Well just another day. We are approaching 50 elected or appointed GOP leaders in the last 5 years with this weeks charges filed against a GOP chair for the party and elected county board member for soliciting kiddie sex.
Grand Ole Pedos.
Something has to be done.
Weld County GOP chair resigns following charge of soliciting a child prostitute, party says
May 15, 2026 – The chair of the Weld County Republican Party has resigned following his arrest on accusations of soliciting a minor, according to group.
Republican state senator staff member arrested on federal child sex trafficking charges, authorities say
Feb 20, 2026 - Alaskan authorities say Craig Scott Valdez, 36 and a staff member for GOP state senator George Rauscher has been charged with sex trafficking of children and other child exploitation offenses.
Former Nye County Republican Central Committee chairman arrested on child pornography and weapons charges
Jan 31, 2026 - William “Bill” Carns, a former Nye County Republican Central Committee chairman, was arrested last weekend by the Nye County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) on multiple offenses, including child pornography and weapon possession charges.
Surry GOP Board of Elections chair resigns after arrest on child abuse, drug possession charges
August 28, 2025 - The chairman of the Surry County Board of Elections and Republican Board of Education candidate resigned shortly before noon on Thursday, two days after he was arrested and charged with multiple crimes, including felony child abuse, in the city of Wilmington.
South Carolina GOP lawmaker resigns after arrest on child sex abuse material charges
August 12, 2025 - RJ May, a 38-year-old Republican state representative was accused of using the screen name “joebidennnn69” on the social media network Kik to exchange 220 different files of toddlers and young children.
Republican in South Carolina arrested over distribution of child sexual abuse material
June 13, 2025 - A Republican member of South Carolina’s state house who prosecutors say used the screen name “joebidennnn69” has been arrested and charged with 10 counts of distributing sexual abuse material involving children.
Ohio GOP House lawmaker told to resign over sexual abuse allegations
May 14, 2025 - A GOP Ohio House lawmaker was removed from committee assignments and asked to resign Monday, based on allegations of his sexual misconduct with a minor relative, which come from Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) documents.
GOP state Sen. Justin Eichorn arrested on suspicion of soliciting sex with a 17-year-old girl
March 19, 2025 - State Sen. Justin Eichorn, (R) Grand Rapids, was arrested in Bloomington on suspicion of soliciting a minor for sex.
Former Trump spiritual adviser accused of child sex abuse surrenders in Oklahoma
March 17, 2025 - Robert Preston Morris, a former Texas megachurch pastor and former GOP spiritual adviser to President Donald Trump accused of child sexual abuse, has surrendered to Oklahoma authorities.
Houston man pardoned by Trump arrested on child sex charge
Feb 6, 2025 - A Houston man who was recently pardoned by President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection has been arrested on an outstanding child sex crimes charge.
Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter arrested on child pornography charges in North Carolina
Jan 28, 2025 - A North Carolina man who received a presidential pardon for his participation in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack was arrested on child pornography charges unrelated to the riot, according to local law enforcement.
Lame Deer GOP state House candidate charged with sexual abuse
Aug 6, 2024 - A Republican state House candidate from Lame Deer has been accused in federal court of sexually abusing three males, including one case dating back 15 years on the Northern Cheyenne reservation.
Republican elected office hires convicted felon who raped and killed his stepdaughter
Republican leaders of the Missouri House on Tuesday joined the chorus of lawmakers blasting the state public defender’s office for employing a man who was convicted of two felonies in connection to the 2007 rape and murder of his stepdaughter.
Former North Dakota GOP lawmaker to plead guilty to child sex tourism charge • North Dakota Monitor
June 24, 2024 – Former GOP lawmaker state Sen. Ray Holmberg has signed an agreement indicating he will plead guilty to a child sex tourism charge.
Wysox Supervisor Faces Child Pornography Charges - ROCKET-COURIER
May 9, 2024 - A Republican Wysox Township Supervisor Victor Franklin has been charged with 10 counts of viewing or possessing child pornography, state police said.
