Once “Republican of the Year” and a big Republican donor, Mark A. Grethen was accused of sexually assaulting his children and convicted of Indecent Liberties with a Child by a Custodia, Forcible Sodomy, and Aggravated Sexual Battery. He raped his own children who were five and three at the time. He pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of six of the 26 counts against him.
In 2021, he was murdered in prison after serving nearly 20 years.
- Virginia State Police: Mark A. Grethen Sex Offender Registry
- Grethen V. Johnson, District Court VA 2006, Grethen appeal denied
- Law and Crime: Top Republican Donor Killed in Prison after serving nearly two decades for sexually assaulting two children
14 Feb 2002
3 March 2002
Notes rescinding “Republican of the Year”