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1540: James Michael Hadley

This internet search confirms to the public that James Hadley 66, of Barnegat NJ, a college dean, youth sports coach is accused of child sexual assault. Mr Hadley was charged with second-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of 16, second-degree luring a minor to commit a sexual act, third-degree endangering the welfare…

1519: Shawn Myers

Shawn Patrick Myers was elected to the Grove City City Council representing the Third Ward in 2012. He won reelection to his fourth term in 2023 but was arrested before he was sworn in. He has been replaced by an appointee.

He was arraigned for involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, corruption of minors, disseminating explicit sexual material with a minor, and endangering the welfare of children. The child was nine years old.

G.O.P. F-Ups: Child Endangerment, Child Molestation, Child Rape, Child Sexual Abuse Material

1495: Jason Cole

Jason Duane Cole represents Ward 4 on the Warr Acres City Council. He remains on the Council as of Christmas Day although he was arrested on December 8th and charged with rape by instrumentation, indecent materials shown to a minor, and three counts of child sexual abuse.

G.O.P. F-Ups: Child Endangerment, Child Molestation, Child Rape, Child Sexual Abuse Material

1464: Nick Fountain

Nick Fountain was a Shippack Township Supervisor in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. After he was appointed to the Board in 2013, he won re-election and has been vice-chair for twelve years. He ran unsuccessfully for the Pennsylvania House in 2018 and Senate in 2022. He is also the owner of two daycare centers. He was charged with soliciting a minor and soliciting child sexual abuse material from a fourteen-year-old child in Maryland.

G.O.P. F-Ups: Abuse of Power or Authority, Child Endangerment, Child Exploitation, Child Indecency, Child Molestation, Child Rape, Child Sexual Abuse Material

1455: Joseph Walker

Joseph Brent Walker is a former journalist at LDS church-owned Deseret News and his column ValueSpeak that examined issues in the news through the lens of conservative values was syndicated to at least thirty papers as well as online publications. He previously worked as a public affairs employee for the LDS church and was a Mormon bishop. At the time of his arrest, he was working as a communications director for the Utah Dept. of Transportation. He has been charged with soliciting a minor and sending explicit material to a minor.

G.O.P. F-Ups: Child Endangerment, Sexual Exploitation of a Child, Solicitation of a Minor

1432: Grant Hill

Grant Hill is a Republican primary candidate for Iowa State House District 88. He also filed to run in the primary for US House District 1, but has told journalists that was a mistake, though he said he planned to run for Congress in 2032. He was described in the Daily Mail as a “rising GOP star” despite being listed as a sex offender and his very recent release from prison after serving two years and nine months.

G.O.P. F-Ups: Child Endangerment, Child Indecency, Indecent Exposure, Sexual Assault