Mason official Seth Waxman had generic Viagra, testosterone when arrested for child solicitation (lansingstatejournal.com)
May 8, 2024 - A former Republican Mason planning commissioner who was charged with soliciting a minor last week in Indiana
Kevin McCarthy Protege Under Investigation For Sexually Assaulting Daughter - LAmag
April 25, 2024 - Republican Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner is being investigated for sexual assault
Thurmont Town Commissioner Arrested For Sex Abuse Of A Minor | WFMD-AM
April 19, 2024 - Frederick County Sheriff’s Office has charged Robert Lookingbill a Thurmont Town Commissioner (R) with sex abuse of a minor.
Lake Alfred City Commissioner arrested for possessing child porn
April 19, 2024 - Republican Lake Alfred City Commissioner Charles Lake has been arrested on charges of possessing child pornography
Hays County man Bo Dresner sentenced to 410 years in prison | kvue.com
March 11, 2024 — Austin Texas - former Hays County GOP leader has been sentenced to 410 years in prison after being convicted of 65 sexual abuse and child pornography charges.
Young Republican Leader Arrested For Sexual Torture and Murder
Mar 19, 2024 - Kyle Lester, an Alabama politico who worked on multiple GOP campaigns and led a local Young Republicans chapter is accused of sexually torturing and murdering another man.
Former GOP Official Accused Of Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Images | HuffPost Latest News
Mar 8, 2024 - Luis Borunda, a former deputy secretary of state under Hogan, was charged with two counts of distribution of child pornography, sexual exploitation of a child, and possession of child pornography.
Texas Republican Councilman Brad Benson charged with child porn
Nov 8, 2023 - A Texas Republican city council candidate, Brad Benson, in Hood County was charged with two counts of possession of child pornography just one day before Election Day.
Virginian Republican resigns after son charged with raping child
Prince William County Republican Committee Chairman Denny Daugherty resigned on Tuesday, October 2, 2023, after Prince William police charged his son with rape.
Houston GOP activist knew for years of child sex abuse claims against Southern Baptist leader, law partner
Mar 23, 2023 - In recent sworn testimony, Harris County GOP chair Jared Woodfill said he’d known since 2004 of an allegation that Pressler had sexually abused a child.
Former County GOP Chairman Faces Child Pornography Charges
Jan 27, 2023 - Rocky Hayes, who previously served as chairman of the GOP in Jones County, South Dakota, has been charged with three counts of child pornography possession
Indiana Republican Arrested for Child Pornography
Apr 15, 2023 - Indiana Republican Joshua Craft was arrested April 11th, 2023 for possessing child pornography.
Lane Rees, Florida Republican Committeeman, Arrested ...
Apr 2, 2023 - Lane Rees, who is a current Republican state committeeman, was arrested yesterday on charges of possession and transmission of child pornography.
Former State Sen. Mike Folmer sentenced on child pornography charges (ldnews.com)
July 21, 2023 - Pennsylvania state Sen. Mike Folmer, a Republican, resigned Wednesday after being arrested for child pornography possession.
Louisiana Republican official charged with juvenile cruelty
May 26, 2023 - The Rev. John Raymond of Slidell, an elected member of the Louisiana Republican Party governing board who is charged with four counts of criminal cruelty to juveniles, is running for a seat in the state House of Representatives.
Republican Matthew Reilly accused of sex abuse
June 9, 2023 - An ex-Rhode Island Republican councilman, Matthew Reilly, found passed out in his carwhile holding a crack pipe has been busted again — this time on molestation charges involving a 12-year-old girl
Former Smithville Mayor Scott Saunders gets 5 years probation | kvue.com
July 19, 2023 – Scott Sunder Jr, the former GOP mayor of Smithville was charged in Bastrop County with two counts of sexual assault of a child, as well as indecency with a child.
Indiana Republican Arrested for Child Pornography
Apr 11, 2023 - Indiana Republican Joshua Craft was arrested April 11th, 2023 for possessing child pornography. Craft ran as a Republican for Otter Creek Township Trustee of Vigo County in 2022.
Ex-RNC staffer gets more than 12 years in prison in child ...
Apr 8, 2022 — In November 2020, a Trump appointee at the Commerce Department, Adam Hageman, was arrested on charges he shared a child pornography video and ...
