Violent Crimes Committed by Republicans
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Jack LatvalaFmr. State Senator [R-FL]11/03/17Routinely grabbed five female senate staff and lobbyists buttocks, breasts and other parts of their bodies and threatened to retaliate against them by refusing to take meetings with them if they complained about his behavior while also being marriedAccording to an investigative report by Politico
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6.5mLauded by Trump10/21/17Coerced 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 himAccording to a settlement agreement reached between O'Reilly and his accuser
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9/18/17Allegedly "pressured" his way into Fox News political commentator Scottie Nell Hughes hotel room and raped her after she rebuffed his advances and told him to "stop" what he was doing while also being married9/18/17Allegedly coerced Fox News political commentator Scottie Nell Hughes into a 3-year-long abusive sexual relationship where she was forced to have sex with him in exchange for career advances and increased facetime on Fox News and Fox Business while also being marriedAccording to a civil lawsuit filed by the alleged victim
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m9/13/17Grabbed and kissed journalist Katy Tur on the cheek without her consent and before she had time to duck out of the way at the same time he was married to MelaniaAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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5/24/17Forcefully grabbed and body-slammed a reporter after he was asked a mundane question that came nowhere close to warranting an angry responseHe pleaded guilty to assault and underwent anger management training in addition to paying a fine and completing community service
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Russ CaseyFmr. Justice of the Peace5/16/17Coerced a subordinate into giving him oral sex multiple times -- once while he wore his black judge's robe -- and to have sex with him two times and would lash out her as a “horrible court manager” if she ever refused his advances, which she didn't do often because he was her boss, while being married the entire timeAccording to a federal civil lawsuit filed by the alleged victim
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Jeff KruseFmr. State Senator [R-OR]4/21/17Subjected state senator Elizabeth Steiner-Hayward to "unprofessional and inappropriate" touching that included "very close hugs" which made her so uneasy that she refused to be alone with himAccording to a formal complaint filed by state sen. Ms. Steiner-Hayward
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Mark LovellFmr. State Representative2/14/17Grabbed a legislative staff's breasts and buttocks and physically prevented her from walking away from him and also inappropriately touched a second woman while visibly drunk -- drinking rum and colas to excess is apparently a common occurrence for him -- after attending five events hosted by lobbyists and businesses with free alcohol and food while he was married with three childrenAccording to an investigation conducted by the state house Ethics Committee
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6.5mLauded by Trump1/10/17Leaned in and kissed Fox News host Juliet Huddy on the mouth without her consent which repulsed her so much she "instinctively recoiled and actually fell to the ground" trying to get away from himAccording to a settlement agreement reached between O'Reilly and his accuser
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Dan KirbyFmr. State Representative12/23/16Routinely pestered his legal assistant -- who was thirty years younger than him -- to text topless photos of herself and go with him to a local strip club which she did presumably because she was afraid of losing her job and then fired her after she reported his harassmentAccording to reports by local and state media
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m10/27/16"Really grabbed" Miss Finland 2006 Ninni Laaksonen's bottom as they both were sitting backstage at the Late Show with David Letterman which left her "disgusted"According to an exclusive report by Finnish paper Ilta-Sanomat10/22/16Tightly hugged and kissed Adult Film star Jessica Drake without her consent inside his hotel suite while wearing his pajamas and later that night offered her $10,000 to return to his suite to eat dinner and presumably have sex with him less than a year after he married Melania10/22/16Tightly hugged and kissed two Adult Film actresses that fellow Adult Film actress Jessica Drake brought with her to his hotel room without their consent less than a year after he married Melania10/20/16Grabbed yoga instructor Karena Virginia's chest and scoffed "Don't you know who I am?" after she reflexively pulled away from himAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets10/17/16Sexually assaulted his wife Ivana Trump -- 16 months since the last time they had sex -- in a way she later described to her friends as "rape" because he blamed her for painful side effects from a plastic surgery procedure she recommended he undertake to help cover his baldnessAccording to a sworn court deposition by Ivana Trump although friends said she described it to them as such right after it happened10/17/16Violently yanked out a fistful of Ivana Trump's hair because she recommended a plastic surgeon to remove a bald spot in a procedure that he did not know would be painfulAccording to a sworn court deposition by Ivana Trump10/16/16Grabbed and kissed Mar-a-Lago guest Cathy Heller on the side of the mouth without consent and nearly caused her to lose balance as she tried to deflect his advances while being married to MarlaFirsthand account from Heller, Confirmed by close friend Susan Klein whom Heller confided in soon after the alleged incident and a relative who was at the event and witnessed Trump being aggressive with her