The documented predators already skew who you think. Receipts, not rhetoric.
The dominant American right-wing narrative of the last decade has pointed at drag queens, trans people, and LGBTQ+ teachers as the hidden predators threatening children. The documentary record disagrees with them. Loudly.
What follows is an aggregation of publicly charged or convicted child-abuse cases involving named individuals in positions of public trust: politicians, clergy, teachers, coaches, youth leaders, party operatives, and civic figures. Every row links to published reporting or court records. Every status label is precise. Nothing is alleged where the public record says convicted, and nothing is convicted where the public record says alleged.
The partisan breakdown is not a thesis we’re imposing. It is what the documented record already says.
178 Richmond County Republican Party official Brett Bennie Langham was indicted for child molestation.
186 While Oklahoma Republican representative George Faught did not commit rape and incest (as far as I know) he said it’s all part of God’s will, so he joins the list of rape enablers.
187 Connecticut Republican politician Christopher von Keyserling was arrested and charged with sexual assault . Trump’s his role model. He said it, not me.
197 AZ GOP State Sen. Scott Bundegaard – domestic violence , not arrested at the time because cops believed him when he said he had immunity while House was in session
198 WA GOP state Rep. Matt Manweller is accused of sexual misconduct with students and legislative aides.
199 TX GOP state Sen. Charles Schwertner accused of sending sexting grad student, sending dick pic
200 Indiana Republican Attorney General Curtis Hill – groping
701 Kristopher Coody, Republican Sheriff of Bleckley County, Georgia, has been charged with sexual battery for groping a woman.
710 Kenneth Lewis Barrett, Republican Mayor of Winston, OR was caught in an undercover sting, thinking he was meeting with a 14-year-old girl
711 Jeremy Filbert, Republican former Mayor of Mitchellville, IA, was charged with rape and sodomy of a child in Kansas . Here is the verdict.
716 Michigan House candidate Republican Robert “RJ” Regan claimed he tells his daughters to “ lie back and enjoy it” if rape is inevitable .
717 Brandon Beckham, Republican Utah State Senate candidate, has been charged with forcible sexual assault
725 Former Sweetwater, FL mayor, Republican Jose “Pepe” Diaz was accused of sexual harassment . He fired her after she complained.
783 Registered Republican Pastor John William Lovelace was arrested for child sexual abuse involving a child under 15
785 Jimmy Ray Neal, Republican County Commissioner in Putnam County, has been charged with possession, receipt, & distribution of child porn . He was admin of child porn group on kik
788 If you’re a rapist, you can rest easy with Republican Judge Jeffrey Cashe of Louisiana. He not only gave a rapist full custody of the daugher from that rape, he ordered the rape victim to pay child support. Why did she lose custody? She gave her teen daughter a cell phone. Since the blowback nationally, he reversed his decision.
795 Michigan Republican primary candidate for governor, Kevin Rinke, was sued for discrimination and sexual harassment by several employees at his auto dealership. Standard harassment fare, though saying he had “golden genitals” does stand out.
798 Kevin Smith, GOP primary candidate for US Senate (NH), was accused of retaliating against a woman who filed a sexual harassment complaint , failing to protect employees. Called subordinate porkchop. Case was settled.
800 Joel Sartori, assistant treasurer and custodian of records for NY Republican Carl Paladino’s congressional campaign, was convicted of possessing and promoting child pornography
Rape of a Minor, Felony Media Depicting Minors — 10/06/25 Admitted to subjecting a young boy to years of forced sexual encounters including oral sex beginning when he was only 9 years old and lasting until just before his victim turned 16 while also being married with young children 9 felonies
Sexual Interaction with a Minor — 2/13/26 Sexually abused a 12-year-old girl who was receiving care at the mental health clinic he owned multiple times over a yearlong period 3 felonies 20 years prison & restraining order
Felony Media Depicting Minors — 9/16/25 Possessed illicit videos and images of child sexual abuse material involving infants, toddlers and other minors on a flash drive he owned 6 felonies
Felony Media Depicting Minors — 4/10/26 Exchanged felony media with numerous underage girls as young as 13 years old and engaged in highly sexualized chats with a number of underage girls that depicted explicit sex acts involving children 8 felonies
Soliciting Minors — 3/20/25 Solicited sex with who he thought was a 17-year-old girl after exchanging multiple sexually explicit texts and was arrested by police when he showed up at their agreed-upon rendezvous point while also being a married father with four children 1 felony
Molestation of a Minor — 6/13/25 Drugged and sexually molested a 16-year-old boy on at least one occasion and coerced him into consuming cocaine and alcohol numerous other times which the victim said "destroyed" his entire life
Sexual Interaction with a Minor — 3/18/26 Repeatedly lured a 9-year-old girl under a blanket to sexually assault her during a family vacation before confessing his horrifying actions on a recorded phone call with the victims' father 3 felonies
Felony Media Depicting Minors — 3/20/25 Coerced two minors to engage in sex acts which he recorded on camera 2 felonies
Sex Crime Involving a Minor — 1/10/25 Initiated a two-year sexual relationship with an 16-year-old high school girl who was one of his students as a substitute teacher 2 felonies
