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1220: Justin Wells

Justin Wells was the producer for Tucker Carlson’s FOX News program and, reportedly, his ‘right-hand man.’ He was fired along with Carlson in April, 2023, and is producing Carlson’s current shows. He and FOX News have been sued by a former producer, Andrew Delancey, under New York’s law temporarily lifting the statute of limitations on sexual assault lawsuits. The alleged sexual assaults, harassment, and retaliation happened in 2008.

G.O.P. F-Ups: Organizational Cover-Up, Retaliation, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment

1219: Jeffrey Brienza

Jeffrey Brienza was a New York Police Department captain before he was fired after being accused of rape another police officer on his Yankee Stadium detail. She claimed he raped her nearly every day, forcing her to perform oral sex. The officer also alleged that he showed her a peephole he used to spy on the women’s locker room.

G.O.P. F-Ups: Rape, Sexual Harassment, Stalking/Harassment, Voyeurism/Peeping

1218: Dave Turley

David J. Turley was the Mayor of Woodland Park, Colorado when he was accused of sexually assaulting a teen at his home. He was charged with a class 4 felony sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust. He was arrested in 2014 by local police and released with bail set at $10,000.

1215: Patrick Walsh

Patrick Walsh is the CEO of Empire Holdings which controls TMPL Clubs, luxurious gyms in New York, Florida, and Puerto Rico. He is also the third largest investor in Truth Social, the infamously white-nationalist social media created to host a deplatformed Trump. He put in $6.2 million to give Trump a bullhorn and a claque. He has also been sued for sexual harassment by two women who worked at TMPL.

1214: Trammell Crow

Trammel Crow is the brother of the Supreme Court donor Harlan Crow, but he’s also a significant donor to Republicans in his own right, giving over $3 million over the years. Two women have accused him of financing a sex trafficking operation in which they were drugged, physically abused, threatened and forced to perform sex acts. They claim Crow played a critical role in financing the operation.

1213: Reagan Anderson

Reagan Anderson was an elementary school teacher at Holly Hill Academy, a private religious K-12 school in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. In November, she was arrested for sexual battery of a minor student, a high school football player. A coach as well as some students saw a photo of her on a student’s phone as well as some Snapchat conversation that alarmed the coach. Allegedly, Anderson sent the student nude photos on Snapchat. The school contacted police on November 8th.

G.O.P. F-Ups: Child Molestation, Child Rape, Sexual Battery, Sexual Exploitation of a Child

1211: Joseph Ortega

Joseph Ortega is a police officer in Las Vegas, Nevada. In November, 2023, he was arrested and charged with child abuse and domestic violence. His attorney said he was cleared to return to work. The Police Department said he was suspended without pay.

G.O.P. F-Ups: Assault, Child Abuse, Familial Abuse & Violence