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Republican Grooming (58 instances)

1318: Joel Searby

Grooming, Solicitation of a Minor
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Joel Bruce Searby has been active in Florida Republican politics for many years. He worked for a consulting firm called Data Targeting where he worked for many Republican campaigns. Most recently, he was a board member of Education First for Newberry, a group trying to turn Newberry’s public schools into charter schools.

He was arrested in June, 2024, charged with charges of lewd or lascivious conduct, use of a computer to solicit a minor, enticing a minor to travel, and unlawful use of a two-way communication device. He was attempting to lure a fifteen-year-old boy in order to molest him.

1301: Christopher Codding

Abuse of Power or Authority, Child Molestation, Child Rape, Grooming
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Christopher Matthew Codding, a youth pastor in Georgia was charged with child molestation in July, 2021. He had been about to adopt two young boys when a young man who was abused by Codding in his childhood came forward. Ironically, Codding taught child abuse prevention and youth protection classes at the church.

1296: Bill Halle

Abuse of Power or Authority, Grooming, Sexual Assault
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William “Bill” Halle is a former Butler, Pennsylvania, school board member. He is also a member of the Patriot Party, an extremist party created by Trump supporters who don’t think the Republican Party is sufficiently supportive of Trump. In May, 2023, he resigned after he was accused of an inappropriate relationship with a teen he employed and counseled at the charity he ran Net Outreach Center. He was initially charged with sexual assault by an employee of a non-profit association, corruption of minors, criminal use of a communication facility, and criminal solicitation. He was ordered not to contact the teen, but violated that court order several times, leading to a six month sentence for violations of the order. In January, 2024, a judge dismissed the charges against him

1283: Jon Stone

Child Indecency, Grooming, Menacing, Rape Culture
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He lost his job on the Claremont police force after he was investigated for an inappropriate relastionship with a sixteen-year-old girl that started when she was fifteen. He had been seeing the girl for months, claiming she was a drug informant, though he never provided any information from her. While there is no evidence of him molesting her, the girl said they were planning to have sex when she turned seventeen. He was ordered not to contact her, but ignored the order. He was suspended.

1254: Lillie Bowman

Abuse of Power or Authority, Child Molestation, Child Rape, Grooming
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Lillie Bowman was a high school teacher and trap team coach in Norris, Oklahoma. In early April, a student told the school administrators about a sexual relationship between the trap-shooting coach and one of the students she was coaching. The school “investigated” and determined there was nothing amiss and warned the student who had come to them to stop talking about the teacher and the student she victimized or risk suspension. The also informed the school resource officer that the rumor was unfounded and called the mother of the student who reported the rumor.

1253: Paul Humphrey

Abuse of Power or Authority, Child Molestation, Child Rape, Grooming
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During the interview, the child reported that she had known Humphrey since she was second grade. She said Humphrey “had sex” with her fifteen times during her sophomore year, that he put a tracking app on her phone, and that she acquiesced because she felt pressured because he was a father figure and a police officer.

1249: Micah Whitfield

Child Molestation, Grooming, Solicitation of a Minor
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Micah Whitfield was the technical director of the Arend Arts Center and an employee of Bentonville Schools in Arkansas. He was also on the board of directors of Campfire Ministries local, which has been inactive in recent years. He was arrested for the sexual assault of a high school student.

1246: Cole Carter

Child Rape, Child Sexual Abuse Material, Grooming, Solicitation of a Minor
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John Cole Carter was a firefighter in Wetumka, Alabama. In June, 2023, he pleaded guilty to transmitting obscene material, possession of child pornography, second-degree sex abuse, electronic solicitation of a child, and enticing a child for immoral purposes.

1233: Vance Peronto

Grooming, Solicitation of a Minor
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Vance Peronto was a state trooper in Alaska. He pulled over a sixteen-year-old girl for driving without her headlights on on April 8, 2018. He didn’t give her a ticket. Later on, he contacted her on social media and began grooming her. On April 26th, the Alaska State Troopers were informed by her father that Peronto had inappropriate contact with the teen.