Violent Crimes Committed by Republicans
Displaying 201 - 300 of 374 Crimes
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Lee ChatfieldFmr. House Speaker [R-MI]
1/07/22Allegedly 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 time
According to a lawsuit filed by the alleged victim and reported by local media -
Sean ParnellFmr. U.S. Senate Candidate
11/22/21Strangled his wife multiple times, once kicked her out of their car on the side of the highway when she was pregnant, struck his child leaving a handprint and hit another child with a door leaving a bruise over a yearslong period
According to court records in an order granting his ex-wife sole legal custody of their children -
11/19/21Shot and killed an unarmed protester with an AR-15 rifle and then shot two more protesters -- killing one -- who acted presumably as "good guys" to stop him from shooting more people for which he was tried but found not guilty by self-defense due to various factors including presumably appearing as a very sympathetic defendant to the jury
According to charging documents filed by local police -
11/05/21Violently threw numerous household items in his wife's direction while in a drunken rage which his wife told police had become a frequent occurrence and later threatened to assault police if they tested him for COVID-19 without his consent
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Fabian ShepardFmr. Johnson County GOP Chair
10/08/21Grabbed 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 grip
According to a police report filed by the alleged victim -
Jeffrey ThomasFmr. District Attorney
9/23/21Slapped 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 public
According to charging documents filed by local police -
8/17/21Repeatedly choked his girlfriend to the point of unconsciousness and beat her like a "rag doll" during which she suffered two black eyes, a swollen lip, deep bruising and scratches on her face
According to a monthslong investigation by MLB that resulted in the longest ever suspension of a player of 194 games for violating its domestic violence policies -
Gisela Castro MedinaCollege Republican Chair
8/14/21Recruited 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 supplied
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
8/14/21Punched and choked his ex-girlfriend so violently during what began as consensual sex that she suffered bloody eyes and bruises throughout her face and then sent her multiple texts threatening to kill her if he ever saw her again
According to sealed court records first reported by The Washington Post and photographic evidence of the bruises and bloody eyes independently obtained by the publication -
Anton LazzaroPolitical Strategist [R]MAGA Enthusiast
8/12/21Paid 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" and supplied them with alcohol and literal stacks of cash as an incentive
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Mark GrethenFmr. Donor [R]
8/07/21Sodomized 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 party
He was found guilty and was sentenced to 26 years in prison -
7/28/21Forcefully threw his girlfriend and former Trump White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham against a wall and slapped her on the face in his apartment after she accused him of being unfaithful
According to an exclusive report by Politico -
7/23/21Pointed a loaded gun against his ex-wife's head and threatened to kill her and her new boyfriend, after which she got a restraining order issued against him
According to a police affidavit filed by his ex-wife's sister -
Joel GreenbergFmr. Tax Collector [R-FL]
5/17/21Paid an underage girl for sexual encounters seven times and introduced her to other men who also engaged in sexual acts with her
He pled guilty to sex trafficking of a minor and was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison -
John TysonState Judge [R-NC]
5/14/21Came mere feet away from intentionally ramming into two demonstrators with his SUV and only avoided hitting them because they were able to jump out of the way moments before being struck
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Mark SamselFmr. State Representative
5/02/21Forcefully pushed and kneed a teenage high school student in the testicles after telling the boy he's about to "get the wrath of God" and then instructed another student to "check his nuts" as he laid on the ground in pain while he was working as a substitute teacher at a local public high school
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Antonio BrownFmr. Conservative Athlete
4/22/21Forced his physical trainer onto his bed, pushed her face into the mattress and raped her while she screamed and repeatedly shouted for him to stop and then paid her an undisclosed amount of money to secretly settle a lawsuit she filed against him
According to a lawsuit filed by his alleged victim -
3/19/21Drunkenly 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 children
According 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 -
2/27/21Drove 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 -
Ed SniffenFmr. Att. General [R-AK]
1/30/21Spiked 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 night
Corroborated by two of the victim's former teammates who were told of the improper relationship the day after they first had a sexual encounter -