Felony Media Depicting Minors — 4/14/26 Downloaded felony CSAM inside the far-right church he worked at 5 felonies
Soliciting Minors, Felony Media Depicting Minors — 2/20/26 Coerced and sexually exploited at least eleven girls as young as 13-years-old to give him CSAM by grooming them on social media 4 felonies
Sex Crime Involving a Minor — 5/13/25 Allegedly climbed into his teenage daughter's bed with an erection and wearing only his underwear, but his personal friend the county sheriff deliberately buried the allegations without ever opening an investigation or filing a police report
Felony Media Depicting Minors — 11/11/25 Possessed and distributed at least 10 videos and five images of CSAM of children as young as 13 years old and also used AI to “nudify” images and videos of minors 2 felonies
Sex Crime Involving a Minor — 10/31/25 Pressured a 15-year-old girl to follow him to the condom aisle at Walmart, asked if she was sexually active and told her what he’d do if she were his girlfriend during a "Shop with a Cop" event at a local Walmart 1 misdemeanor
Sex Crime Involving a Minor — 10/09/25 Providing "harmful material" to a minor and was charged with a felony after being reported to the police 1 felony
Felony Media Depicting Minors — 7/24/25 Sent multiple nude photos of himself to a 12-year-old girl he preyed on via Snapchat over a monthslong period while also being married 24 felonies
Soliciting Minors — 6/09/25 Solicited sex from a 14-year-old boy and sent them a nude photo of himself via the gay app Grindr. He also solicited sex from and exchanged nude photos with multiple underage boys on the app over a 10-year period. 2 felonies
Sexual Interaction with a Minor — 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 school 1 felony
Felony Media Depicting Minors — 4/30/25 Possessed 565 felony images of prepubescent children as young as twelve-years-old on his electronic devices 1 felony 4.8 years prison, registered as sex offender & 5 years probation
Sexual Interaction with a Minor — 2/14/25 Sexually assaulted his 8-year-old 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 wife 5 felonies diversion program
Felony Media Depicting Minors — 2/02/26 Distributed CSAM and was found with a stash of illegal short-barreled rifles and 'ghost guns' when police conducted a search of his home 5 felonies
Soliciting Minors, Felony Media Depicting Minors — 11/04/25 Solicited CSAM from an underage girl and then showed up to meet who he believed was the girl, but was instead arrested by an undercover officer 13 felonies
Sex Crime Involving a Minor — 9/06/25 Was charged with felony exploitation of a child under 15-years-old following an investigation by local authorities 1 felony
Soliciting Minors — 8/26/25 Solicited sex with who he thought was a 14-year-old girl but was instead an undercover police officer and also sent her inappropriate images of himself at least twice while also being self-proclaimed "family values" conservative who once authored a weekly nationally syndicated column that discussed the topic 3 felonies
Felony Media Depicting Minors — 1/14/26 Shared and exchanged nearly 500 felony media depicting very young children being sexually abused to a social messaging platform in a matter of mere days while also being a married father of young children who is a self-proclaimed "family values" Christian 10 felonies 17.5 years prison, registered as sex offender & 20 years probation
Felony Media Depicting Minors — 4/02/25 Had roughly 1,000 videos depicting explicit sex acts involving prepubescent and underage girls saved on his phone and tablet which he quickly admitted to ownership of after US Customs officials flagged him for a secondary inspection when his flight arrived in the US 1 felony
Felony Media Depicting Minors — 7/26/25 Had 100+ felony images and videos of children as young as five years old stored on his computer 8 felonies
543 GOP Donor Darrell Cafasso is accused of sexually harassing a colleague . Goldman Sachs who hired him is accused of covering it up and firing another lawyer who spoke up about it.
551 Republican Madison County (IN) Councilman Steven Sumner has been arrested for “ child seduction” and possession of child pornography . Performing sex acts on a minor under 16 for 2 years and they don’t call it rape?
552 Republican OC supervisor candidate John Moorlach is accused of smearing the woman who accused fellow Republican Assemblyman Bill Brough because she claimed his Chief of Staff told her not to report the rape.
553 Republican Attorney General Ed Sniffen resigned after it was revealed he abused his position of authority as a coach to begin a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student . This is sexual abuse.
576 Republican Mayor Domini Foppoli of Windsor, CA has been accused of sexual assault by four women, In some ways, this story about serial rape reads like a stye feature.
601 Republican lobbyist Rick Dennis has been cleared of the accusation of using GBH, but the allegation exposed his constant sexual harassment was ignored and tolerated.
625 GOP Strategist Anton Lazzaro Arrested for Underage Sex Trafficking
637 GOP PA Senate Candidate Sean Parnell’s wife sought two protective orders against him for domestic violence . This makes him unelectable according to his primary opponent though Trump endorsed him.
660 GOP Mega-donor T. Denny Sanford was implicated in a child pornography investigation in South Dakota and referred to the federal government since the investigation crossed state lines. The feds have so far not taken action.
676 Republican Judge Robert Adrian, IL, overturned a rape conviction because he thought four years was too much for rape.
