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1454: Scott Soucek

Bestiality, Child Sexual Abuse Material

Scott Soucek is a MAGA activist who campaigned for Trump saying he was voting for Trump because he would fight child trafficking. His wife was a Republican convention delegate and the chair of the Door County Republican Party.

On his Facebook feed, he wrote “I’m voting to fight against human/child trafficking.” That is strange since he had already caught downloading child sexual abuse material in 2009. For some reason, that case was never prosecuted.

1451: Dayton Aldrich

Child Exploitation, Child Sexual Abuse Material

Dayton Robert Aldrich once worked at the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office before taking a job with the City of Santa Barbara as a community development specialist. He has sought a position on the Santa Barbara City Council and was the president of Winchester Canyon Gun Club. In August he was arrested on several charges, including possession of cocaine; possession of assault weapons; possession of extended-capacity magazines; and the possession, manufacture, and distribution of child sexual abuse material. He has pleaded not guilty.

1448: Hector Carranza

Child Exploitation, Child Indecency, Child Rape, Child Sexual Abuse Material, Sexual Assault, Sexual Exploitation of a Child

Hector Carranza was a Gresham, Oregon, police officer. He was placed on administrative leave in November 2024 after a complaint that accused him of criminal conduct. The City asked for an outside investigation which resulted in Carranza’s arrest in July. He resigned in September. There were 56 separate charges against him including 1 of 3rd-degree rape, 12 counts of 3rd-degree sodomy, 24 counts of 2nd-degree sex abuse, 5 counts of using a child in display of sexually explicit conduct, 5 counts of encouraging child sexual abuse, 5 counts of luring a minor, and 1 count of attempting to use a child in display of sexually explicit conduct.

1409: Ned B. Hansen

Child Exploitation, Child Molestation, Child Rape, Child Sexual Abuse Material, Solicitation

Ned B. Hansen was the fire chief in Tremonton, Utah and at Jackson Hole before that. In January 2025, he was arrested after allegedly sharing child sexual abuse material. Despite the advice of police and the district attorney, he was released by the judge, who turned out to be his alleged partner in preying on children, #1408 Kevin Christensen. Incredibly, the Judge Christensen did not disclose his sexual relationship with Hansen. Less surprisingly, he also did not disclose their alleged mutual interest in child sexual abuse material. Hansen was charged with eight counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. He is now being held without bail in Weber County Jail.

1408: Kevin Christensen

Child Exploitation, Child Sexual Abuse Material, Solicitation of a Minor

Kevin Christensen was a justice court judge in four different Utah municipalities. In 2013, he was censured for quadruple-dipping, so to speak, collecting more than what is allowed by law. He was ordered to repay his overpayment. He was arrested in March 2025 for six sex crimes involving children: two counts of attempted exploitation of a minor, two counts of enticing a minor and two counts of dealing materials harmful to a minor. He is being held without bail.

1407: Daniel Merrick

Child Sexual Abuse Material

Daniel Merrick is a Messianic Jewish (Christian) pastor, musician, former Christian television host, and a songwriter in Smethport, Pennsylvania. He has also been charged with more than 800 counts relating to child sexual abuse material. Specifically, he is charged with 570 counts of child pornography — involving indecent contact, second-degree felonies; 316 counts of child pornography — involving nudity, third-degree felonies; and one count of criminal use of a communications facility, a third-degree felony.

1404: David Finkel

Child Exploitation, Child Sexual Abuse Material

David Finkel was the Vice-President of the Shelbyville, Indiana, School Board and a former Republican primary candidate for mayor in 2023. He stepped down from the school board after he was arrested in June 2025 and charged with possession of child sexual abuse material and sexual exploitation of a minor.

1401: John Denzel

Child Sexual Abuse Material

John Denzel was the “safe environment manager” for St. Brigid of Kildare, a Catholic school in Dublin, Ohio. In that role, he did background checks on potential employees and volunteers. He also did sexual abuse awareness training for staff, parents, and volunteers. The Internet Archive has a description of the program that used to be on the schools site. He had worked at the school for many years in different roles, including providing supervision for “latchkey” kids. He was fired in 2024 after his arrest for fifteen charges relating to child sexual abuse material.

1399: Jeremy Plonski

Child Exploitation, Child Indecency, Child Molestation, Child Rape, Child Sexual Abuse Material

Jeremy Francis Plonski is a Minnesota State Trooper who is currently on leave pending investigation. He is being held without bail on charges of producing child sexual abuse material. Content warnings all over this one.