1/16/21Scratched her boyfriend's face and chest and vandalized the inside of his home during a drunken argument that happened when she wasn't old enough to legally drink alcohol
According to an exclusive report by The New York Post -
Steven SumnerFmr. County Commissioner
12/21/20Performed sexual acts on a girl younger than 16 years old and tried to get her to do the same to him after providing her alcoholic drinks
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Bill BroughFmr. State RepresentativeWorked in George W Bush's Administration
12/05/20Allegedly 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 home
According to an official complaint filed by the victim with the Sacramento police five years after the alleged offense
12/05/20Incessantly 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 married
12/05/20Tried to manhandle fellow city council member Lisa Bartlett from behind through a side door at a local restaurant presumably in an attempt to be intimate with her while also being married but she was able to get away from his grip before he could go any further
According to a report by local ABC affiliate Eyewitness News
2020 12Inappropriately touched and unsuccessfully propositioned three female congressional staff members over a decade-long period while also being married with two children
According to an investigative report by The Orange County Register -
11/09/20Coerced 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 married
According to a civil lawsuit filed against Henry and Fox News by Jennifer Eckhart -
Andy StricklandFmr. Sheriff [R-SC]
10/23/20Punched his wife in the face more than once and then took her cellphone away so she couldn't call for help
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Amy JohnsonPolitical Person [R]
10/09/20Shot an unarmed woman in the stomach after she went to her car and grabbed her gun following a verbal argument that hadn't even turned physical, causing the victim to be airlifted to the hospital for emergency surgery mere weeks after being given a prime time speaking role at the 2020 Republican National Convention
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Ravi ZachariasFmr. Minister [R]
9/29/20Masturbated in front his massage therapist more than fifty times, asked her to give him explicit photos of her and asked her for sex at least twice over a five-year period while also being married the entire time
According to an exclusive report by Christianity Today -
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9/17/20Shoved 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 Maples
According to an exclusive report by The Guardian -
Jason RavnsborgFmr. Att. General [R-SD]Lauded by Trump
9/15/20Fatally struck a pedestrian and kept driving while dragging their body along for a period of time which police questioned how he could have missed since his victim's "face was [on his] windshield," their broken glasses somehow got into his car and their flashlight was later found still illuminating and investigators later determined he was browsing his phone likely just beforehand which is probably why he left the scene and called 911 with the excuse that he thought he hit a deer
According to a police report filed by local officials -
Byron MallottFmr. Lt. Governor [R-AK]
9/10/20Invited a female public safety officer up to his hotel room under false pretenses and made it clear to her how attracted he was to her while also being married and when she rose to leave the room he vaguely threatened her by reminding her how much he has helped her professionally throughout her career and then secretly paid her an undisclosed amount of money and forced her to sign a nondisclosure agreement after she filed a complaint against him
According to an exclusive report by ProPublica -
7/21/20Allegedly 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 married
According to a civil lawsuit filed against Henry and Fox News by the alleged victim -
Antonio BrownFmr. Conservative Athlete
6/12/20Threw a rock at a delivery driver's vehicle and then instigated a physical altercation with him after refusing to pay the $860 balance he owed
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Curtis HillFmr. Att. General [R-IN]
5/11/20Drunkenly 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 days
According to a final ruling by the Indiana Supreme Court -
Andy StricklandFmr. Sheriff [R-SC]
2/18/20Coerced a subordinate into having a sexual relationship with him by threatening to manipulate her salary or fire her outright if she didn't agree
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Michael OgleFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate
12/25/19Drunkenly choked his ex-wife and then disobeyed repeated commands to surrender peacefully after barricading himself inside a residence resulting in police eventually being forced to shoot his dog after it became aggressive
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Jonathan ParkerFmr. Idaho GOP Chair
12/09/19Repeatedly 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 granted
He pleaded guilty to stalking and was sentenced to 27 days in jail and five years of probation -
