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1296: Bill Halle

Abuse of Power or Authority, Grooming, Sexual Assault

William “Bill” Halle is a former Butler, Pennsylvania, school board member. He is also a member of the Patriot Party, an extremist party created by Trump supporters who don’t think the Republican Party is sufficiently supportive of Trump. In May, 2023, he resigned after he was accused of an inappropriate relationship with a teen he employed and counseled at the charity he ran Net Outreach Center. He was initially charged with sexual assault by an employee of a non-profit association, corruption of minors, criminal use of a communication facility, and criminal solicitation. He was ordered not to contact the teen, but violated that court order several times, leading to a six month sentence for violations of the order. In January, 2024, a judge dismissed the charges against him

1281: Marvin Mosley

Child Indecency, Child Molestation, Sexual Assault, Sexual Exploitation of a Child

Marvin Leroy Mosley was the pastor of the Lehighton God’s Missionary Church, a conservative evangelical denomination. In 2003, he became pastor of God’s Missionary Church in Penns Creek. There was no parsonage, so a local family invited Mosley and his wife to live with them.

He repaid their generosity by sexually assaulting their grandaughter from the time she was seven until she was about fifteen. He then moved on to her younger sister and after her, her youngest sister. He assaulted the three sisters over the course of fifteen years.

1256: Corey Botelho

Child Molestation, Child Rape, Incest, Rape, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Sexual Battery

Corey Botelho was a Jefferson County deputy sheriff. As the owner of a security firm Tri-Force Tactical, he was a board member of the area Chamber of Commerce. A soccer coach, he was also a board member of the United Vallely Soccer Association. He is the former president of the Clarion Rifle and Pistol Club. Check out the creepy account for his business Tri-Force Tactical on the site formerly known as Twitter. This well-known “community leader” has been charged with repeatedly raping a child since she was eight until she was fifteen. In December, he again tried to abuse her and she stopped him. He faces 79 charges.

1251: Rhett Hintze

Organizational Cover-Up

Rhett Hintze was the COO at Bravo Group, a lobbying and marketing firm. He was also a stake president for several LDS churches in Pennsylvania, including where Shawn Gooden was a church leader. He has been charged with knowing about Gooden’s assaults and not reporting them. His church position makes him a mandatory reporter, obligated to report abuse. The LDS church, after similar cases in other states, has taken the position that church leaders are prohibited from reporting. Their position is that “everything that President Hintze did was fully approved by the church.”

1250: Shawn Gooden

Abuse of Power or Authority, Child Indecency, Child Molestation, Child Rape, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Sexual Battery

Shawn Gooden was a bishop with the Mormon church and a member of the executive board of the New Birth of Freedom Boy Scouts. He was a lawyer in Harrisburg, PA. He was also an adjunct professor at Widener University Commonwealth Law School. That was all before he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a young relative in Virginia and was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison.

1231: Clarice Schillinger

Assault, Child Endangerment, Stalking/Harassment

Clarice Schillinger is an unsuccessful candidate for Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor and a conservative activist. Until her arrest for assault, she was a leader of a “parental rights” group campaigning against woke ideas such as accurate history and equal rights for everybody. She was arrested for assault, harassment, and providing alcohol to minors.

1126: Jeff Thomas

Kidnapping, Sexual Assault, Sexual Battery

Jeff Thomas was the Republican District Attorney in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He was found guilty of strangulation during sexual violence, criminal trespass, unlawful restraint, indecent assault (lack of consent), false imprisonment, and simple assault. He went to her house despite her negative response to his request to let him come over and to send dirty pictures. He showed up and she claims he sexually assaulted her, striking her and strangling her.

1070: Andrea Speck

Assault, Familial Abuse & Violence, Stalking/Harassment

Andrea Speck was a candidate in the May 2022 Republican primary in the heavily Republican, sure to win the general, District 81. She ran in the Republican primary for Huntingdon County Commission in 2023 and lost that primary as well. While a primary candidate in 2023, she was arrested for an assault on her daughter. The next hearing on her case is July 20, 2023.