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29: Jon Matthews

Child Indecency, Sexual Misconduct

Jon Matthews was a conservative radio host who also wrote opinion columns for the weekly Fort Bend/Southwest Star. He was malicious in attacking political opponents such as calling the Sugar Land mayor Mayor Osama. In 2004, he pleaded guilty to indecency with an eleven-year-old child, a neighbor girl who came over to play with his…

22: Mark Foley

Sexual Harassment, Sexual Misconduct

Mark Foley was a popular Republican Representative when, in September 2006, a Congressional page revealed texts that Foley was sending him, they were sexual in nature and inappropriate with Congressional page interns, a form of sexual harassment. He had done this several times and pages had complained and reported in the past, so the scandal…

21: Dan Crane

Sexual Harassment, Sexual Misconduct

Rep. Dan Crane was an Illinois representative to the U.S. House of Representatives where he had an affair with a 17-year-old girl in the Congressional page program. He ran for re-election and was defeated. Ironically, a year before his actions were revealed he commented that people who have affairs with pages should be punished. He…

16: Buz Lukens

Child Molestation, Child Rape, Sexual Misconduct, Solicitation of a Minor

Donald “Buz” Lukens was a Republican Representative to the U.S. House from Ohio. In fact, John Boehner replaced him in the Republican primary in 1990 when he refused to resign after a scandal. He had also served in the Ohio Senate. Although he was alleged to have had sex with a girl from when she…

15: Peter Dibble

Child Abuse, Sexual Misconduct

Peter Dibble was a Republican selectman in Stonington, CT, who was charged with sexual misconduct with a minor girl on at least 40 occasions over the course of several years, from when she was ten until she was thirteen. He pled no contest to lesser charges of child endangerment and was sentenced to a suspended…

4: Dennis Hastert

Child Molestation, Child Rape, Sexual Misconduct

When Dennis Hastert was a serial sexual predator according to the judge who sentences him to 15 months in prison. He abused children between the ages of 14 and 17 while he was their teacher and coach. This is the same man who as Speaker of the House oversaw the impeachment of Bill Clinton. He…

56: John Collins

Child Molestation, Child Rape, Sexual Misconduct

John Collins, a Republican who served twenty years on the Eatontown City Council, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault and one count of witness tampering. He was sentenced to ten years, sex offender registration, and parole supervision for life. He was a middle school teacher and organized a community band. He abused his…

686: Gerald ‘Ajax’ Ackerman

Child Molestation, Child Rape, Indecent Exposure, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Sexual Misconduct

Gerald ‘Ajax’ Ackerman was the popular “law and order” mayor of Port Huron who was often lovingly profiled in the media thanks to his biker persona. He was “Citizen of the Year.” He was convicted of exposing himself to several children. He was also convicted of sexually abusing three underage girls, 8, 11, and 12.…

2: Roy Moore

Child Molestation, Sexual Assault, Sexual Misconduct, Solicitation of a Minor

Roy Moore was an Alabama judge who became famous for his theocratic defiance of the Constitutional separation of church and state, eventually resulting in his ouster from the Alabama Supreme Court twice. Of course, this notoriety resulted in him winning the Republican primary to replace Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions when he was appointed U.S. Attorney…

683: James Zedaker

Hostile Workplace, Sexual Misconduct

James Zadaker resigned as Associate Dean of Florida State University’s School of Physician Assistant Practice and head of the university’s COVID-19 vaccine and testing administration program. His resignation is the result of an internal investigation into sexual misconduct allegations. The investigation determined he was in violation of the school’s anti-sexual misconduct policy by creating a…