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10/24/19Thrust 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 Melania
Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outletsGrabbed 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 Marla
According to an exclusive report by CosmopolitanPlaced his hands on runway model NaKina Carr in the "most inappropriate places" like her hip, buttocks and breasts and would often kiss her without consent when he interacted with her while he was married to Ivana
Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets -
Gregg TrudeMontana Right to Life Director
10/16/19Carelessly tossed a loaded rifle on the backseat of his truck which accidentally discharged and instantly killed his hunting partner while also being a firearm safety instructor who should have known better
According to charging documents filed by local police -
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10/09/19Grabbed 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 time
Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets -
Daniel RodimerFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate
10/08/19"Sucker punched" a bartender in the face after he informed Rodimer that other patrons were looking up his girlfriend's skirt
According to an exclusive report by The Associated Press
Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets -
9/11/19Attempted 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 penis
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Antonio BrownFmr. Conservative Athlete
9/10/19
9/10/19Manually stimulated himself behind his physical trainer without her consent and then ejaculated on her back
According to a lawsuit filed by his alleged victim -
Eddie GirdlerFmr. Mayor [R-KY]
8/11/19Ran a red light and struck a 15-year-old bicyclist with his car causing internal injuries so severe she later needed to be air lifted to a second hospital for special treatment and reportedly "sat for a few seconds and then left" the scene of the accident before police arrived
According to charging documents filed by local police -
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7/17/19Kissed journalist Faith Daniels on the lips right in front of the paparazzi without her consent while he was dating future wife Marla Maples at the time
Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets -
Matt GrossellState Representative
6/26/19Shoved and threw a hotel security guard to the ground and was taken to the hospital by police because he was so drunk he couldn't answer basic questions and later was arrested for refusing to leave the hospital after doctors discharged him
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
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6/24/19Kissed "Apprentice" contestant Jennifer Murphy on the mouth without her consent outside of an elevator at Trump Tower the same year he married Melania
Firsthand account from Jennifer Murphy, Voted for Trump
6/21/19Allegedly raped writer E. Jean Carroll after he forcibly pushed her against a dressing room wall inside the Bergdorf Goodman department store while he was married to Marla
Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets -
Patrick ShanahanFmr. Sec. of Defense [R]
6/19/19
Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets -
Todd PooleFmr. Ted Budd Political Aide
5/29/19
According to charging documents by local police -
Bryce MarlattFmr. State Senator [R-OK]
5/09/19Forcibly grabbed and kissed his female Uber driver on her neck without consent while also being married with three children
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
David StringerFmr. State Representative
3/29/19Had oral and penetrative sex with an underage boy as young as 13-years-old on ten separate occasions and got caught when the boy's father found out and reported him to the police
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
Andrew BautschLouisiana GOP Director
3/29/19Shoved a police officer who was guiding him to the elevator in a hotel around 1:30am on the night of his wedding
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
David StringerFmr. State Representative
3/29/19Paid two teenage boys he met in a park $10 each to perform oral sex on them and then had them perform oral sex on him
According to an exclusive report by the Arizona Republic -
Brian EllisFmr. State Representative
3/20/19Had sex with an unconscious woman who woke up naked in a bed next to him without any memory of the assault after she had made it "abundantly clear" to him many times before that she was not interested in a sexual relationship, not least because he was married
According to an exclusive report by The Philadelphia Inquirer -
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2/25/19Grabbed the hand of and kissed campaign worker Alva Johnson on the mouth even after she tried to turn her head away while he was married to Melania
Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets -
Ralph ShorteyFmr. State Senator [R-OK]Trump 2016 Oklahoma campaign chair
2/01/19Paid for sex with a 17-year-old minor boy he found on Craigslist at a local Super 8 Motel while also being a married father of four young children and an avid supporter of Anti-LGBT legislation who proclaimed he was a “family values Republican”
According to charging documents filed by federal officials -