Former GOP Staffer Sentenced For Running Child Porn Ring
April 8, 2022 - Ruben Verastigui, a former senior ad designer for the Republican National Committee, was just sentenced for 12 years for sexually explicit images and videos of children and called abuse of babies his “absolute favorite.”
North Dakota lawmaker quits after child porn suspect texts
Apr 25, 2022 - North Dakota’s longest-serving state senator, Republican Ray Holmberg, announced Monday that he would resign following a report that he had traded scores of text messages with a man jailed on child pornography charges.
Former Trump Official Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Charge, Is Sentenced to Prison
Sept 29, 2022 - A former Commerce Department official in the Trump administration, Adam Hagerman, was sentenced to a five-and-a-half year prison term after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography
South Dakota GOP state Senate hopeful charged with child abuse after allegedly grooming, raping family member
Nov 5, 2022 - Joel Koskan, a Republican running for the South Dakota Legislature was charged with felony child abuse following accusations he groomed, molested and raped a child family member for several years.
Randy Gene Kaufman Caught Masturbating Near Preschool: Cops
Oct 18, 2022 - A Republican candidate for a seat on the Maricopa County Community College District Governing Board may face felony charges after the police say they caught him in the act of masturbating across the street from an Arizona preschool.
Eric Lipman Charged with Child Porn Possession
April 9, 2021 - Deputies with the Leon County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) on Wednesday arrested the general counsel for the Florida Elections Commission on charges that he ...
Penobscot official charged with child porn, asked to resign
Aug 5, 2021 — John Hiatt, who's also a member of the Republican State Committee, was already charged for allegedly stalking and harassing woman through texts
GOP State Sen. Mike Folmer Arrested On Child Pornography Charges
Republican State Sen. Mike Folmer of Lebanon County is accused of child pornography possession, sexual abuse of children and criminal use of a communication facility because of photos that law enforcement officials say Folmer had on his cell phone.
Former Oklahoma state senator sentenced to 15 years on child sex trafficking charge
OKLAHOMA CITY — A former Republican state senator in Oklahoma was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison Monday on a child sex trafficking charge.
Grand Ole Pedos.
Something has to be done.
Weld County GOP chair resigns following charge of soliciting a child prostitute, party says
May 15, 2026 – The chair of the Weld County Republican Party has resigned following his arrest on accusations of soliciting a minor, according to group.
Republican state senator staff member arrested on federal child sex trafficking charges, authorities say
Feb 20, 2026 - Alaskan authorities say Craig Scott Valdez, 36 and a staff member for GOP state senator George Rauscher has been charged with sex trafficking of children and other child exploitation offenses.
Former Nye County Republican Central Committee chairman arrested on child pornography and weapons charges
Jan 31, 2026 - William “Bill” Carns, a former Nye County Republican Central Committee chairman, was arrested last weekend by the Nye County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) on multiple offenses, including child pornography and weapon possession charges.
Surry GOP Board of Elections chair resigns after arrest on child abuse, drug possession charges
August 28, 2025 - The chairman of the Surry County Board of Elections and Republican Board of Education candidate resigned shortly before noon on Thursday, two days after he was arrested and charged with multiple crimes, including felony child abuse, in the city of Wilmington.
South Carolina GOP lawmaker resigns after arrest on child sex abuse material charges
August 12, 2025 - RJ May, a 38-year-old Republican state representative was accused of using the screen name “joebidennnn69” on the social media network Kik to exchange 220 different files of toddlers and young children.
Republican in South Carolina arrested over distribution of child sexual abuse material
June 13, 2025 - A Republican member of South Carolina’s state house who prosecutors say used the screen name “joebidennnn69” has been arrested and charged with 10 counts of distributing sexual abuse material involving children.
Ohio GOP House lawmaker told to resign over sexual abuse allegations
May 14, 2025 - A GOP Ohio House lawmaker was removed from committee assignments and asked to resign Monday, based on allegations of his sexual misconduct with a minor relative, which come from Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) documents.
