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1262: Lynn Lindaman

In 2023, he was accused of again sexually assaulting a child, this one under the age of ten. The child was eight. He was found guilty by a jury in February, 2024. The jury was not told about his prior conviction, though there will be a second trial to see if he would get enhanced penalties for a repeat offense.

1261: David Helbling

David Helbling was a pastor at The Blessing Center First Assembly of God in Moreno Valley, California. In late January, police were informed of an alleged sexual assault of a minor. On February 14, 2024, they searched his home, collecting evidence of the alleged crimes and arresting Helbling. He was charged with committing a lewd…

1259: Dale Kenyon

Dale Kenyon was the mayor of Clayton, New York. He was indicted for “engaging in sex acts” with a 14-year-old girl over the course of three years beginning in 2009. He was indicted in September 2017 on 22 counts of third-degree Criminal Sexual Act for the alleged abuse.

G.O.P. F-Ups: Child Endangerment, Child Indecency

1258: Kenneth Richens

Kenneth Merlin Richens was the head of Ken and Darlene Richens Family Education Initiatives Inc. News reports name him and his wife as owners, but no one owns a nonprofit and as it raised and disbursed no money according to Guidestar. It is an unsuccessful nonprofit or perhaps just an excuse to spend time with children under color of charity. He was also an LDS missionary and Central Valley Medical Center in Nephi, Utah. He has pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material.

G.O.P. F-Ups: Child Sexual Abuse Material, Sex Tourism

1257: Jamol Jones

After he became Chair, it was revealed that he was fired from the Benton Police Department for ethics violation related to him having a “sexual relationship with a minor.” The investigator determined that Jones liked when he said he did not know she was underage. The investigator mentioned Jones telling the girl not to tell anyone as he would get in trouble. He was twenty-five. The girl’s mother did not want him prosecuted but thought he should not be a police officer.

1256: Corey Botelho

Corey Botelho was a Jefferson County deputy sheriff. As the owner of a security firm Tri-Force Tactical, he was a board member of the area Chamber of Commerce. A soccer coach, he was also a board member of the United Vallely Soccer Association. He is the former president of the Clarion Rifle and Pistol Club. Check out the creepy account for his business Tri-Force Tactical on the site formerly known as Twitter. This well-known “community leader” has been charged with repeatedly raping a child since she was eight until she was fifteen. In December, he again tried to abuse her and she stopped him. He faces 79 charges.

G.O.P. F-Ups: Child Molestation, Child Rape, Incest, Rape, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Sexual Battery

1254: Lillie Bowman

Lillie Bowman was a high school teacher and trap team coach in Norris, Oklahoma. In early April, a student told the school administrators about a sexual relationship between the trap-shooting coach and one of the students she was coaching. The school “investigated” and determined there was nothing amiss and warned the student who had come to them to stop talking about the teacher and the student she victimized or risk suspension. The also informed the school resource officer that the rumor was unfounded and called the mother of the student who reported the rumor.

G.O.P. F-Ups: Abuse of Power or Authority, Child Molestation, Child Rape, Grooming

1253: Paul Humphrey

During the interview, the child reported that she had known Humphrey since she was second grade. She said Humphrey “had sex” with her fifteen times during her sophomore year, that he put a tracking app on her phone, and that she acquiesced because she felt pressured because he was a father figure and a police officer.

G.O.P. F-Ups: Abuse of Power or Authority, Child Molestation, Child Rape, Grooming

1252: Brad Nash

Bradley Nash is the former mayor of Salem, Missouri. (He won with 93% of the vote in 2020.) He was also the Dent Co. fire chief and emergency manager until just before his arrest for child molestation and sodomy.

G.O.P. F-Ups: Child Molestation, Child Rape, Child Sexual Abuse Material, Familial Abuse & Violence, Nonconsensual Recording, Sexual Abuse