Jeff HooverFmr. State Representative
1/16/19Sexually assaulted his 21-year-old legislative staffer more than 50 times over a three-year period subjecting her to what she testified as "nearly daily touching" including groping between her legs while seated next to her at large political functions and then secretly settled a lawsuit she filed against him in order to prevent her allegations from becoming public while being married the entire time
According to a civil lawsuit filed by the legislative staffer -
Steve WatkinsFmr. U.S. Representative95.3% Voted with Trump
10/26/18Inappropriately touched a female Army contractor without her consent and unsuccessfully tried to get her to have sex with him in a room he had just locked while also being married
According to accuser Chelsea Scarlett and reported on by the Topeka Capital-Journal -
Brett KavanaughSupreme Court Justice [R]
9/16/18Allegedly threw high school student Christine Blasey Ford onto a bed, drunkenly tried to rip her shirt and bathing suit off, humped her body, covered her mouth with his hand when she screamed and only stopped when a classmate jumped on top of them which finally allowed her to escape
According to a firsthand account of the assault from Christine Blasey Ford shared exclusively with The Washington Post -
Jeff MillerFmr. City Council Member
8/15/18Rubbed his hands in-between the thighs of a 10-year-old girl, cupped her buttocks, put his hands up her shirt and gave her massages with a battery-powered device that wasn't remotely age-appropriate while ignoring her repeated pleas for him to stop
According to charging documents filed by local police -
David MartinezFmr. City Council Nominee
7/16/18According to court records reported by local media -
Tony DaneActivist [R]
7/12/18Killed a woman and seriously injured her three children and mother after running a stop sign in his uninsured food truck that he knew had faulty brakes and slamming into their car
According to charging documents filed by local officials -
David MartinezFmr. City Council Nominee
7/11/18Thrusted his body into a security guard who ordered him to leave a professional baseball game and then had to be subdued by several security guards and police officers before being handcuffed and escorted away resulting in him being banned from the ballpark for one year
According to a video of the incident reported by local media -
Nick MiccarelliFmr. State Representative
5/18/18Kicked, punched and pinned his then-girlfriend state rep Tarah Toohil by the neck to a wall inside the state Capitol
According to an exclusive report published by The New York Times -
Tim NolanFmr. State Judge [R-KY]
5/04/18Coerced 12 young women -- all but two of whom were battling a heroin or opioid addiction and were already tangled up in the criminal justice system -- in to having sex with him by supplying them with heroin and threatened to take the drugs away and call the police on them if they rebuffed his sexual demands while also being married
He pleaded guilty to human trafficking and was sentenced to 20 years in prison -
5/03/18Threw a woman he met online on a first date on his nanny's bed, ripped her pants off and digitally penetrated her anus and vagina and pinned her arms behind her head while he shoved his penis in her face before she was able to break free from his grip and get him off of her and then secretly paid her $200,000 and required her to sign a nondisclosure agreement in order to keep her from going to the police
According to an exclusive interview with the victim's daughter by People Magazine, Photographic evidence of bruises and lacerations taken the morning after the alleged attack -
Elliott BroidyFmr. RNC ExecutiveMajor Trump Fundraiser
4/13/18Had sex with Playboy model Shera Bechard without using a condom despite also allegedly having herpes, during which he began to hurt her physically in ways she did not consent to while also being married
According to an investigative report by The Wall Street Journal -



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4/11/18Coerced his hairstylist into giving him oral sex -- which she did out of fear of what he would do to her if she refused -- while also being married with young children
According to testimony from the alleged victim before a select investigative committee -
3/30/18Sucker-punched someone in the back of the head and attempted to run away from the police but got caught
According to an exclusive report by The Washington Post -
David ByrdFmr. State Representative
3/27/18Inappropriately touched and kissed three underage girls on the high school basketball team he coached while also being married with young children
According to firsthand accounts of the alleged victims first reported by local a TV station -
Bob GreenleeFmr. Mayor [R-CO]
3/23/18Crashed head-on into a 70-year-old woman's car at 89 MPH resulting in her instant death and struck another car causing it to roll onto its side after dangerously attempting to pass the car in front of him on a two-lane highway
According to charging documents filed by local police -
Nick MiccarelliFmr. State Representative
3/13/18Pinned down and raped a political consultant in her bed after she made it unambiguously clear to him that she was not interested in being intimate that evening and then smeared her by publicly outing her on social media
