suppliedAccording to a federal indictment announced by the Department of Justice -
Anton LazzaroPolitical Strategist [R]MAGA Enthusiast
8/12/21
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"According to a federal indictment announced by the Department of Justice
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Mark GrethenFmr. Donor [R]
8/07/21
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 partyHe was found guilty and was sentenced to 26 years in prison
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Joel GreenbergFmr. Tax Collector [R-FL]Friend of Rep. Matt Gaetz
5/17/21
Paid an underage girl for sexual encounters seven times and introduced her to other men who also engaged in sexual acts with herHe pled guilty to sex trafficking of a minor and was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison -
3/19/21
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 childrenAccording to the alleged victim who publicly accused Reed of groping her -
Gary ClarkFmr. Mayor [R-WA]
3/05/21
According to charging documents filed by local officials
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2/27/21
Drove multiple women out into remote rural areas while in college and if they turned down his advances, he would drive back to campus recklessly at very high speeds because as one woman described it "he was upset that I had turned him down or refused his advances"According to firsthand accounts of several alleged victims shared The Washington Post
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Ed SniffenFmr. Att. General [R-AK]
1/30/21
Initiated a sexual relationship with a vulnerable 17-year-old girl he coached on a high school mock trial competition team when he was 27-year-old man in violation of a state law that expressly forbade coaches from dating 16 or 17-year-olds under their supervision1/30/21
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 nightCorroborated by two of the victim's former teammates who were told of the improper relationship the day after they first had a sexual encounter
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Steven SumnerFmr. County Commissioner
12/21/20
Performed sexual acts on a female minor and tried to get her to do the same to him after providing her alcoholic drinksAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Bill BroughFmr. State RepresentativeWorked in George W Bush's Administration
12/05/20
Allegedly forcibly pinned down, raped and sodomized a legislative aide in her car as she screamed and attempted to flee while also being married with young children at homeAccording to an official complaint filed by the victim with the Sacramento police five years after the alleged offense
12/05/20
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 marriedAccording to a report by local ABC affiliate Eyewitness News
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Inappropriately touched and unsuccessfully propositioned three female congressional staff members over a decade-long period while also being married with two childrenAccording to an investigative report by The Orange County Register
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11/09/20
Coerced a 25-year-old woman seeking his mentorship to get naked and enter the bathtub in his Las Vegas hotel suite and fondled her until she "submitted to the pressure" of his advances and had sex with him while also being marriedAccording to a civil lawsuit filed against Henry and Fox News by Jennifer Eckhart
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
9/17/20
Shoved his tongue down aspiring actress Amy Dorris' throat and groped her in a way she felt like an "octopus was hugging" her when she was away from view of her boyfriend in Trump's box at the 1997 US Open Tennis Championships while he was married to Marla MaplesAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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7/21/20
Allegedly handcuffed and "violently" raped Fox Business producer Jennifer Eckhart so roughly that he left her "bruised and battered with bloody wrists" after he lured her to his hotel room ostensibly to discuss her career trajectory at Fox News while also being marriedAccording to a civil lawsuit filed against Henry and Fox News by the alleged victim -
Curtis HillFmr. Att. General [R-IN]
5/11/20
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, creepily rubbed another legislative assistant's back for over two minutes and inappropriately touched a state lawmaker and another legislative assistant 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 daysAccording to a final ruling by the Indiana Supreme Court
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Jonathan ParkerFmr. Idaho GOP Chair
12/09/19
Repeatedly spied on his estranged wife from the bushes outside her apartment window while pleasuring himself which also violated a restraining order against him that she was grantedHe pleaded guilty to stalking and was sentenced to 27 days in jail and five years of probation
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Donald Trump47th U.S. President
162.3m
10/24/19
Thrust his crotch on Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos and forcibly kissed her without consent inside a Beverly Hills Hotel suite he asked her to visit ostensibly to talk about future employment opportunities at the same time he was married to MelaniaGrabbed and fondled a model’s breasts under the guise of "inspecting" her bra’s fabric backstage at a lingerie show while he was married to MarlaPlaced his hands on runway model NaKina Carr in the "most inappropriate places" like her hip, buttocks or "on the boob. Every time" and would also "immediately put his mouth" her without first asking for consent or giving her a chance to move her mouth away from his while he was married to Ivana10/09/19
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 timeAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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9/11/19
Attempted to kiss his nanny Dawn Ledwell without her consent and then cornered her in his bedroom where he dropped his pants, tried to rip off her clothes and make her touch his exposed penisAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
Republican men are far more likely to mistreat women and embrace a toxic masculinity that leads to overly aggressive behavior towards women including sexual assault. Conservative biases in society such as in Hollywood have created a culture where many conservatives think this behavior is acceptable.
In researching our list of sexual assaults committed by conservatives, we a struck by the notion of how many more never became public (or became public much later) due to threats, intimidation, blackmail or financial settlements by Republicans to silence women. In addition, women are more scared to publicly expose bad behavior among conservative men because of their history of blaming women for sexual assaults, discrediting and even smearing accusers and engaging in harassment and intimidation campaigns against them.