Republican Sexual Predators, Abusers, and Enablers Pt. 30

This is the 30th 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

•  726  Alan Moran, Republican Acting Mayor of Diamondhead, MS, was arrested on misdemeanor?!? charges for touching a 17-year-old boy’s genitals and buying him beer. Why is this a misdemeanor?

• 727  DeSantis Faith Advisor Jeff Ford resigned from teaching high school when his sexual relationship with a student was discovered. Not criminal because she was of age, but still an abuse of power & position. He is Gov. Desantis’ faith advisor

• 728  Tampa Police Office Paul Mumford, a Republican, was arrested and charged with 100 counts of child pornography. He is a #LawEnforcementPredator

• 729  Hart County, GA, Commissioner Ricky Carter has been charged with aggravated assault and three counts of cruelty to children. County elections have okayed him running in the GOP primary in spite of the arrest.

• 730  Clay County Deputy Alejandro Carmona (registered Republican) has been charged with child solicitation, sending nude images of himself to a child

• 731  Illinois candidate for a state House seat, Tim McCullagh dropped out of the race after accusations of grooming arose from a botched investigation last year. While trying to extract data from an underage child’s phone, the data was corrupted. The child’s family decided not to pursue charges.

• 732  Ravi Zacharias, an evangelical leader who supported Rubio and then Trump, abused women and masturbated during massage sessions. David French has a story on the cover-up.

• 733  Pete Newman, a favorite at Christian camp Kanakuk, is being sued by yet more people he molested when they were boys. Convicted on 7 counts of abusing boys, he is serving 2 life sentences plus 30 years.

• 734  Joe White, founder of Camp Kanakuk was informed of Pete Newman’s activities and covered it up, telling his wife to make him behave rather than disciplining or firing him. Because they were more concerned about silencing survivors than protecting children, they soon hired another predator. Campers are called Kanakuk Klassic Kampers.

• 735  Kamp Kanakuk where the campers are called Kanakuk Klassic Kampers are regular donors to Republicans (over $60k). I guess to be bipartisan, they have $3 to Democrats. Yes, in 2020 they gave $3. Over the years they have employed several child molesters.

• 736  Cary Rhodes, the Republican mayor of Taylorsville, GA was convicted of trying to have sex with a child in an internet sting. He got two years in prison and 10 years on probation on one count of computer and electronic child exploitation. He must also pay a $2,000 fine plus court costs and surcharges, perform 240 hours of community service and abide by sex offender restrictions avoiding all children except grandchildren, nieces, and nephews (with another adult present)

• 737  Saunemin, IL Former Mayor Mike Stoecklin, pled guilty to child porn even though he created it filming himself with one of his grade school students.  

• 738  Republican Mayor of Ketchikan, AK, Jack Shay pled guilty in a plea deal reducing his 91 charges of child pornography down to seven.

• 739  Former Republican Mayor of Seven Fields, PA Ed Bayne pled guilty to child pornography​​​​​​

• 740  Paul Reeves, former mayor of Ashland, KY - child pornography

• 741  Gregory J. Nies, Republican mayoral candidate for Lititz, PA - child pornography

• 742  Jeffrey Armstong, Former Mayor of Rockford, OH, and GOP Central Committee rep, was charged with child pornography and pleaded guilty

• 743  Ronnie Hale, a Republican Alderman in Southaven, MS, pleaded guilty to transporting child pornography and was sentenced to seven years in prison.

• 744  Town Councilman David Bernard (R)  in Greybull, WY, David Bernard, was charged with possessing and distributing child pornography

• 745  Charles Jandris, Former Mahwah, NJ, City Councilman and daycare center operator was sentenced to probation for possessing child pornography. The plea deal also will not require that he register as a sex offender. The daycare center has new owners.

  

• 746  Carl Clinton Ballman, a GOP legislative aide in Missouri, pleaded guilty to attempting to receive child pornography. The deal dropped the more serious charge of soliciting a minor. He was sentenced to five years.

• 747  Trump-endorsed candidate for the Nebraska Republican gubernatorial nomination, Charles Herbster, has been accused by eight women, including a GOP state senator of groping them. The GOP senator accused him of reaching up her skirt and groping her. There are witnesses.

• 748 Derik Ford, the conservative candidate for mayor of  Washougal, WA, who was endorsed by the Clark County Republican Women, was arrested for domestic violence

  

• 749  John Randall Hammock, the conservative Republican mayor of Tallassee, AL, was arrested for domestic violence. He was charged with 1st-degree domestic violence, a felony.

• 750 Holdenville City Councillor Richard West (R) was convicted of possessing child pornography and soliciting a minor, a child he met at age 12. He was  a member of Bikers Against Child Abuse

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