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439: Bill Brough

Rape, Sexual Harassment

Bill Brough was a California Republican Assemblyman representing Orange County. He was asked by his party to retire and withdraw from 2020 re-election race because of sexual harassment and assault allegations as well as an ethics investigation for using campaign funds for personal use. He ran for re-election anyway. He came in fourth in the primary.

438: Mike Folmer

Child Sexual Abuse Material

Mike Folmer was a Pennsylvania state senator who resigned the day after he was charged with possessing child sexual abuse material (child pornography.) He was in the first year of his fourth term, having served twelve years. He was charged with possession the child sexual abuse material and criminal use of a communications facility. He pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to up to two years but was released in 2021 on parole after one year. He remains on probation for eight years.

437: James Manning

Child Abuse, Sexual Harassment

James Manning is the pastor of ATLAH World Missionary Church which also operates two private religious schools, Great Tomorrow’s USA Elementary/Middle and Atlah High School.. Manning is a vicious homophobe advocating that gay people be stoned. He advocated that former President Obama be hanged. He claimed Starbucks puts semen in its coffee. He has been accused of abusing the children who attend his school.

436: Daniel Rodimer

Assault, Familial Abuse & Violence

Daniel Rodimer is the retired professional wrestler Dan Rodman and an unsuccessful Republican candidate for Congress. He’s also been accused of domestic violence though no charges were filed and he remains married to his wife who twice called the police. Before that, a neighbor called police on him when he was fighting with a former girlfriend. He also has three assault charges and he pleaded no contest to one of them.

435: Joshua Powell

Sexual Harassment

Joshua Powell was formerly NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre’s Chief of Staff though before he was fired, he had been demoted to senior strategist. He was accused of sexual harassment by at least two women who were paid settlements from NRA funds. He was also accused of using NRA funds for personal expenses, but that is standard among NRA executives.

434: Phillip Todd Wilson

Child Sexual Abuse Material

Phillip Todd Wilson was a high school principal who came to national news attention for banning school library books with gay content. In all four books were banned because he said they were pornographic. He was arrested after someone alerted police that he sent pictures of child sex abuse pornography. “ According to court documents,…

432: Gary Wiggins

Child Abuse, Trafficking

Gary Wiggins ran an anti-gay “conversion” camp with his wife Meghan. They were both indicted for trafficking the children sent to their camp. The children were subject to physical abuse and forced labor. They had moved on to Illinois after the State of Texas shut down their Joshua Home. Texas followed the closing of their home in Missouri for child abuse allegations and in Alabama before that. They were extradited from Alabama to Texas.

431: Monica Wehby

Familial Abuse & Violence, Stalking/Harassment

Monica Wehby was an Oregon Republican candidate for U.S. Senate. She was accused of stalking her ex-boyfriend and harassing her ex-husband. She was accused of breaking into her ex-boyfriend’s home and harassing his employees. He considered getting a protective order but decided against it. He supported her campaign. He ex-husband also called the police and accused her of harassment and violence, slapping him, pulling his hair, throwing things at him. She was not arrested. She said that this just proves she stands up for what she believes.

430: Paxton Singer

Sexual Misconduct, Solicitation of a Minor

Paxton Singer was an anti-gay youth minister at Harvest Bible Chapel in Aurora, Illinois. He was convicted of disorderly conduct for sending text messages to a minor. He was originally accused of soliciting a minor but was acquitted of that while found guilty for texting him about his underwear and sleepovers, texts that alarmed the…