Republican Sexual Assault Scandals List

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Displaying 201 - 220 of 220 Crimes
Sorted by When News Broke
  • Donald TrumpDonald Trump47th U.S. PresidentTwitter iconFacebook iconInstagram iconTikTok iconYouTube iconTruthSocial icon162.3m
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    Cheating, Forcible Kissing
    5/14/16
    Kissed 21-year-old Miss USA contestant Temple Taggart "directly on the lips" without her consent on two occasions that made her say to herself "Oh my God, gross!" while he was married to Marla Maples
    Firsthand account from Taggart
    Groping
    4/18/16
    Immediately "started right in on the groping under the table" of American Dream Calendar Girls vice president Jill Harth and grabbed her "intimate private parts" after he insisted on sitting next to her at a large dinner party
    Cheating, Groping
    4/16/16
    Forced American Dream Calendar Girls vice president Jill Harth into Ivanka's bedroom at Mar-a-Lago and "kissed, fondled, and restrained” her without consent which made her so nauseated that she "vomited profusely" while he was engaged to his soon-to-be wife Marla
    According to an exclusive report by The Boston Globe
  • Dennis HastertDennis HastertFmr. Speaker of the House
       
    Cheating, Molestation of a Minor
    4/10/16
    Sexually abused and molested four teenage boys as young as 14-years-old during his time as a high school educator and wrestling coach while he was married
    According to court filings submitted by federal prosecutors
  • Matt McCulloughMatt McCulloughFmr. State Sen. Nominee
       
    Public Intoxication, Groping
    10/20/14
    Drunkenly “grabbed and squeezed” a strip club employee's chest without her consent and then refused to leave after police ordered him to
    According to a police report filed by local officials and first reported on by LevittownNow.com
  • Carl DeMaioCarl DeMaioU.S. Rep Candidate [R-CA]Twitter iconFacebook iconInstagram icon113k
    Twitter iconFacebook iconInstagram icon113k  
    Sexual Assault via Pleasuring Oneself
    10/10/14
    Pleasured himself in front of campaign aide Todd Bosnich with a "smile on his face" in his office calling him in to ostensibly discuss work related matters
    According to an exclusive report by CNN
  • Donald SterlingDonald SterlingConservative Businessman
       
    Extramarital Sex, Sexual Coercion, Criminal Sexual Harassment
    6/03/14
    Coerced an assistant who was decades younger than him into having sex over a yearslong period by threatening to withhold her paycheck if she ever refused his advances, subjected her to a "steady stream of racially and sexually offensive comments" and fired her when she eventually stood up to him while also being married
    According to a civil lawsuit filed by the alleged victim
  • Lawrence TaylorLawrence TaylorConservative Athlete [R]
       
    Fling\Sex, Rape of a Minor, Prostitution
    3/14/14
    Paid $300 to have sex with a 16-year-old girl who told him she was a virgin and smothered her with his body weight after she tried to push him off of her
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • John McGeeJohn McGeeState Senator [R-ID]
       
    Cheating, Groping
    11/01/12
    Firmly grabbed a female staffer's buttocks without her consent while also being married
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Eric BodenweiserEric BodenweiserFmr. State Sen. Nominee
       
    Molestation of a Minor, "Family Values" Hypocrisy
    10/22/12
    Molested and sexually abused a 10-year-old boy over a period of three years while propagating "family values" as a bedrock principal of his political philosophy at the same time
    He pled guilty to a less serious charge of unlawful sexual contact of a minor and was sentenced to one year probation and had to register as a sex offender
  • Greg PetersonGreg PetersonFmr. Activist [R]
       
    Rape
    10/19/12
    Repeatedly raped a woman he met at a church singles function at a secluded cabin he drove her to under the guise of taking her to a movie instead
    Raped a woman he met online at his secluded cabin and then held her for an additional two days at his mother's house where he threatened to tell authorities about her expired visa if she talked
    Sexual Assault
    10/19/12
    Threw a woman onto her couch and sexually assaulted her when he showed up to her house ostensibly to pick her up for a preplanned date
    Forced a woman into her bedroom and sexually assaulted her after she invited him into her house for a lunch date they had set up after initially meeting online
    According to charging documents filed by local officials
  • John McGeeJohn McGeeState Senator [R-ID]
       
    Cheating, Sexual Assault via Pleasuring Oneself
    8/21/12
    Pulled out his penis and masturbated in front of a female staffer in his locked office after he unsuccessfully pressured her to take her shirt off while also being married with young children
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Samuel KentSamuel KentFmr. Federal Judge
       
    Cheating, Forcible Kissing, Sexual Harassment
    6/04/09
    Grabbed his personal secretary Donna Wilkerson's head and forced it down towards his groin, forcibly kissed her on the mouth after pinning her against his office door and subjected her to a myriad of other physical and emotional abuse over a seven-year period while also being married the entire time
    Cheating, Groping
    5/11/09
    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
    According to court records reported by the media
  • Ted KlaudtTed KlaudtFmr. State Representative
       
    Cheating, Sexual Interaction with a Minor, Digital Penetration
    5/18/07
    Digitally penetrated and fondled his 16 and 18-year-old foster daughters' breasts after deceitfully convincing them to let him perform "tests" on their private areas ostensibly to determine if they were good candidates to donate their eggs in exchange for a large sum of money while also being their trusted caregiver and a married father
    According to charging documents filed by local police
  • Ted HaggardTed HaggardPastor [R]Facebook icon2k
    Facebook icon2kHead pastor of rightwing evangelical church
    Extramarital Sex, Sexual Assault via Pleasuring Oneself
    11/01/06
    Grabbed a bottle of lotion and began masturbating in front of a 20-year-old male volunteer at the church he led while they were lying in bed together even after being asked not to while also being married to his wife
    According to multiple reports by mainstream outlets
  • David SwartzDavid SwartzFmr. County Commissioner
       
    Rape of a Minor
    2/03/04
    Repeatedly raped and sexually violated a young girl over a ten-year period beginning when she was only six years old
    According 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.