680 Republican Plattsburg NY Assemblyman George Christian Ortloff was sentenced to twelve and a half years for soliciting a minor for sex
689 GOP MN Rep Jim Rostberg was charged with three counts of criminal sexual conduct for fondling a minor. Charges were dropped in exchange for Rostberg admitting to the elements of the crime, including fondling the juvenile girl, but it was handled in juvenile court
698 Republican Mayor Jim Maloof of Peoria, IL, and the City of Peoria settled a sexual harassment suit —
753 Republican Sheriff Jon Hammond of Hamilton County, TN, has allowed his deputies to rape and assault people with impunity. The DA accused him of slow-walking any investigation . The server “failed” and lost dashcam evidence. While he may not be a rapist, he is abetting rape and assault. One accuser is dead.
302 GOP Farmington CT Town Council member Jon Landry carried on an extramarital affair for years with a young woman he met online as a girl of 12 and began having sex with after she turned 16
310 Republican Congressional candidate Anthony Pappas – domestic violence
353 GOP Mega-donor John Childs patronized a sex trafficking ring. Sleeping with sex workers is one thing. When women are forced by traffickers, that’s something else https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/crime/indian-river-county/2019/02/22/billionaire-john-childs-charged-florida-human-trafficking-prostitution-ring/2953948002/
360 Republican Judge John Russo, Jr. was suspended after blaming a rape victim for not closing her legs. https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/437405-new-jersey-judge-faces-suspension-for-asking-rape-victim-if-she
365 Republican Sheriff Rene Rodriguez of Lincoln Co, Idaho – sexual assault, lewd conduct, and rape of a minor https://magicvalley.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/court-documents-say-lincoln-sheriff-sexually-abused-girl-for-years/articlecfbf591b-77a8-5f02-b10e-1f9abf7f46cf.html
369 Republican Gov Arnold Schwarzenegger (CA) sexual harassment/groping https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/arnold-schwarzenegger-i-stepped-over-the-line-several-times-with-women
380 Republican VT State Sen Norman Mcallister convicted of illegal acts, acquitted of sexual assault (sex with employee was held to be conseunsual) https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2017/07/14/mcallister-relationship-farmhand-consensual/462839001/
402 Republican Judge James Troiano protected alleged rapist because he’s from a “good family”
403 Republican Judge Marcia Silva protected rapist by saying 12-year-old victim didn’t suffer serious harm by being raped.
413 Republican activist, Putin-advocate Steven Seagal has been accused of rape and sexual harassment
429 GOP Rep. Steve King of Iowa thinks humanity would not exist without rape and incest . Yay Rape! Yay Incest!
431 GOP Oregon Senate candidate Monica Wehby was accused of stalking and harassment
436 GOP House candidate Daniel Rodimer likes to “fuck people up” He claims he was standing up to a bully but police and witnesses say he was harassing women and attacked a man who asked him to leave them alone
439 GOP Assemblyman Bill Brough has been asked by the party to withdraw due to multiple complaints of sexual harassment , ethics charges relating to use of campaign fund.
458 Republican Delegate S. Vance Wilkins retired nearly 20 years ago for sexual harassment & paying off an accuser. He was recently reported to be thinking of a comeback.Still a party player https://www.newsadvance.com/news/local/former-house-speaker-vance-wilkins-eyes-return-to-politics/article60b4f340-9d07-11e3-9c47-0017a43b2370.html
499 Republican Sen. Eddie Farnsworth has a long history of defending spousal rape . AZ
508 Republican Brian Mast apologizes for social media jokes about rape, sex with a child .
GOP Richland County Commissioner David F. Swartz convicted of sexually abusing a girl from age 6 upwards – released after only 8 years !!!!
26 Republican legislative aide Howard L. Brooks was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child pornography.
27 Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year old babysitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media.
30 Republican anti-gay activist Earl “Butch” Kimmerling was sentenced to 40 years in prison for molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her .
31 Republican Party leader Paul Ingram pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison.
35 Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was charged with sexual misconduct involving a 15-year old girl .
36 Republican County Councilman Keola Childs pleaded guilty to molesting a male child .
37 Republican activist, McCain office manager Jeffrey Claude Bartleson, was arrested for molesting the child of a campaign volunteer .
41 Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000.
42 GOP Sen aide Ryan Loskarn committed suicide after child porn arrest
43 Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession.
49 Republican County Board Candidate Brent Schepp was charged with molesting a 14-year old girl .
51 Republican chairman of the Oregon Christian Coalition Lou Beres confessed to molesting a 13-year old girl
52 Republican County Constable Larry Dale Floyd was arrested on suspicion of soliciting sex with an 8-year old girl. Authorities say Floyd also was interested in a 3-year-old girl and 16-month-old boy.
53 Republican Party leader Bobby Stumbo was arrested for having sex with a 5-year old boy , in other words, rape.
58 Republican Mayor Tom Adams was arrested for distributing child pornography over the internet.
59 Republican Mayor John Gosek was arrested on charges of soliciting sex from two 15-year old girls .
60 Republican Committeeman John R. Curtin was charged with molesting a teenage boy and unlawful sexual contact with a minor
61 Republican zoning supervisor, Boy Scout leader, Lutheran church president, and BTK killer Dennis L. Rader pleaded guilty to performing a sexual act on an 11-year old girl he murdered .
