Republican Rape (100 instances)
1473: Silas Shelton

Silas Shelton is still listed as the pastor at Blanchester Community Ministries. He is out on $250,000 bail for an array of crimes against children including rape and sexual battery. He was indicted for abusing one child, a member of his congregation, over the course of six years but police expect that there will be other victims as that is common with most sexual predators.
1436: Curlon Edwards
1431: Curtis Cochran
1419: Antonio Brown
1385: Jerry Cummings

Gerald “Jerry” Cummings was elected Chair of the Oregon Republican Party in March 2025. A pastor at Haven Church in St. Helens, Oregon, he has long been active in the Oregon Republican Party before his election as Chair. However, he resigned soon after his election when it was revealed he groomed a teenager until she was old enough to get married and kept her under his control by threatening to rape teenagers and through domestic violence and marital rape.
1372: Kasey Hopkins
1362: Peter Hegseth
1284: Monte LaVelle Chitty
1256: Corey Botelho

Corey Botelho was a Jefferson County deputy sheriff. As the owner of a security firm Tri-Force Tactical, he was a board member of the area Chamber of Commerce. A soccer coach, he was also a board member of the United Vallely Soccer Association. He is the former president of the Clarion Rifle and Pistol Club. Check out the creepy account for his business Tri-Force Tactical on the site formerly known as Twitter. This well-known “community leader” has been charged with repeatedly raping a child since she was eight until she was fifteen. In December, he again tried to abuse her and she stopped him. He faces 79 charges.







