Gary Cannon, a Trump donor, was the President of the Board of the Oregon Coast Military Museum in Florence, Oregon. His son, Geoffrey Cannon, who has no party affiliation,was arrested and charged with child sexual abuse. Geoffrey was the museum’s director. When the minor’s family addressed the Board, Cannon said she knew what she was doing and equally offensive blaming the victim to excuse his son raping a minor.
He added, “I think your daughter could be a promiscuous little slut and you don’t know it,” the board member said. “And I think you need to get a real handle on that. Think about a young girl that knows how to manipulate men with sex and has done it before.” (Register Guard)
Both Cannons, father and son, resigned. Geoffrey Cannon took a plea which kept him out of jail. Just five years probation which the child’s mother says is not enough.
- Eugene Register-Guard: Oregon Coast Military Museum board member calls alleged abuse victim ‘little slut’
- Eugene Register-Guard: Oregon Coast Military Museum plans to reopen after dissolving former board
- KMTR: Former director of Oregon Coast Military Museum sentenced for sexual abuse of 15-year-old
Wed, Nov 12, 2025 ·Page A1