63 Republican Lobbyist Craig Spence – running call-boy prostitution ring , killed himself. While I am not posting people arrested for soliciting a prostitute, someone who runs a prostitution ring is a whole different kettle of fish.
64 Republican Judge Ronald C. Kline was placed under house arrest for child molestation and possession of child pornography
68 Republican state representative Bob Allen charged with soliciting oral sex from a male undercover cop. Normally, I would ignore a gay man being arrested for being gay, but he claimed Fear of Black men made him do it
69 Republican prosecutor John David Roy Atchison arrested on charges of f lying across the country to try and have sex with a five-year-old girl . Committed suicide.
80 Republican campaign official and former Romney staffer Matthew Joseph Elliott convicted of sexual exploitation of a child Got a great deal, but really went astray, ending up murdering a child .
81 Republican party chair Donald Fleischman was charged with two counts of child enticement and one count of exposing himself to a child
82 Republican Michael Flory, former head of the Michigan Young American Foundation, raped a colleague at convention
86 Republican high-level Bush appointee Dr. David Hager sodomized his wife while she slept . She divorced him for it.
87 Republican sheriff Don Haidl used his office to try to smear the victim that was gang raped. The main perpetrator was Haidl’s son, who poisoned the victim. Sheriff Haidl claims that the girl deserved it because she was a “slut.” The original story I linked is now 404, but here is another one.
88 Republican activist Neal Horsley admits to having had sex with a mule . Horsley also wants all homosexuals arrested and solicited murders of abortion providers on his Nuremberg files site.
90 Republican congressman Joseph McDade charged with exposing his genitalia to two women on a public beach
91 Republican delegate Robert McKee resigns after police seized two computers and videotapes from his home pertaining to child pornography
99 Republican Southern Baptist megachurch pastor Paul Williams faces charges of molesting his son
101 Republican Township Supervisor Robert Holland pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 92-year-old nursing home resident in 2006. He was given a two-to-four-year sentence.
103 GOP State Rep & House Minority Leader Galen Fox convicted of molesting a woman who was a flight with him from Honolulu to Los Angeles
109 GOP County Commissioner Patrick Lee McGuire child molestation
110 Republican Mayor Jeffrey Kyle Randall was sentenced nine months in jail and six years on probation on charges that he molested two boys
111 Republican Judge Donald Thompson from Oklahoma, was found guilty on four counts of indecent exposure after using a penis pump while presiding over court cases .
117 GOP state Senate aide Alan Berlin – internet child sex . I don’t care about him being a furry. I know a few furries who are lovely people, including one of my nephews. They are not pedophiles and the headline is offensive.
123 GOP Sen Patrick Meehan – sexual harassment
124 GOP Congressman Blake Farenthold – sexual harassment
129 Republican CO state senator Randy Baumgardner – sexual harassment ,
136 Republican Ohio state senator Cliff Hite — sexual harassment
138 GOP Congressional candidate Derek Walker – broke into ex’s house to tape her having sex
140 Republican Judge Alex Kozinski, Brett Kavanaugh’s mentor: sexual harassment
143 Republican Columbus Mayor Dana Rinehart was never indicted for molesting 13-year-old babysitter , but years later it was discovered cop spied on her and family and worked to protect him from an indictment
149 GOP Candidate for ME House, James Tracey, Jr. indicted for rape in Rhode Island, stayed in the race, won the primary, lost general, pled no contest and got probation. These were taken from Newsbank, a subscription service through my library so the links would not work for many. I took screenshots of the articles.
153 Republican Judge Mark Fuller – domestic violence
154 GOP Rep Trent Franks – harassment of his office staff – to serve as a surrogate for him and his wife, this makes me feel sad, actually
155 GOP Congressional aide Matthew Pennell – child molesting plea deal to 2 or 17 charges
156 GOP Presidential candidate Herman Cain – sexual harassment
167 Republican Sheriff Perry Grogan continued to campaign despite indictment for child molestation, probably because of disgraceful coverage like this in the screenshot . He was convicted.
168 Republican campaign consultant and Baptist pastor Kenneth Adkins – child molestation . By the way, he said Pulse victims got what they deserved. So should he.
212 GOP Fundraiser Michael Centanni – child pornography https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/GOP-Fundraiser-Michael-Centanni-Pleads-Guilty-to-Child-Pornography-287555231.html
214 Republican Mayor Bill W Nelson of Stillwater NY, – child pornography – LONG history of it.
215 GOP Stockton mayor Anthony Silva – alcohol to minors, playing strip poker – he’s got a big felony trial in Nov for embezzlement, money laundering
Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to molesting his 10-year-old daughter .
Republican anti-abortion activist Nicholas Morency pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor.
Republican Speaker of the House in Puerto Rico Edison Misla Aldarondo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his daughter between the ages of 9 and 17.
Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls .
Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl .
Republican racist pedophile and United States Senator Strom Thurmond had sex with a 15-year old black girl which produced a child. She was underage. It was rape.
Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl .
Republican Congressman Donald “Buz” Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail. ONE MONTH!!!!!
Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos .
Republican of the Year Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children . Keep reading, it’s half-way down the page.
Republican state senator Ralph Shortey from Oklahoma admitted to being involved in sodomy with a 17 year old male prostitute and transporting child pornography. He was sentenced to 15 years.
Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child .
Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a page. To be fair, Dem Congressman was Gerry Studds was also caught for the same thing. The Congressional Page scandal .
Republican Congressman Mark Foley abruptly resigned from Congress after “sexually explicit” emails surfaced showing him flirting with a 16-year old boy.
Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped and notice, they agreed his record could be expunged in THREE YEARS!
Harvest Christian Fellowship waited 20 years to call police about s... — Harvest Christian Fellowship waited nearly 20 years to report suspected child abuse by a former minister, records and former staff allege.
Georgia Pastor Tied to Global Megachurch Arrested for Possessing Ch... — Georgia pastor Dan Menelaou, connected to a global megachurch with 16 campuses, has been arrested for possessing child sexual abuse material.
SBC can’t admit its problem with sexual abuse, Boz Tchividjian says... — “The SBC will claim every church is autonomous and that they have zero control until a woman becomes the pastor of a local church.”
Yankees Legend Mariano Rivera, His Wife, and Their Church Accused o... — MLB legend Mariano Rivera and his wife, Clara Rivera, allegedly failed to protect a young girl in their church from sexual abuse at a camp.
Former Anglican Youth Minister Faces More Allegations of Clergy Sex... — Multiple allegations of sexual abuse have come forward against Jeff Taylor, a former youth minister of The Falls Church in northern Virginia.
Florida Anglican Priest Charged with Possession of Child Sex Abuse ... — Frank Gough, an Anglican church leader in the Florida Panhandle, has been arrested and charged with possession of child sex abuse material.
Former Getwell Church youth pastor charged with having sex with gir... — Lindsey Whiteside, a former youth minister with Getwell Church in Hernando, Mississippi, is now facing 30 years in prison after she was charged with having sex with an underage girl under her
Rape of a Minor, Felony Media Depicting Minors — 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 period. He also downloaded felony images depicting children being sexually abused and tried to conceal his identity by using fake online personas. 2 felonies 10 years prison & registered as sex offender
Sexual Interaction with a Minor — Sexually assaulted a girl between 4 and 8 years old multiple times over a multiyear period when her family visited his home. He also molested a 4-year-old girl and masturbated in front of her while he watched pornographic videos. 5 felonies 6 months jail & 10 years probation
Rape of a Minor, Felony Media Depicting Minors — Raped and sexually assaulted numerous children including at least one prepubescent boy and a teenage girl over a decadelong period and documented many of his heinous and depraved acts in 100+ videos and images that he recorded himself and others that he solicited from his victims. 60 felonies
House Ethics Committee report released December 23, 2024 found substantial evidence that then-Representative Matt Gaetz paid for sex with a 17-year-old girl (a minor under federal law) and engaged in sex-in-exchange-for-drugs-and-money with multiple adult women during his time in Congress. Gaetz resigned from the House days before the report's release. Federal prosecutors had previously declined to bring charges.
Arkansas Pastor Arrested on 100 Counts of Child Sex Abuse Material ... — Arkansas pastor James Vincent Henry was arrested on 100 counts related to child sexual abuse material after cyber tips led to a police investigation.
‘I Was Made to Apologize to His Wife’: New Film Highlights Disturbi... — A new documentary by producer Kristin Du Mez highlights stories of survivors of clergy sex abuse and cover up in evangelical churches.
Bible study leader arrested on charges of sexually assaulting 7-yea... — A Bible study instructor for a Pennsylvania church was arrested last week when a woman stepped forward claiming that the individual had sexually assaulted her when she was a child
Marty MacDonald, City Church founder, denies abusing teenager 40 ye... — Founder of City Church in Batavia, New York, Pastor Marty MacDonald has denied allegations that he sexually molested a woman 40 years ago when she was just 12
MorningStar Ministries defends itself after ex-volunteer accused of... — Officials at Rick Joyner s MorningStar Ministries in South Carolina suggested they shouldn t be blamed for the sexual abuse former volunteer and ex-police officer Erickson Douglas Lee committed
President of MorningStar Resigns, Then Admits Sexual Misconduct — Chris Reed, president of MorningStar Ministries, resigned Tuesday, following allegations he pursued a woman sexually, including kissing her.
State Officials Probe Abuse at Mississippi Baptist Megachurch — Mississippi state officials have enlarged their sexual abuse investigation into a Baptist megachurch to include a second juvenile.
California Pastor Arrested for Alleged Sexual Abuse of Foster Children — California pastor Jose Lozano has been arrested following allegations he sexually abused two foster children under his care, police announced.
Three Women File Lawsuit Claiming the SBC and a Houston Megachurch ... — 3 women are accusing the SBC & Champion Forest Baptist Church of failing to protect them from youth pastor who sexually abused them as minors.