from a distance, Confided in close friends about the incident before it became public10/14/16Digitally penetrated model Kristin Anderson through her underwear for up to 30 seconds without consent as he sat next to her in a booth at a New York nightclub while he was married to Ivana10/14/16Moved his hands up the skirt of first-class passenger Jessica Leeds "like an octopus" that had "40 zillion hands" and also groped her breasts in an incident she described as an "assault" that she only escaped from by retreating to a seat in coach while also married to Ivana10/14/16Kissed receptionist Rachel Crooks on the mouth without her consent outside of an elevator at Trump Tower after recently marrying Melania10/12/16Grabbed photographer's assistant Mindy McGillivray's bottom without her consent at Mar-a-Lago and then "looked away quickly" of which the photographer recalled her saying at the time, "Donald just grabbed my ass!"Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets10/12/16Pushed journalist Natasha Stoynoff against a wall and shoved his tongue down her throat in a private room at Mar-a-Lago for a minute until she managed to break away and told her "you know we’re going to have an affair, don’t you?" moments before a pregnant Melania walked in to do a joint interview on their recent wedding and marriageConfided in a work colleague the next day10/09/16Hugged Miss New Hampshire Bridget Sullivan “just a little low" on her backside in a way a "creepy uncle" would do at a party promoting the 2000 Miss USA pageantAccording to an exclusive report by BuzzFeed News10/07/16Kissed a close friend of CNN's Erin Burnett "almost on her lips" without her consent and later invited her into his office alone where he showered her with compliments and gave her his personal cell number presumably in an attempt to have an affair while married to MelaniaAccording to a corroborating witness and exclusively reported by CNN
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Brandon PhillipsMike Collins Chief of Staff9/28/16Physically attacked his victim causing him "visible bodily harm" in addition to slashing his tires and also damaged another woman's door and laptop causing over $500 in damagesAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Vance PhillipsFmr. County Commissioner9/27/16Coerced an 18-year-old young woman who was only 16 when they first met and 30 years younger than him into a monthslong sexual relationship where she was compelled to participate in bondage fetishes of his that included using ropes, clamps, chains and sex toys that she did not willingly consent to and then threatened her with "a world of hurt" if she ever rebuffed his incessant advancesAccording to a lawsuit filed by the alleged victim
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Roger AilesFmr. Fox News CEO7/29/16Coerced top Fox News staffer Laurie Luhn -- who was 22 years younger than him -- into starting an abusive sexual relationship while he was still married that lasted 20+ years and used the threat to release a videotape he made of her dancing in lingerie to help maintain psychological controlAccording to an investigative report by New York Magazine who read a confidential $3.15MM settlement Fox News paid
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Jeremy DurhamFmr. State Representative7/13/16Kissed a legislative assistant on the neck without her consent and sent suggestive text messages asking her for risqué pictures while also being married, which led to her quitting and finding a new job in the private sector to avoid interacting with himAccording to a report from the Tennessee Attorney General
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Donald Trump45th U.S. President162.3m6/23/16Allegedly tied a thirteen-year-old girl to a bed and raped her at a sex party hosted by Jeffrey Epstein and struck her in the face with his open hand after she pleaded with him to stop while he was married to MarlaCorroborated by "Tiffany Doe" who was hired by Epstein to recruit underage girls for sexAllegedly forced a thirteen-year-old girl to manually stimulate him until he ejaculated at a sex party hosted by Jeffrey Epstein while he was married to IvanaCorroborated by rape of the two young girls in sworn testimony, Trump's ex-wife Ivana privately confided to multiple friends that he raped herAllegedly forced two young girls aged 12 and 13 to perform oral sex on him and to engage in lesbian sex in front of him at a sex party hosted by Jeffrey Epstein while he was married to Ivana6/17/16Repeatedly grabbed Miss Washington Cassandra Searles's buttocks and asked her to come to his hotel room to presumably have sex while he was married to MelaniaFirsthand account from Searles5/14/16Kissed 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 MaplesFirsthand account from Taggart4/18/16Immediately "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 party4/16/16Forced 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 MarlaAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Dennis HastertFmr. Speaker of the House4/10/16Sexually abused and molested four teenage boys -— the youngest being only 14-years-old —- during his time as a high school educator and wrestling coach while he was marriedAccording to court filings submitted by federal prosecutors
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2016 03According to multiple eyewitnesses accounts and video surveillance
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Mark FullerFmr. Federal Judge [R]9/05/15Physically abused his wife at least eight separate times over a period of time ranging from when they were dating to the final assault that happened in a Ritz-Carlton hotel which resulted in his arrestAccording to a report conducted by federal officials submitted to Congress
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6.5mLauded by Trump5/21/15Allegedly choked his then-wife Maureen McPhilmy and dragged her down the stairs by her neck during an argument witnessed by his daughterAccording to allegations made by O'Reilly's daughter in court filings during his divorce proceedings
