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190: Milo Yiannopolous

Enabling, Rape Culture

Milo Yiannopoulos defended pedophilia. In the clip, Yiannopoulos said the age of consent was “not this black-and-white thing” and that relationships “between younger boys and older men … can be hugely positive experiences”.

He went on to suggest that sex between “younger boys” and older men could be a “coming-of-age relationship … in which those older men help those younger boys discover who they are”

176: Darrell Gilyard

Child Molestation, Child Rape, Sexual Assault

Darrell Gilyard was a successful mega-church preacher. So famed was he, there was a film about him “The Darrell Gilyard” story that had Jerry Falwell. one of his mentors, give a testimonial saying he was one of “most brilliant men in the pulpit.”

This is all in spite of him being fired in 1991 for child molestation. His main mentor, the former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, knew but since he forgave him, he promoted his career. At least the first time.

That all ended when he was convicted of sexually molesting a 15-year-old girl. He served three years and has been released but has been barred from being in the presence of minors.

So a church hired him anyway and barred children from the church. That’s right. The convicted sex offender was chosen over the children. He is welcome, they are not.

133: Jack Latvala

Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Misconduct

Jack Latvala was a Florida state senator who was accused of sexual harassment and sexual assault. His troubles began with an allegation of sexual harassment of a senate aide. A retired judge was appointed to investigate and concluded Latvala harassed several women, Four of the five sexual harassment allegations were sustained by the Judge’s investigation…

115: Ronald William Brown

Child Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse Material

Ronald William Brown was a ventriloquist puppeteer on Joy Junction, a Christian Television Network program before he was caught when investigators in another state arrested a child pornographer and investigated his connections, finding him. The facts are too disturbing for words. In fact, a content warning is necessary. Cannibalism. BDSM with children. The details are…

109: Patrick Lee McGuire

Child Molestation, Child Rape

Patrick Lee McGuire, known as Pat McGuire, was a Flager County, FL, Republican county commissioner from 2001 to 2004. He was also the executive director of the Central Florida Police Benevolent Association until his arrest for child molestation. In 2007, he was convicted of molesting his two adopted daughters. One victim told police that McGuire…

104: Albert Andre Zimmerman

Child Sexual Abuse Material

Albert Andre Zimmerman, GOP-appointed spokesperson for the State of Florida Department of Children and Families, used his position to exploit the children in the department’s care. He told them what to do and take pictures and send him the pictures which he sold. FBI: Albert Zimmerman Pleads Guilty to Production of Child Pornography Newsweek: Spokesman…

93: Marshal Seymour

Child Molestation, Child Rape

Marshal Seymour was a youth pastor at a Baptist megachurch in Florida before pleading guilty to molesting three young boys. Ten years earlier he was arrested for the same thing in Mobile, AL, and pled to a lesser charge for which he was sentenced to one year’s probation. He moved to Florida with a clean…

74: John Bryan

Child Molestation, Child Rape, Sexual Assault

John Bryan, a Republican city councilman in St. Petersburg, was accused by a woman who claimed Bryan began sexually abusing her while she was a minor and that he sexually assaulted his two adoptive daughters. When the allegations came out, he resigned from the City Council. Before the police arrested him, he killed himself. Fox…

72: Hewart Lee Bennett

Solicitation of a Minor

Republican Hewart Lee Bennett was a youth minister in West Palm Beach when he was arrested for soliciting a 15-year-old boy. Someone called the police, reporting a suspicious vehicle. He told the deputy he was there to talk to children about being gay, trying to put them on the right path, not to be gay.…

69: John David Roy Atchison

Solicitation of a Minor

J. D. Roy Atchison was the U.S. Attorney for northern Florida when he flew to Michigan after e-mailing with a mother who was offering her five-year-old daughter to be sexually abused. He reassured the mother, “I’m always gentle and loving, not to worry, I’ve done it plenty” and told her to tell the child he…