Violent Crimes Committed by Republicans

Displaying 301 - 324 of 324 Crimes
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Matt McCulloughFmr. State Sen. Nominee
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 toAccording to a police report filed by local officials and first reported on by LevittownNow.com -
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 mattersAccording to an exclusive report by CNN
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Mark FullerFmr. Federal Judge [R]
9/18/14
Struck 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]
9/08/14
Grabbed 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
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 marriedAccording to a civil lawsuit filed by the alleged victim
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Lawrence TaylorConservative Athlete [R]
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 herAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Rob PorterWhite House Staff Secretary
2/08/13
Yanked 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 McGeeState Senator [R-ID]
11/01/12
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Eric BodenweiserFmr. State Sen. Nominee
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 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]
10/19/12
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 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 talked10/19/12
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 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 Host
8/29/12
Choked 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 McGeeState Senator [R-ID]
8/21/12
Pulled 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 childrenAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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John ChartierFmr. County Treasurer
5/26/10
Had 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 -
Steve NunnFmr. State Representative
9/15/09
Intentionally 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. Federal Judge
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 time5/11/09
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 timeAccording to court records reported by the media
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Ted KlaudtFmr. State Representative
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 fatherAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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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 wifeAccording to multiple reports by mainstream outlets
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Don SherwoodFmr. U.S. Representative
7/21/05
Physically abused his paramour multiple times throughout their yearslong extramarital affair and then paid her $500k to settle a lawsuit she filed against him with the stipulation that she would get less if she went publicAccording to a lawsuit filed by his former paramour -
David SwartzFmr. County Commissioner
2/03/04
Repeatedly raped and sexually violated a young girl over a ten-year period beginning when she was only six years oldAccording to charging documents filed by local officials
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Allen WestFmr. U.S. Representative
12/13/03
Fired 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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