GOP state Sen. Justin Eichorn arrested on suspicion of soliciting sex with a 17-year-old girl
March 19, 2025 - State Sen. Justin Eichorn, (R) Grand Rapids, was arrested in Bloomington on suspicion of soliciting a minor for sex.
Former Trump spiritual adviser accused of child sex abuse surrenders in Oklahoma
March 17, 2025 - Robert Preston Morris, a former Texas megachurch pastor and former GOP spiritual adviser to President Donald Trump accused of child sexual abuse, has surrendered to Oklahoma authorities.
Houston man pardoned by Trump arrested on child sex charge
Feb 6, 2025 - A Houston man who was recently pardoned by President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection has been arrested on an outstanding child sex crimes charge.
Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter arrested on child pornography charges in North Carolina
Jan 28, 2025 - A North Carolina man who received a presidential pardon for his participation in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack was arrested on child pornography charges unrelated to the riot, according to local law enforcement.
Lame Deer GOP state House candidate charged with sexual abuse
Aug 6, 2024 - A Republican state House candidate from Lame Deer has been accused in federal court of sexually abusing three males, including one case dating back 15 years on the Northern Cheyenne reservation.
Republican elected office hires convicted felon who raped and killed his stepdaughter
Republican leaders of the Missouri House on Tuesday joined the chorus of lawmakers blasting the state public defender’s office for employing a man who was convicted of two felonies in connection to the 2007 rape and murder of his stepdaughter.
Former North Dakota GOP lawmaker to plead guilty to child sex tourism charge • North Dakota Monitor
June 24, 2024 – Former GOP lawmaker state Sen. Ray Holmberg has signed an agreement indicating he will plead guilty to a child sex tourism charge.
Wysox Supervisor Faces Child Pornography Charges - ROCKET-COURIER
May 9, 2024 - A Republican Wysox Township Supervisor Victor Franklin has been charged with 10 counts of viewing or possessing child pornography, state police said.
Mason official Seth Waxman had generic Viagra, testosterone when arrested for child solicitation (lansingstatejournal.com)
May 8, 2024 - A former Republican Mason planning commissioner who was charged with soliciting a minor last week in Indiana
Kevin McCarthy Protege Under Investigation For Sexually Assaulting Daughter - LAmag
April 25, 2024 - Republican Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner is being investigated for sexual assault
Thurmont Town Commissioner Arrested For Sex Abuse Of A Minor | WFMD-AM
April 19, 2024 - Frederick County Sheriff’s Office has charged Robert Lookingbill a Thurmont Town Commissioner (R) with sex abuse of a minor.
Lake Alfred City Commissioner arrested for possessing child porn
April 19, 2024 - Republican Lake Alfred City Commissioner Charles Lake has been arrested on charges of possessing child pornography
Hays County man Bo Dresner sentenced to 410 years in prison | kvue.com
March 11, 2024 — Austin Texas - former Hays County GOP leader has been sentenced to 410 years in prison after being convicted of 65 sexual abuse and child pornography charges.
Young Republican Leader Arrested For Sexual Torture and Murder
Mar 19, 2024 - Kyle Lester, an Alabama politico who worked on multiple GOP campaigns and led a local Young Republicans chapter is accused of sexually torturing and murdering another man.
Former GOP Official Accused Of Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Images | HuffPost Latest News
Mar 8, 2024 - Luis Borunda, a former deputy secretary of state under Hogan, was charged with two counts of distribution of child pornography, sexual exploitation of a child, and possession of child pornography.
Texas Republican Councilman Brad Benson charged with child porn
Nov 8, 2023 - A Texas Republican city council candidate, Brad Benson, in Hood County was charged with two counts of possession of child pornography just one day before Election Day.
Virginian Republican resigns after son charged with raping child
Prince William County Republican Committee Chairman Denny Daugherty resigned on Tuesday, October 2, 2023, after Prince William police charged his son with rape.
Houston GOP activist knew for years of child sex abuse claims against Southern Baptist leader, law partner
Mar 23, 2023 - In recent sworn testimony, Harris County GOP chair Jared Woodfill said he’d known since 2004 of an allegation that Pressler had sexually abused a child.
