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780: Wilmer Puello-Mota

Child Sexual Abuse Material

He was extradited to Rhode Island for possession of child sexual abuse material. He refused to resign, but his seat was vacated after he was convicted of a bail violation. He attended a children’s Halloween party despite being ordered to stay away from children. He sued and was returned to office.

752: Lou Nakapalau

Child Sexual Abuse Material

The incident got national attention and regional media did some basic research on Nakapalau and discovered he had been convicted of nine counts of possession child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2000. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail though he spent 52 on work release. He had a further five years probation.

750: Richard West

Child Molestation, Child Sexual Abuse Material

He was also a member of Bikers Against Child Abuse. That seems ironic on the surface, but child predators seek out opportunities to come into contact with children. Through BACA he was presented as someone trustworthy. BACA severed any relationship after the arrest. They released a statement that said:

“B.A.C.A. Oklahoma and International was recently made aware of the allegations against a now former member. We regret to hear of the reported and unacceptable actions of this individual, and they represent a violation of the core of our organization’s Mission, which is to empower children to not be afraid of the world in which they live.”

745: Charles Jandris

Child Sexual Abuse Material

Charles Jandris was a former city council member and former member of the Planning Board in Mahwah, NJ and the finance director of a day care center. He was arrested for possession of child sexual abuse material.

He could have been sentenced to ten years in prison but was sentenced in 2021 to five years probation.

744: David Bernard

Child Sexual Abuse Material

David Bernard was one of Greybull, Wyoming’s five councilors. He was elected in 2020, began his term in 2021 and one year later was arrested for selling child sexual abuse material. In December 2020, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children was told a user uploaded 85 files of child sex abuse material. They identified Bernard and gave the info to the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation. When questioned Bernard admitted he was getting files and selling them for $100, using bitcoin.

While awaiting trial for those twenty charges thanks to a search of his laptop he got another 51 charges against him, a total of 71 felony charges.

699: Bernie Alimenti

Coercion

Bernie Alimenti was a city councilman in Fort Myers, Florida. He offered to help a woman move from one public housing apartment to another in exchange for sex. She was an informant and the conversation was taped. He was arrested and charged with influence-peddling for sex. Prosecutors asked for a year in prison, but the judge gave him five years probation and community service.

685: Edward Burgess

Child Indecency, Child Molestation

Edward Burgess was a city councilman in Carlisle, Ohio. He was also president at the Lions Club where he fondled a child. He was arrested and charged with gross sexual imposition. The child molester originally claimed that the eight-year-old girl “came on to him.” For that alone, his sentence of thirty days is woefully inadequate.

684: Gary Lee Hansen

Child Molestation

Gary Lee Hansen served on the Sac City City Council until 2015. In 2017, he was charged with sexually abusing a six-year-old child. The child reported it when she was twelve. According to the police report, Hansen admitted to the abuse. He was convicted on two counts of lascivious acts with a child

649: Jonathan Uzcategui

Familial Abuse & Violence

After much deliberation and thought, I’ve decided to name my abuser.

It really scares me but I feel like he has forced my hand by running for public office. Trust me when I say, this man has no business in public office. And it has nothing to do with politics — everything to do with domestic violence.

His name is Jonathan Uzcategui.