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574: Michael O’Donnell

Rape Culture

His entire history is full of scandal from “borrowing” a school bus and drinking while taking young people to a game and giving alcohol to minors to more serious allegations of bank fraud and wire fraud. He is on the list, though, for creating and spreading false allegations as they contribute to the rape culture lie that women frequently make false claims.

571: Bruce Bickford

Rape Culture

Bruce Bickford was a state representative in Maine, representing Auburn. He left office in December 2022. He seemed to think rape was a joking matter, logging into a House committee meeting with a Zoom background that said “Harvey Weinstein Charm School Rehab Center.” He was investigated whether or not doing so was sexual harassment.

548: Texas Board of Education

Rape Culture

The Texas Board of Education produced a revision of their Sex Education curriculum in 2020. They made Sex Ed an elective that was opt-in, not opt-out. Now students must get their parents signatures to learn about sexually transmitted diseases and sexual hygiene. It is no longer abstinence-only, allowing for teaching contraception methods. However, they are not allowed to teach about LGBTIQA students, gender identity, and, inexplicably, consent.

545: Dan Crenshaw

Organizational Cover-Up, Rape Culture

Dan Crenshaw is a Congressman from Texas and a former Navy SEAL where he lost an eye to an IED. He is more cosmopolitan than most of his fellow representatives having lived in Scotland, Ecuador, and Colombia and graduating from Tufts and Harvard universities. He is publicly critical of the House Freedom Caucus. But when a woman alleged she had been assaulted at the VA, he assisted Robert Wilkie in a campaign to discredit and disparage her, alleging she had a history of false complaints. Then he refused to cooperate with the investigation, refusing to be interviewed by the Inspector General.

542: Joe Scarnati

Enabling, Organizational Cover-Up, Rape Culture

Joe Scarnati was a Republican state senator in Pennsylvania. He served as President pro tempore for thirteen years until his 2020 retirement. During that time, he was on the side of the victimizers and not the victims of sexual abuse. After the 2020 election, as one of his last actions as a retiring Senator, he forced through a vote to not confirm a second term for the state victim’s advocate, a woman who allegedly advocated too hard for the victims of the Catholic church abuse scandal.

524: Michael Sylvia

Rape Culture

Michael Sylvia is one of many Republican legislators in New Hampshire who refused to censure Robert “Red Pill” Fisher. In fact, they were so hostile to criticizing Fisher, they voted not to allow the criticism by another legislator to be read in to the record. Then, in a meeting, Sylvia was told about a deputy sheriff who raped a prisoner he was transporting. Syliva referred to rapists as people who “had time on their hands.”

515: Loren Culp

Enabling, Rape Culture

Loren Culp is a former police chief. He came in second in the open primary for governor, a Republican running against Democratic incumbent Jay Inslee of Washington. He lost. He came in third in the open primary for the 4th Congressional District in Washington, putting him out of the race. He also cost the city of Republic, Washington, $275,000 by bungling a child sexual assault case. He decided he didn’t believe the child and threatened her with prosecution.

514: Marcie Adkins

Enabling, Rape Culture

Marcie Adkins was a Florida primary candidate for the State Legislature. She hired a campaign manager whose criminal record is disturbing. He was charged with rape but pled to a lesser charge. He was charged by Cherokee Indian Police with leaving his 6-year-old child in a car while he was in a casino gambling. He pled guilty to beating his wife. When asked about doubling down, she said she would triple down.

512: Tucker Carlson

Rape Culture, Sexual Harassment

Tucker Carlson is the most popular host on FOX News. A white nationalist who foments racist violence by promoting the “Great Replacement” theory that inspired the Holocaust, has also been accused of sexual harassment. The lawsuit brought by Cathy Areu was dismissed before her allegations could be litigated as she was not an employee of FOX News.