Close

1044: Austin Haynes

Abuse of Power or Authority, Sexual Harassment

Austin Haynes was West Virginia state delegate from 2020 to 2022. He was defeated by a Democrat in 2022. A woman who worked with him to get a bill passed filed suit in 2023 alleging sexual harassment though her intent to sue was announced by her lawyer in 2022. In 2020, Haynes sent her messages in Facebook promising to introduce the bill if elected. He didn’t. What he did do, according to her lawsuit, is send sexual and personal messages that she asked him to stop sending, but he didn’t. She alleges he offered a sexual quid pro quo for the legislation.

1018: Frank Pavone

Grooming, Sexual Battery, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Misconduct

Frank Pavone founded Priests for Life, an anti-abortion group, and chaired Catholics for Trump. The Vatican laicized or defrocked him without appeal for blasphemous communications on social media and disobedience of his bishop. He placed an aborted fetus on the altar and made a video. He is also an election denier.

1: Donald Trump

Abuse of Power or Authority, Child Indecency, Child Rape, Coercion, Improper Conduct or Comments, Rape, Rape Culture, Retaliation, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Sexual Battery, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Misconduct

Donald Trump was the 45th president of the United States. He is also a serial sexual predator. He was found guilty of sexual assault in 2023. Twenty-six women have accused him of sexual assault. Trump claimed that he could sexually assault women without consequence in an Access Hollywood interview.

982: Michael Patterson

Child Endangerment, Familial Abuse & Violence, Improper Conduct or Comments, Sexual Battery, Sexual Harassment

Michael Patterson was the City Manager of Florence, Colorado. He was arrested in November 2021 for four counts, including two counts of stalking-emotional distress, a Class 5 felony; sexual contact-no consent, a Class 1 misdemeanor; and providing alcohol to a minor, also a Class 1 misdemeanor. He was immediately terminated and ordered to stay off city property.

However, the council knew about a litany of complaints about his behavior in the office and had already settled three sexual harassment suits. They knew he had pleaded guilty to domestic violence in Oregon when they hired him. When word got out about this arrest, all but one council member resigned.

973: Rudy Giuliani

Abuse of Power or Authority, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment

He’s always been a creep, marrying his cousin, cheating on his wife, sexually harassing women. There’s an infamous scene in the second Borat movie. In January 2023, he was sued by a longtime employee who accused his of abuse of power, sexual assault and sexual harassment. According to her, he demanded sexual favors as part of her job. Of course, these allegations were overshadowed by her information about selling pardons.

971: Michael Brisky

Sexual Harassment

Michael Brisky was a Republican election commissioner in Cattaraugus County, New York. Now he is the Majority Leader of the Cattaraugus County Legislature. In 2019, that same legislature referred him along with Eric Firkel to the Attorney General for sexual harassment after conducting an investigation.

934: Bill Gothard

Child Molestation, Organizational Cover-Up, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Battery, Sexual Harassment

Bill Gothard founded the Institute in Basic Life Principles which some people call a conservative Christian cult. It has very strict gender roles that circumscribe women’s lives, forbidding higher education, choosing their spouse, ordering what clothing they wear, and prohibiting cutting their hair. The Duggars are part of this ministry.

869: Charlie Pierce

Sexual Harassment

Charlie Pierce is the former mayor of Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula Borough and a Republican candidate for governor in the general election. His former Executive Assistant has sued him and the KPB, claiming she was subject to constant unwanted touching, sexual remarks, and advances. According to the suit, the KPB provided no way for her to report the harassment without reprisal.