October 2024 – Page 2 – Republican Sexual Predators

1338: Paul Calhoun

Child Sexual Abuse Material

October 23, 2024Cajsa LilliehookLeave a comment

Paul Calhoun is the former mayor of Lake View, Alabama. He was appointed in 2016 by Republican Governor Robert Bentley after the mayor and 2 city council members resigned, leaving the town without a quorum to do business.

He was then elected in his own right but resigned in 2020 after being found guilty of voting on an issue in which he had a financial interest.

He was arrested in July 2024 when police found electronic devices containing Child Sexual Abuse Materiel. Additional charges were added, including ten counts of producing child sex abuse material, taking sexually exploitive photos of a 15-year-old girl.

1337: Dean Allen Wallowing Bull

Sexual Abuse

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Dean Allen Wallowing Bull is the Republican candidate for Montana’s House District 41 Representative despite being indicted on federal charges for sexual abuse and attempted sexual abuse of two men who were unable to consent.

1336: James Robert Murphey

Child Indecency, Sexual Battery

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James Robert Murphey worked for over twenty years as youth pastor at Oak View Baptist Church in High Point, North Carolina. To their credit, the church went to the police and suspended Murphey as soon as they learned of allegations that he had sexually battered a minor.

1335: Mike Vereb

Sexual Harassment

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A woman who worked for him in the administration resigned after two months. She alleged he made sexual advances and made lewd comments about co-workers and a state senator. Her allegations included retaliatory attacks on her performance when she refused an affair with him. The Governor’s Office settled with a payment of $295,000.

1334: Joshua Dane Wells

Child Molestation

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Joshua Dane Wells was a part-time deputy and foster parent. He also was podcasting with two other people a Pentecostal podcast called PenteTalks has been charged with inappropriate sexual conduct with minors. A concerned parent notified police about his sexual conduct with a 15-year-old minor.

1333: R. J. May

Child Exploitation

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R. J. May is a South Carolina State Representative. He is currently under investigation by the Department of Homeland Security Special Investigations Unit and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division related to child sexual exploitation materials. Electronic devices and files were seized after a search warrant on his home. He has not been charged.

1332: Brett Callaway

Assault

October 21, 2024Cajsa LilliehookLeave a comment

Brett Callaway, Chair of the Henderson County, NC, Republican Party, has been charged with assaulting a woman. He is likely to receive no punishment.

The incident happened at a Republican district convention where there was considerable debate about party elections and precinct representation.

1331: George Bardmesser

Assault, Child Abuse

October 21, 2024Cajsa LilliehookLeave a comment

As well as advocating violence, he has been arrested for practicing it as well. He’s been charged with child abuse for putting one boy in a chokehold and slapping another. This happened in a restaurant and was recorded. The kids were sitting in a booth and he walked up behind them and attacked.

1330: Michael Paustian

Child Molestation

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Michael Paustian was the creative director of Group Publishing, a religious publishing house that created curriculum for churches. Group Publishing specializes in “creating experiences that bring Children, Youth, and Adults into a closer relationship with Jesus,” which includes curriculum for “vacation Bible school, ministry resources, Sunday school resources, children’s resources, adult resources, and women’s ministry resources.”

1329: Riley Carter

Child Rape

October 9, 2024Cajsa LilliehookLeave a comment

Riley Carter was a city council member in Aberdeen, Washington. He used this picture in his campaign’s Facebook site. This seems a particularly blatant example of projection after he was arraigned for raping a child under the age of twelve. The child is also a relative.