United Methodist Conference Closes with Apology for Sexual Misconduct — A resolution of the United Methodist General Conference offered heartfelt apology to all who experienced sexual misconduct in the denomination
Former Chi Alpha pastor gets no prison time for sexual abuse of fam... — William C Robinson, a former pastor for the Corpus Christi, Texas, chapter of the embattled Chi Alpha Campus Ministries, who pleaded guilty to the continuous sexual abuse of an underage family member
Washington Pastor and Elementary School Teacher Charged with Child ... — A pastor and elementary school teacher in a small city in Washington has been arrested and charged with nine counts of child molestation.
3rd Leader at Mark Barclay’s Church Under Investigation for Alleged... — A third church leader at televangelist Mark Barclay’s Michigan church is being investigated for alleged sexual abuse, the church has confirmed
Former Minnesota Pastor Charged with Sex Crimes Concerning 14-Year-Old — Former Minnesota pastor and school principal Luverne Zacharias has been charged with felony sex crimes involving abuse of a teenage girl.
Lawsuit Accuses SBC Executive Committee of ‘Maliciously and Systema... — A federal lawsuit brought by alleged abuse victims accuses SBC Exec. Committee of “maliciously and systematically” covering up sexual abuse
Deacon of SBC Megachurch Calls for Pastor’s Resignation Over Mishan... — A deacon of Immanuel Baptist Church has called for resignation of Pastor Steven Smith due to alleged mishandling of sex abuse by former staff
Soliciting Minors, Felony Media Depicting Minors — Solicited a sexual encounter with 13-year-old girl over the internet and drove to meet her in a local park only to get arrested by police who posed as the young girl. He also produced felony videos and images of underage and barely legal girls performing sex acts with him and used them to coerce other underage girls into sex. 8 felonies
Sexual Assault of 14-Year-Old-Girl — Sexually abused a 14-year-old girl who babysat his children inside his church, personal office, car and her home over three-year period during his mid-20's while also being married with young children
Molestation of a Minor — Groped a teenage girl's breasts and buttocks 2 felonies restraining order, 1 year probation & $500 fine
Sex Crime Involving a Minor — Digitally penetrated, groped and kissed a twelve-year-old girl over a multiyear period and only got caught after she told her parents once he began pressuring her to have sex with him when she turned sixteen while also being married with a young child 5 felonies 6 months prison, registered as sex offender & 10 years probation
Sexual Interaction with a Minor — Sexually and physically abused her adopted children along with her husband 1 felony
Sex Crime Involving a Minor — Routinely sexually assaulted an underage girl over a seven-year period that began when she was only 8 years old and culminated in near-daily assaults before he was caught while also being a married father of five children 1 felony 12 years prison, restraining order & registered as sex offender
Sexual Interaction with a Minor — Physically grabbed a 14-year-old boy and threatened to rape him at a crowded high school volleyball tournament but the teen was able to escape his grasp and run to the authorities who used surveillance footage to identify and arrest him 1 felony
Sexually Abusing 13 & 15 Year Old Girls, Felony Media Depicting Minors — Digitally penetrated his 13-year-old daughter after drugging her with a sedative and removing all her clothes while she was unconscious. He also sexually abused a 15-year-old and possessed “hundreds of thousands" of felony images depicting child pornography on his electronic devices. 65 felonies 4 life sentences
Molestation of a Minor — 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 trial 6 felonies restraining order
Felony Media Depicting Minors — Had multiple felony videos of young children between the ages of 8 to 13 doing sexual acts with older men saved on his cloud services account 5 felonies 120 days house arrest, 4 years probation & $1k fine
Indiana Megachurch Defends Retaining Pastor Accused of Clergy Sexua... — Tyler Bender, who has been accused of grooming & misconduct with 2 teenage girls, over a decade ago, remains a pastor at Grace Church Indiana
Felony Media Depicting Minors — Secretly recorded two of his live-in girlfriend’s teenage children getting undressed via hidden camera he set up at their home 1 felony 4 years prison
Soliciting Sex From a 15-Year-Old Girl — Solicited sex with who he thought was a 15-years-old girl over the internet and traveled to meet her where he was arrested by undercover officers who posed as the young girl 1 felony 5 years prison & registered as sex offender
Rape of a 15-Year-Old Boy — Engaged in multiple sex acts including penetrative sex with a 15-year-old boy over a two-month period 3 felonies
Felony Media Depicting Minors — Solicited nude pictures from a 15-year-old boy and asked a 17-year-old boy to send him a picture of his penis by texting "show me ur [eggplant emjoi]" and replying "Omg d*ck" when the boy asked what it meant.
Felony Media Depicting Minors — Paid the father of a six-year-old girl to engage in a sex act involving penetration and was later found to be in possession of a felony image of a child forced to do similar things 4 felonies
Molestation of a Minor, Soliciting Minors, Felony Media Depicting Minors — Groped, kissed and placed the hands of a 16-year-old boy on his erect penis during a meeting in his government office under the guise of a website design project. He later pursued the boy further through texts saying that he's "dying to sleep with" him and sent a picture of his exposed penis from his bathtub asking him to join him. He also "knowingly received sexually explicit images that the boy had taken of himself in t
Coerced a Teenage Girl Into Sexual Acts, Felony Media Depicting Minors — Coerced a teenage girl into sending him a picture of her breasts in exchange for VIP Taylor Swift concert tickets he supposedly had and later cornered her in his office and refused to let her leave until she showed him her breasts in person after she went there to collect the tickets at his insistence, but she was able to flee and tell her dad what happened
Sexual Interaction with a Minor — Engaged in "sexual contact" with a child under the age of ten 1 felony
Felony Media Depicting Minors — Possessed felony media involving children which resulted in his arrest by local authorities 2 felonies
Rape of a 15-Year-Old Girl — 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 time
Soliciting Sex From a 12-Year-Old-Girl — Solicited sex with who he thought was a 12-year-old girl but was instead an undercover police officer over a series of private messages on the internet while also being a married father of two boys 1 felony registered as sex offender & 5 years probation
Felony Media Depicting Minors — Downloaded roughly 600 felony images and videos of prepubescent minors and made them publicly available on a peer-to-peer file sharing program so others could access them too 2 felonies 14 years prison, registered as sex offender & 15 years probation
Sexual Interaction with a Minor — Sexually molested at least three young children as young as 7 years old on different occasions at his home over a multiyear period 3 felonies 45 years prison
Felony Media Depicting Minors — Had numerous felony videos of young children depicting various sex acts saved on a company computer 2 felonies 10 years probation
Molestation of a Minor — Sexually molested a 13-year-old girl he spent years cultivating a relationship with at church and in the community while also being married 1 felony 2.8 years prison & 30 years probation
Felony Media Depicting Minors — Possessed and distributed felony images of underage girls as an administrator of an online child pornography group 1 felony
Felony Media Depicting Minors — Possessed at least 65 felony images and one video involving girls as young as 5 years old 2 felonies 12.5 years prison & registered as sex offender
Felony Media Depicting Minors — Sexually abused a child as young as 12-years-old and wrote about wanting to have sex with children between 12 and 16 in an online group chat. He also possessed at least 33 videos of young children depicting various sex acts on his cellphone. 1 felony 5.5 years prison & 5 years probation
Felony Media Depicting Minors — Had at least 153 videos, pictures and screenshots depicting prepubescent girls being sexually abused and exploited on his home computer 2 felonies
Performing Oral Sex on a 14-Year-Old Boy — 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 him 2 felonies registered as sex offender & 5 years probation
Rape of 14-Year-Old-Girl at Gunpoint — 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 her 3 felonies, 1 misdemeanor
Felony Media Depicting Minors — Collected a whopping 152 felony videos and 50 felony images of children -- some who were babies -- and traded them with other criminals he found online 1 felony 12.5 years prison
Solicitation of Sex with a Minor — Solicited sex with a 13-year-old girl over the internet and sent her pictures of his erect penis not realizing he was actually communicating with an undercover police officer at the same time he was the political director for a prominent anti-abortion organization that espoused far-right "family values" 1 felony 5 years prison
Rape of 17-year-old Girl He Coached — 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 night 3 felonies
Felony Media Depicting Minors — Secretly recorded multiple underage boys changing and showering inside the bathroom of a cabin he owned and ingested the memory card of the camera he used in a failed attempt to escape justice once the authorities confronted him
Felony Media Depicting Minors — Produced and distributed over 300 felony images and 40 videos of two underage girls he secretly recorded in various stages of undress with a hidden camera and was also found in possession of over 100,000 images and 1,000 videos depicting children participating in sexual conduct when police arrested him 1 felony 15 years prison & $56k fine
Sexual Interaction with a Minor — 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 supplied 7 felonies 3 years prison & 5 years probation
Sexual Interaction with a Minor — 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" and supplied them with alcohol and literal stacks of cash as an incentive 10 felonies 21 years prison
Rape of a Minor — 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 party 2 felonies 26 years prison & registered as sex offender
Sexual Interaction with a Minor — Paid an underage girl for sexual encounters seven times and introduced her to other men who also engaged in sexual acts with her 33 felonies 11 years prison
Molestation of a Minor, Felony Media Depicting Minors — Performed 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 and also had 100+ felony images of children stored on his devices. He failed to appear for his first court appearance and went on the lam in 2023. 18 felonies
Felony Media Depicting Minors — Had two sexually explicit felony images of underage children on his phone and computer 4 felonies 2 years prison & 8 years probation
Rape of a Minor, Felony Media Depicting Minors — Paid 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." He also had a laptop with multiple felony videos of sex acts between a man and a very young girl. 4 felonies 15 unknown prison, 10 unknown probation & $17.1m fine
Rape of Two Underage Boys Including a 13-years-old — Allegedly performed and received oral sex from two teenage boys as young as 13 in exchange for $10 after propositioning them in a park back in 1983 despite one of the boys also being developmentally disabled. He then continued to have oral and penetrative sex with one of his victims an additional ten times and was also charged with two counts of possession of explicit media of minors. 5 felonies 208 hours community service, treatment program &
Sex With Minors — Coerced seven underage girls in to performing sex acts with him, supplied them with heroin and other opioids and threatened to take the drugs away and report them to the police if they didn't submit to his sexual demands while also being married 28 felonies 20 years prison & $100k fine
Sexual Abuse of 14-Year-Old Actress Nicole Eggert — Allegedly 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
Felony Media Depicting Minors — Used hidden cameras to secretly record over 100 graphic videos of young boys and was found in possession of 280 images and 54 videos depicting prepubescent children engaging in sexually explicit conduct 4 felonies 16.7 years prison, registered as sex offender & 100 years probation
Molestation of a Minor — Rubbed 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 4 felonies counseling & 4 years probation
Molestation of a Minor — Inappropriately touched and kissed three underage girls on the high school basketball team he coached while also being married with young children
Molestation of a Minor — Sexually assaulted and molested two girls including a young female relative over a ten-year period while also being married
Molestation of a 14-Year-Old Girl — Allegedly molested a 14-year-old girl by undressing and groping her over her underwear and bra in addition to having her place her hand over his underwear when he was a 32-year-old lawyer
Molestation of a Minor — Digitally penetrated, fondled and forcibly kissed a 17-year-old member of his church in the basement of his home as she pleaded with him to stop while also being married
Former Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert was sentenced in 2016 to 15 months in prison for illegally structuring bank withdrawals to pay hush money to a former student he had sexually abused during his tenure as a high school wrestling coach in Illinois. The sentencing judge called him 'a serial child molester' during sentencing, though charges on the underlying abuse were barred by the statute of limitations.
