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1485: Scott Mason

Child Sexual Abuse Material
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Scott David Mason is a former lobbyist for Trump’s 2016 campaign. He was a congressional liaison for the Trump transition team. After that, he was hired as a senior policy advisor at Holland & Knight, a law firm that made a record amount in lobbying fees after hiring Mason. He is not a lawyer.

He was indicted October 22, 2025, for possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material. He is alleged to have distributed CSAM fifty times on Kik, a social media site popular with with minor children (57% of users) which makes it popular with sexual predators.

1340: Andy Santana

Child Rape
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Andy Santana was the campaign manager of mayoral candidate Alex Otaola, a Cuban influencer who unsuccessfully challenged current Mayor Daniella Levine Cava in the Republican primary.

He has been charged with rape of a child, a boy of seventeen. The teenager reported to police that Santana kissed him and groped him in May, their interactions escalating to oral and anal sex. He produced pictures and video to back up his allegations.

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.

1268: Dan Duffey

Stalking/Harassment
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Daniel Edward Duffey has been a Republican political strategist for years. He was the political director for Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte’s 2020 campaign before being fired due to a sort-of road rage incident. He was working with Montana Policy Action, a c4 that seems to be electioneering more than the permissible “less than half.” They are a policy group that don’t have a single policy on their site. Duffey has been charged with two counts of stalking, one a felony count.

1156: Kevin Tomafsky

Uncategorized
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Kevin Tomafsky is a former aide to former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Before that he spent eight years working on Republican campaigns. He also served in leadership of his county Republican club and worked for Assemblyman Tom Fiocchi.

He was arrested in August 2023 for allegedly paying to sexually abuse a child. The child’s father was also arrested but his name has been withheld to protect the child’s identity.

1021: Harry Brar

Assault, Child Endangerment
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Harshdeep “Harry” Brar was appointed the deputy director of Nassau County’s Office of Asian American Affairs. He was also, for a time, a campaign manager for George Santos’ Devolder Santos PAC and also employed by RISE NY PAC, a state PAC run by Santos’ sister. He was paid $72, 265.62 by RISE NY PAC in the 2022 Election Cycle.

In September 2022, he was arrested for choking a child of ten. The attack was alleged to have happened in July 2021. He was charged with charged with criminal obstruction of breathing/strangulation, assault and endangering the welfare of a child. He pleaded not guilty and was released without bond.

975: Barry S. Edwards

Abuse of Power or Authority, Coercion
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Barry S. Edwards was a Florida State University professor when he organized a fundraiser for Giuliani’s presidential run. However, he withdrew from the Pinellas County Republican effort when it was revealed that he was accused of coercion. A nineteen-year-old student claimed Edwards got drunk, showed him porn, and asked him to masturbate. The student claimed Edwards threatened him with bad grades. Later, the student asked to dismiss the case.