Exposing the Corruption of the "Family Values" Party
He was extradited to Rhode Island for possession of child sexual abuse material. He refused to resign, but his seat was vacated after he was convicted of a bail violation. He attended a children’s Halloween party despite being ordered to stay away from children. He sued and was returned to office.
Ray Holmberg was a North Dakota senator for 44 years. In 2020, Caton Todd accused him of sexual assault. His allegation was ignored by the media. It got a little more attention when it was discovered that Holmberg exchanged 72 text messages with a man charged with distributing child sex abuse material (CSAM), possessing CSAM, and transporting two children from Minneapolis to Grand Forks, ND, in order to sexually abuse them.
The incident got national attention and regional media did some basic research on Nakapalau and discovered he had been convicted of nine counts of possession child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2000. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail though he spent 52 on work release. He had a further five years probation.
He was also a member of Bikers Against Child Abuse. That seems ironic on the surface, but child predators seek out opportunities to come into contact with children. Through BACA he was presented as someone trustworthy. BACA severed any relationship after the arrest. They released a statement that said:
“B.A.C.A. Oklahoma and International was recently made aware of the allegations against a now former member. We regret to hear of the reported and unacceptable actions of this individual, and they represent a violation of the core of our organization’s Mission, which is to empower children to not be afraid of the world in which they live.”
Carter Clinton Ballman was a Republican legislative aide in Missouri. He worked several years for Republican Rep. Mark Matthiesen. He was fired shortly after he was arrested in an undercover sting with a police officer pretending to be a 14-year-old girl. He was charged with soliciting a minor and attempted receipt of child sexual abuse…
Charles Jandris was a former city council member and former member of the Planning Board in Mahwah, NJ and the finance director of a day care center. He was arrested for possession of child sexual abuse material.
He could have been sentenced to ten years in prison but was sentenced in 2021 to five years probation.
David Bernard was one of Greybull, Wyoming’s five councilors. He was elected in 2020, began his term in 2021 and one year later was arrested for selling child sexual abuse material. In December 2020, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children was told a user uploaded 85 files of child sex abuse material. They identified Bernard and gave the info to the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation. When questioned Bernard admitted he was getting files and selling them for $100, using bitcoin.
While awaiting trial for those twenty charges thanks to a search of his laptop he got another 51 charges against him, a total of 71 felony charges.
Ronnie Hale was an alderman in Southaven, Mississippi. He resigned after he was indicted for transporting child sexual abuse material across state lines, from Tennessee to Mississippi. The CSAM was found when he was arrested and searched for offering a woman money for sex.
Jeffrey Armstrong is a former mayor of Rockford, Ohio. He’s also served on the village council and the school board. He was a member of the County Republican Central Committee, as well. On Facebook, he engaged in Direct Message conversations with a person he believed was, like him, interested in sexual relations with underage girls, but the person he thought was a fellow pedophile was actually and FBI agent. The ruse continued for 10 days with exchange of child sexual abuse material. Armstrong declared he knew two girls, ages 5 and 6, whom he was planning to engage in sexual activity. He also bragged about previous sexual activity with minors.
Gregory Nies was on the town council and three-time mayoral candidate. He was well-liked and active in the community. However, he was also preying on children. In 2009, a girl went to the police and told them she had been sent inappropriate messages from someone posing as an 18-year-old woman. The police investigated, found the IP traced back to Nies. A search warrant revealed he had been communicating with several minor girls, posing as a young girl himself to persuade them to send him nude photos. His computer also had child sexual abuse material. They also discovered he was sexually abusing a young girl.