The alleged victim confided in a co-worker about the assault the next morning, -
Steve WynnFmr. Wynn Resorts CEODonated 14.4m to Republican causes in 2020
3/01/18Coerced a massage therapist to perform more than 50 sexual acts on him in his locked office guarded by security dogs and gave her a $400 “tip” each time while also being married
2/28/18Coerced a massage therapist into giving him "happy endings" by tipping $1,000 for regular massages as a guise and then later propositioned her to give him sexual favors in return which she reluctantly agreed to after becoming financially dependent on the job and money while also being newly married
According to a lawsuit filed by the alleged victim
2/27/18Rubbed his exposed genitals in front of a female employee and another time also asked her, "when are you going to come into my office and f*ck me?" while also being married
According to a report by the Daily Mail -
Jeff KruseFmr. State Senator [R-OR]
2/19/18Inappropriately hugged and grabbed a legislative intern's thighs without consent while also subjecting her to questions about her sex life with her husband and other sexualized discussions over a yearlong period
Groped a legislative intern's breasts and inappropriately touched her in other ways including grabbing her hips, creepily touching her shoulders and standing nose-to-nose when they talked over a yearlong period
According to a lawsuit filed by the alleged victims and first reported by The Oregonian -
David SorensenTrump Speechwriter
2/11/18Allegedly ran over his wife's foot with his car, put out a cigarette on her hand, threw her against a wall, forcefully yanked her hair and routinely emotionally abused her over a yearslong period
Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets -
Rob PorterWhite House Staff Secretary
2/08/18Punched his wife Colbie Holderness in the face giving her a black eye while they were vacationing in Italy of which she had photographic evidence
Kicked his newlywed wife Colbie Holderness in the leg during a flight to their honeymoon destination which left her stunned because she had just married him days earlier
According to her account in an interview with FBI agents conducting a background check on PorterThrew his wife Colbie Holderness on their bed and physically restrained her by grinding an elbow or knee into her body to "emphasize his anger" while he yelled at her on multiple occasions throughout their marriage
Firsthand account from Colbie Holderness in an interview with FBI agents conducting a background check on PorterChoked his wife Colbie Holderness on more than one occasion which she described as being "very scary and dehumanizing"
According to her account in an interview with FBI agents conducting a background check on Porter -
Jeff KruseFmr. State Senator [R-OR]
2/06/18
According to allegations made by the alleged victim and reported by local media -
1/30/18Allegedly sexually abused actress Nicole Eggert over a 3-year period in which she said he "penetrated me with his finger" when she was only 14, had sex with her when she was 17 and not legally able to consent in the state of California and engaged in "a lot of groping, a lot of fondling, a lot of pulling me on his lap" while on the set of Charles in Charge
According to the alleged victim who went public with her accusations against him -
Steve WynnFmr. Wynn Resorts CEODonated 14.4m to Republican causes in 2020
1/27/18Coerced a manicurist who worked at one of his hotels to remove her clothing and have sex with him while also being married and later secretly paid her $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit she filed against him
1/27/18Allegedly cornered a subordinate against a wall, grabbed her waist and attempted to forcibly kiss her, but she was able to push him away and escape while also being married
According to an exclusive report by The wall Street Journal
1/27/18Kissed dozens of female employees on multiple occasions without warning in an attempt to also have sex with them while also being married
According to exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal -
1/26/18Groped and tried to kiss a salon employee that he followed into a tanning room before she was able to push him away and escape while also being married
According to a police report filed by the alleged victim -
Brandon HixonFmr. State Representative
1/11/18Sexually assaulted and molested two girls including a young female relative over a ten-year period while also being married
According to an exclusive interview with his ex-wife who found out and turned him in -
1/10/18Kissed a female Fox News reporter on the lips without her consent when she was trapped inside an elevator with him and then attempted to forcibly kiss her a second time after she rebuffed him while also being married with young children
According to interviews with eight former colleagues at Fox News and reported by NPR
1/10/18Grabbed a female Fox News reporter's breast without her consent inside of a taxi and then retaliated against her professionally after she rebuffed his advances while also being married with young children
According to interviews with four former colleagues at Fox News and reported by NPR
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