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1287: Charles Lake

Child Sexual Abuse Material

Charles Oswald Lake was a Lake Alfred City Commissioner at the time of his arrest in April, 2024. He is also a former Lake Alfred Mayor. He has resigned since his arrest after a search warrant turned up more than 300 images of Child Sexual Abuse Material.

Additional investigation added another 2896 charges.

1279: Les Stapleton

Sexual Harassment

Les Stapleton was the Mayor of Prestonburg and planned to run for State Senate in the Republican primary on May 21, 2024, but he withdrew from the race in January. However, he was sued for sexual harassment and assault by a city employee. A few hours after the lawsuit was filed Stapleton resigned as Mayor. He claims the lawsuit had nothing to do with it, rather he claimed he resigned due to the injuries he suffered from a fall from a roof.

1278: Dennis Coggins

Abuse of Power or Authority, Sexual Harassment

Dennis Coggins is the Mayor of Hoxie, Arkansas. He is embroiled in several lawsuits and the council is seeking his recall for ignoring FOIA requests and other malfeasance.

He also was sued for sexual harassment under the Fair Housing Act by a woman who rents from him.

1259: Dale Kenyon

Child Endangerment, Child Indecency

Dale Kenyon was the mayor of Clayton, New York. He was indicted for “engaging in sex acts” with a 14-year-old girl over the course of three years beginning in 2009. He was indicted in September 2017 on 22 counts of third-degree Criminal Sexual Act for the alleged abuse.

1252: Brad Nash

Child Molestation, Child Rape, Child Sexual Abuse Material, Familial Abuse & Violence, Nonconsensual Recording, Sexual Abuse

Bradley Nash is the former mayor of Salem, Missouri. (He won with 93% of the vote in 2020.) He was also the Dent Co. fire chief and emergency manager until just before his arrest for child molestation and sodomy.

1218: Dave Turley

Child Molestation

David J. Turley was the Mayor of Woodland Park, Colorado when he was accused of sexually assaulting a teen at his home. He was charged with a class 4 felony sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust. He was arrested in 2014 by local police and released with bail set at $10,000.

1115: Scott Saunders, Jr.

Child Indecency, Child Molestation, Child Rape, Sexual Assault

Scott Saunders, Jr. was the mayor of Smithville, Texas. He was arrested in June 2021 and charged with two counts of sexual assault of a minor and one count of indecency with a child. In July 2023, he pled guilty, though the judge declared he was not guilty of one of the sexual assault charges.