Former County GOP Chairman Faces Child Pornography Charges
Jan 27, 2023 - Rocky Hayes, who previously served as chairman of the GOP in Jones County, South Dakota, has been charged with three counts of child pornography possession
Indiana Republican Arrested for Child Pornography
Apr 15, 2023 - Indiana Republican Joshua Craft was arrested April 11th, 2023 for possessing child pornography.
Lane Rees, Florida Republican Committeeman, Arrested ...
Apr 2, 2023 - Lane Rees, who is a current Republican state committeeman, was arrested yesterday on charges of possession and transmission of child pornography.
Former State Sen. Mike Folmer sentenced on child pornography charges (ldnews.com)
July 21, 2023 - Pennsylvania state Sen. Mike Folmer, a Republican, resigned Wednesday after being arrested for child pornography possession.
Louisiana Republican official charged with juvenile cruelty
May 26, 2023 - The Rev. John Raymond of Slidell, an elected member of the Louisiana Republican Party governing board who is charged with four counts of criminal cruelty to juveniles, is running for a seat in the state House of Representatives.
Republican Matthew Reilly accused of sex abuse
June 9, 2023 - An ex-Rhode Island Republican councilman, Matthew Reilly, found passed out in his carwhile holding a crack pipe has been busted again — this time on molestation charges involving a 12-year-old girl
Former Smithville Mayor Scott Saunders gets 5 years probation | kvue.com
July 19, 2023 – Scott Sunder Jr, the former GOP mayor of Smithville was charged in Bastrop County with two counts of sexual assault of a child, as well as indecency with a child.
Indiana Republican Arrested for Child Pornography
Apr 11, 2023 - Indiana Republican Joshua Craft was arrested April 11th, 2023 for possessing child pornography. Craft ran as a Republican for Otter Creek Township Trustee of Vigo County in 2022.
Ex-RNC staffer gets more than 12 years in prison in child ...
Apr 8, 2022 — In November 2020, a Trump appointee at the Commerce Department, Adam Hageman, was arrested on charges he shared a child pornography video and ...
Former GOP Staffer Sentenced For Running Child Porn Ring
April 8, 2022 - Ruben Verastigui, a former senior ad designer for the Republican National Committee, was just sentenced for 12 years for sexually explicit images and videos of children and called abuse of babies his “absolute favorite.”
North Dakota lawmaker quits after child porn suspect texts
Apr 25, 2022 - North Dakota’s longest-serving state senator, Republican Ray Holmberg, announced Monday that he would resign following a report that he had traded scores of text messages with a man jailed on child pornography charges.
Former Trump Official Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Charge, Is Sentenced to Prison
Sept 29, 2022 - A former Commerce Department official in the Trump administration, Adam Hagerman, was sentenced to a five-and-a-half year prison term after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography
South Dakota GOP state Senate hopeful charged with child abuse after allegedly grooming, raping family member
Nov 5, 2022 - Joel Koskan, a Republican running for the South Dakota Legislature was charged with felony child abuse following accusations he groomed, molested and raped a child family member for several years.
Randy Gene Kaufman Caught Masturbating Near Preschool: Cops
Oct 18, 2022 - A Republican candidate for a seat on the Maricopa County Community College District Governing Board may face felony charges after the police say they caught him in the act of masturbating across the street from an Arizona preschool.
Eric Lipman Charged with Child Porn Possession
April 9, 2021 - Deputies with the Leon County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) on Wednesday arrested the general counsel for the Florida Elections Commission on charges that he ...
Penobscot official charged with child porn, asked to resign
Aug 5, 2021 — John Hiatt, who's also a member of the Republican State Committee, was already charged for allegedly stalking and harassing woman through texts
GOP State Sen. Mike Folmer Arrested On Child Pornography Charges
Republican State Sen. Mike Folmer of Lebanon County is accused of child pornography possession, sexual abuse of children and criminal use of a communication facility because of photos that law enforcement officials say Folmer had on his cell phone.
Former Oklahoma state senator sentenced to 15 years on child sex trafficking charge
OKLAHOMA CITY — A former Republican state senator in Oklahoma was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison Monday on a child sex trafficking charge.