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5/05/15Physically abused his college girlfriend by grabbing her wrists so hard they would bruise and emotionally abused her by controlling many aspects of her life and demanding to approve of anyone she interacted withAccording to an exclusive interview of the alleged victim by The Courier-Journal
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Matt McCulloughFmr. State Sen. Nominee10/20/14Drunkenly “grabbed and squeezed” a strip club employee's chest without her consent and then refused to leave after police ordered him toAccording to a police report filed by local officials and first reported on by LevittownNow.com
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10/10/14Pleasured 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 mattersAccording to an exclusive report by CNN
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Mark FullerFmr. Federal Judge [R]9/18/14Struck his wife multiple times in the face, yanked her hair and threw her to the ground where he dragged and kicked her after she confronted him over an affair he was having with a law clerk during a fight inside their hotel room at the Ritz-CarltonAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Lavon HeidemannFmr. Lt. Governor [R-NE]9/08/14Grabbed his sister's wrists and forcefully pushed her out of their 84-year-old mother's bedroom during an argument where he also got within six inches of her face and screamed uncontrollably at her which resulted in his sister seeking and receiving a protective order against himAccording to an exclusive report first published by the Omaha World-Herald
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Donald SterlingConservative Businessman [R]6/03/14Coerced 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 marriedAccording to a civil lawsuit filed by the alleged victim
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Lawrence TaylorConservative Athlete [R]3/14/14Paid $300 to have sex with a 16-year-old girl virgin he claimed to have thought was a 19-year-old prostitute and ignored her attempts to squirm out of his grip by telling her to "just relax" while also being marriedAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
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Rob PorterWhite House Staff SecretaryLauded by Trump2/08/13Yanked his wife Jennifer Willoughby out of the shower by her neck and shoulders and violently screamed at her while she tried to get out of his graspAccording to her account in an interview with FBI agents conducting a background check on Porter
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John McGeeFmr. State Senator [R-ID]11/01/12Pulled out his penis and began masturbating 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 children11/01/12According to charging documents filed by local police
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Eric BodenweiserFmr. State Sen. Nominee10/22/12Molested 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 timeHe 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
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Greg PetersonFmr. Activist [R]10/19/12Repeatedly 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 insteadRaped 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 talked10/19/12Threw a woman onto her couch and sexually assaulted her when he showed up to her house ostensibly to pick her up for a preplanned dateForced 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 onlineAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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William LewisFmr. Radio Host8/29/12Choked his wife from behind, raced to snatch her cell phone before she could grab it to call for help and vaguely threatened her with violence if she called the police all in front of their two young childrenAccording to arrest records reported by local police
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John ChartierFmr. County Treasurer [R-NV]5/26/10Had his longtime friend murder his ex-wife and her father at their home out of a bitter custody dispute over their young son in which she planned to move out of the state away from him but unfortunately was too lateAccording to a jury who found him guilty of murder
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Steve NunnFmr. State Representative9/15/09Intentionally shot and killed his former fiancé months after she sought and received a protective restraining order against himAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Samuel KentFmr. George H W Bush Federal Judge6/04/09Grabbed 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 time5/11/09Touched 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 timeAccording to court records reported by the media
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Ted KlaudtFmr. State Representative5/18/07Digitally 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 fatherAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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11/01/06Grabbed 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 wifeAccording to multiple reports by mainstream outlets
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David SwartzFmr. County Commissioner2/03/04Repeatedly raped and sexually violated a young girl over a ten-year period beginning when she was just six years oldAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Allen WestFmr. Texas GOP Chair12/13/03Fired his gun inches from the head of a detained Iraqi police officer after his subordinates beat him in order to gain information that the detainee later described as "meaningless information induced by fear and pain" in violation of international law and was fined $5,000 by a military courtAccording to the results of the military hearing reported on by the media
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