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1173: Andrew Overheul

Child Sexual Abuse Material, Nonconsensual Recording

Andrew Lynn Overheul was the Clay County softball coach. He was arrested after he was caught filming his students. There was a party with parents and players. The players decided to have a sleepover. He said they could shower. He used a cell phone to film them. One of the girls saw a cellphone on the counter held in place by two objects. She saw it was recording. She found a recording of herself, deleted it, and called her parents. They came to pick her up. Overheul claimed it was charging. However, when Homeland Security showed up the next day and search they found more recordings and hundreds of nonconsensaul pictures of players. He was charged with six counts of producing Child Sexual Abuse Material. He reached a plea agreement, pleading guilty to two counts. He was sentenced to twenty years in prison.

1171: Joseph Roberts

Familial Abuse & Violence, Murder, Sexual Harassment, Stalking/Harassment

Joseph C. Roberts known as “MAGA Joe,” he was a member of the San Francisco Republican Central Committee, a member of The Federalist Society, a board member of Families Advocating for Campus Equality, and a police advocate for Stop Abusive and Violent Environments. Both FACE and SAVE advocate for weakening protections of assault victims. He was the Republican poster child for anti-Title IX college protections when he was suspended after three women made sexual harassment accusations against him. One woman claimed she feared for her life. Betsy DeVos named him as an example when she rolled back Title IX protections.

1170: Tom Wright

Abuse of Power or Authority, Assault, Grooming

Several years ago, before he became a state senator, he volunteered at the shelter. When Hurricane Irma was heading their way, he paid for a bus to evacuate survivors and went on the bus with them. He spoke to one of the survivors, talking about topless women, sex workers, and offering to fly her to Las Vegas. When the director heard of this, she banned him from the facility. As senator, he made several allegations against the shelter including trafficking, drug use, and a conflict of interest. These allegations proved to be false.

1169: Austin Perkins

Abuse of Power or Authority, Child Molestation, Child Rape, Child Sexual Abuse Material, Grooming

Austin Perkins was a youth pastor at Grace Fellowship Baptist Church in Floyd County, Georgia. In 2022, during a child sexual abuse material investigation, seven men were arrested. Perkins was one of those arrested.

He had a child with no home or family in his care whom he was abusing and filming to create Child Sexual Abuse Material. The child was rescued from this abuser.