Exposing the Corruption of the "Family Values" Party
Bobby Cheshire, former Republican County Commissioner in Angelina County, Texas, has been sentenced to eighty years in prison after being found guilty of five counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child. He was already in prison, serving a four-year sentence for familial violence.
Zachary Joseph Radcliff is a Christian musician, a church leaders, and a CPAC worship leader has been charged with eleven felony counts of sexually abusing children. He was a church leader at Oakwood Church, in Augusta Township, Michigan, but they have deleted all reference to him from their website, even deleting their initial statement expressing shock and dismay about the charges.
Clayton Sallee was an Ag teacher at Farmington Public School, in Farmington, Arkansas. In September, the school received a report that engaged in inappropriate conduct with a student. They immediately reported it to the police and suspended Sallee. He was arrested on October 7th and released on bail.
Doug Pitassi was the CEO of Pacific Office Automation, Oregon’s largest employer. He is also a generous donor to Republicans. Years ago, he pleaded guilty to exposing himself and fondling two students when he was a teacher in Gresham. He was on probation for those offenses when he started working for Pacific Office Automation.
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.
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.”
Keith Farrell was a city council member in Providence, Kentucky, for fourteen years in all. He resigned in March, 2024, after it was disclosed he was under investigation for sexual abuse of a minor under sixteen. In his resignation letter, he claimed it was misinformation making it impossible to stay on the council.
He was arrested in June, 2024, and charged with first degree sexual abuse. A Kentucky State Police trooper confirmed the victim was a juvenile.
Jonathan Shaheen was a creative pastor at Timber Creek Church in Colorado Springs and a music teacher at School of Rock, a music lesson store also in Colorado Springs. In September 2023, he was arrested for attempting to sexually exploit and abuse a nine-year-old child. He was communicating with an ex-girlfriend to arrange having sex with her and her daughter who was nine.
Trevor Aaron Ranere was a Bannock County Sheriff’s Deputy. He is accused of sexual abusing a sixteen-year-old girl. According to the girl’s statement, she was working at an assisted living facility and called to report a prowler. Renare answered the call.
Patrick Stephen Miller was the Assistant Director of Children’s Ministry at Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas. In 2016, he was arrested and charged with sexually abusing an elementary school student. In a negotiated plea, Miller pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor harassment charge. He received a suspended sentence and was not required to register as a sex offender.