Republican Sexual Predators, Abusers, and Enablers Pt. 28

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Tuesday, Nov. 09, 2021 Tuesday, Nov. 09, 2021 at 12:14:34pm PST

Demonstrators hold anti-Kavanaugh hold posters outside City Hall in Los Angeles on September 28, 2018. - The Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday approved Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump's pick for the US Supreme Court, one day after he fought off allegations of sexual assault at an emotional day-long public hearing. But in a dramatic last-minute move, Republican Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona asked for a delay of up to a week before the full vote takes place to allow for an FBI investigation into the allegations against Kavanaugh. (Photo by Mark RALSTON / AFP) (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images)

This is the 28th installment in the list of Republican sexual predators, abusers, and enablers who contribute to rape culture. These are people who abused their power or defended abuse of power. These are not folks caught in consensual scandals such as being gay, having an affair, or soliciting adult prostitutes. They may be hypocrites, but they are not predators.

676 Republican Judge Robert Adrian, IL, overturned a rape conviction because he thought four years was too much for rape.
677 Republican activist and radio host Marty Glickman was arrested for sexual contact with underage girls and killed himself. Tallahassee Democrat, 10 May 2001
678 Fox News Producer Aaron Bruns was sentenced to ten years for possession of child pornography
679 Royce M. Fessenden, The former head of the Christian County Republican Party was sentenced to five years in prison for child molestation.
680 Republican Plattsburg NY Assemblyman George Christian Ortloff was sentenced to twelve and a half years for soliciting a minor for sex
681 Robert R. Groezinger, an aide to NY Republican State Senator Serphin Maltese, was arrested for 25 counts of child pornography. Sentenced to 57 months.
682 Eric Feltner, Missouri Lt. Gov Peter Kinder’s former chief of staff, pled guilty to a pornography misdemeanor. He showed porn to a child.
683 James Zedaker, associate dean of Florida State University’s School of Physician Assistant Practice and a registered Republican resigned after he was accused of sexual misconduct and creating a hostile work environment.
684 Gary Lee Hansen, former City Councilman of Sac City, IA was arrested and convicted for child sexual abuse.
685 Edward (Ted) Burgess, City Councilman in Carlisle, OH - sexual assault, felony gross imposition. 8 year-old girl
686 Gerald ‘Ajax’ Ackerman, Port Huron MI Mayor was convicted of sexual contact with minors, three girls, 8, 11, and 12 years old
687 Missouri Speaker of the House John Diehl resigned after the revelation of his sending explicit text messages to a college intern. Is he making a comeback?
688 Former Rep Speaker of NJ Assembly Garabed "Chuck" Haytaian was accused of sexual assault. The State paid the accuser $175,000 to drop her claim.
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
690 Col Allan, former editor of the racist right-wing tabloid New York Post has been accused of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment at the Murdoch-owned paper by a former editor after she rejected his demand she sleep with him.
691 Keith Poole, the current editor-in-chief fired Michelle Geithoff, the editor who was sexually harassed. She alleges this is in retaliation for complaining about being harassed.
692 Todd Wayne McFarland, Mayor of Depew in Creek County, OK, was convicted of sexually assaulting a sixteen-year-old girl
693 Mayor John Pfannenstiel of Basehor, KS, was accused of having sex with inmates while working as a prison guard. Found guilty, he received probation.
694 Mayor Joe Dan Dwyer of Reeds Spring, MO, was convicted of criminal sexual assault for having a “relationship” with a 15-year-old child. Also convicted of obstruction of justice and trying to influence witnesses.
695 Mayor Virgil Hebert of Wilmot, OH pleaded guilty to gross sexual imposition and sexual battery for molesting a 15-year-old boy. He was fined $5000 and sentenced from four to ten years in prison.
696 Former Mayor Byron Campbell of Concord, CA, a “conservative Republican businessman” lost a 1.4 million sexual harassment/retaliation lawsuit.
697 Fran Coombs, editor of Washington Times, has sexually harassed so many women it’s an open secret in Washington, DC.
698 Republican Mayor Jim Maloof of Peoria, IL, and the City of Peoria settled a sexual harassment suit —
699 Bernie Alimenti, a Republican Councilman in Fort Meyers, pleaded no contest to offering influence in exchange for sex. This is after it was also revealed he had been fired from the lottery for sexual harassment. When the Clemency Board refused to restore his voting rights, he threatened to leave the GOP and become independent.
700 Michigan gubernatorial candidate Garrett Soldano thinks women impregnated by a rapist should be inspired that “god put them in this moment.”