Exposing the Corruption of the "Family Values" Party
Byron Campbell cost the city of Concord, CA, $1.3 million when a jury found him guilty of sexual harassment and the city guilty of failing to respond adequately to the complaint. Rita Hardin sued Campbell and the Concord City Council in 1993. She contended that the former mayor had created a hostile work environment by making sexually…
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 to 4 to 10 years in prison. He was originally accused of rape, but the charges were reduced in the plea deal.
Gerald ‘Ajax’ Ackerman was the popular “law and order” mayor of Port Huron who was often lovingly profiled in the media thanks to his biker persona. He was “Citizen of the Year.” He was convicted of exposing himself to several children. He was also convicted of sexually abusing three underage girls, 8, 11, and 12.…
Roy Moore was an Alabama judge who became famous for his theocratic defiance of the Constitutional separation of church and state, eventually resulting in his ouster from the Alabama Supreme Court twice. Of course, this notoriety resulted in him winning the Republican primary to replace Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions when he was appointed U.S. Attorney…
Randall Casseday was the Human Resources Director for the rightwing newspaper The Washington Times. The Washington Times claims “The Washington Times is the only newspaper where the moral issues of family and faith are proudly reported on the front page on a regular basis” Casseday was arrested in an undercover sting. He thought he was…
Joe Dan Dwyer was a popular, publicity-seeking “Law & Order” mayor of the small town of Reeds Spring, Missouri. He had been featured in the Sun-Sentinel and the New York Times for his larger-than-life grandiosity. But that was before two teen girls who were members of his family came forward with the allegation he abused…
Mayor John Pfannenstiel of Baseshor, KS, was accused of having sex with inmates while working as a prison guard. Found guilty, he received probation. A prisoner testified on his behalf and then pleaded guilty to perjury, claiming Pfannenstiel’s lawyer promised him money for testifying on his behalf.
Mayor Todd Wayne McFarland of Depew, Creek County, Oklahoma was convicted of sexual assault and battery of a sixteen-year-old in a trial after he appealed his sentence, claiming his plea agreement was the result of ineffective counsel.
Lou Beres was the leader of the Oregon Christian Coalition and Chair of the Multnomah County Republican Party was accused by his daughters and his sister-in-law of molesting them. They called the Child Abuse Hotline, but since the statute of limitations had passed, he was not charged. While publicly denying this, he admitted that he…
A former Denton County Constable, Larry Dale Floyd was charged with soliciting sex with a minor child and child pornography. He pleaded guilty to three charges of enticing a minor in an agreement that dropped an additional six charges against him. He was a constable when he drove to Colorado to meet with a mother…