Felony Media Depicting Minors — Gave alcohol to underage male camp counselors as young as 16-years-old and also filmed and photographed many of the boys completely naked playing strip poker in his bedroom 1 felony, 3 misdemeanors 1 year diversion program & 1 year probation
Soliciting a 17-Year-Old-Boy Via Text — Sent explicit texts to a 17-year-old boy asking if he and a 19-year-old friend of his would have three-way sex with him and for pictures of him in his underwear -- which may have violated a federal law designed to protect children from online obscenity even if it didn't violate his state's age of consent law -- leading to them eventually meeting in which he kissed him at a mall all while being married
Felony Media Depicting Minors — Had 17+ images and videos of young children depicting various sex acts on his home computer 17 felonies 1 year prison
Rape of a 16-Year-Old-Girl — 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 2 felonies registered as sex offender, 6 years probation & $2k fine
Soliciting Minors — Made arrangements to have sex with an underage girl by agreeing to pay a woman he thought was offering to prostitute her daughter in exchange for money over a series of email and text messages 1 felony 1 year prison, registered as sex offender & 5 years probation
Felony Media Depicting Minors — Purchased multiple DVDs and digital videos of "young nude boys" and downloaded numerous felony videos from a peer-to-peer website including one that depicted a young girl being raped in the woods by a man who was supposedly her father and shared many of them online with other individuals over a yearslong period
Molesting a 10-Year-Old Boy — 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 113 felonies registered as sex offender & 1 year probation
Soliciting a 17-year-old Male Congressional Page for Oral Sex — Offered a 17-year-old boy working as a Congressional page oral sex in exchange for free lodgings at his home at the same time he was chair of a special Congressional committee dedicated to protecting exploited children
Sex Crime Involving a Minor — Pulled his shorts down and exposed his penis to an 11-year-old girl who had come over to play with his new puppy 1 felony 160 hours community service, counseling & 7 years probation
Rape of a Minor — Repeatedly raped and sexually violated a young girl over a ten-year period beginning when she was only six years old 2 felonies 8 years prison & 2 years probation
Sex Crime Involving a Minor — Exposed his genitals to three underage girls in a hotel pool and hot tub 7 felonies
What counts as an incident. A named individual in a public role, identified in published reporting or court documents, charged or convicted of child sexual abuse, solicitation of a minor, child pornography, or statutory rape. Allegations without formal charges are included only when the aggregator source specifically flagged them; they render with an amber alleged badge so the distinction is never blurred.
Where the data comes from. Two curated aggregators feed this release: the DailyKos “Republican Sexual Predators, Abusers, and Enablers” series (25 of 31 parts ingested; parts 10, 11, and 12 were deleted from the source before our scrape; parts 8, 28, and 31 use an unusual layout and are pending a parser follow-up), and the BastionUSA conservative-sex-scandals list (97 entries, with per-entry source links pointing to the original news reporting rather than the aggregator’s landing pages). Both aggregators make the partisan claim at the list level; we preserve that assertion as an attribute with its own source and confidence. The Proudly Radical Discord community’s four-year public-news archive is the Tier 0 raw-source corpus underneath both. Tier 1 domain extractors (julieroys.com evangelical-abuse reporting, justice.gov DOJ press releases, and the Christian denominational investigative press) are queued for v1.1 and will add denomination attribution automatically from the source domain.
What’s NOT on this page. Speculation about someone’s identity, orientation, or affiliation that wasn’t asserted by the subject themselves, by court documents, or by mainstream press coverage of the specific case. The rhetorical point stands without outing anyone, and outing would poison it.
If they want to keep saying drag queens are the problem, let them. The file is here.