Assault – Page 6 – Republican Sexual Predators

315: Matthew “Deme” Cooper

Assault, Child Molestation, Uncategorized

October 13, 2022Cajsa LilliehookLeave a comment

Matthew Demetrius Cooper is a member of Patriot Prayer, one of the far right militia groups “standing by” to wage war on the United States. When he was in Virginia and was charged with two counts of raping a child. He skipped out and has been living in Washington. He comes to Portland as a leading member of Patriot Prayer, participating in the Cider Riot attack, and bragged on Twitter about beating a trans woman with a bat. He tweeted, “Sucks for your retarded comrade, we should’ve ended them instead of let them live. Next time I’ll make sure they don’t make to a hospital.” He is identified as Deme Cooper in most news articles.

292: Mark Bedell

Assault, Familial Abuse & Violence

October 6, 2022Cajsa LilliehookLeave a comment

Mark Bedell ran as the Republican candidate for a Maine House seat. He was arrested on aggravated assault charges and was accused of domestic violence. He was held without bail. The Maine GOP asked him to step down.

274: Rupert Tarsey

Assault, Attempted Murder

October 1, 2022Cajsa LilliehookLeave a comment

Rupert Tarsey was elected Secretary of the Broward County Executive Committee. He had worked hard on Trump’s election, registering Republican voters in a liberal county. But he was not who he seemed to be.

He was born Rupert Ditsworth. His family was wealthy and he attended an exclusive prep school near his home in Beverly Hills. One day he invited another student, Elizabeth Barcay, to eat lunch in his Jaguar. He confessed he was feeling suicidal and when she suggested seeking counseling he beat her with a hammer until it broke and then he tried to strangle her. There were forty wounds from the beating. Incredibly, she bit him, broke free, ran away, before collapsing in someone’s yard. She survived. He was charged with attempted murder and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon