For decades, the Republican Party has positioned itself as the political home of “family values”, rallying voters with promises of protecting children, upholding Christian ethics, and drawing stark lines between what they define as moral and immoral. Yet a disturbing pattern has emerged, one that challenges the very foundation of their proclaimed moral authority.
Top Three Takeaways from the Article:
Widespread MAGA/GOP-Linked Sexual Abuse: Multiple Republican politicians, MAGA supporters, and religious figures who publicly champion “family values” have been arrested or convicted for child sexual abuse and exploitation, highlighting a disturbing pattern of moral hypocrisy.
Selective Outrage and Misplaced Accusations: While conservative rhetoric often targets marginalized groups (such as LGBTQ+ individuals) as threats to children, many actual perpetrators come from within their own political and religious circles.
Moral Double Standards Undermine Credibility: The repeated offenses by individuals claiming moral superiority call into question the legitimacy of MAGA and the Republican Party’s claims to being the party of “family values,” revealing a gap between public posturing and private behavior.
Across the country, multiple Republican figures, many of them vocal opponents of LGBTQ+ rights and self-styled guardians against grooming children, have themselves been implicated in horrific crimes against children. The hypocrisy is not just political; it is deeply moral.
Craig Lee Christianson II – NEW!
45 years old
Des Moines, Iowa
January, 2026
The Adams County Sheriff’s Office says 45-year-old Craig Lee Christianson II was arrested at around 8:15 p.m. for sexual exploitation of a minor, a class B felony, enticing a minor, a class D felony, and grooming, a class D felony. According to court documents, Lee believed he was communicating with a 14-year-old when he “(requested) sexually explicit photographs and encouraged the (detective) to sneak out of the house by providing … details of how to shut her location off on Life360.” Below is one of his posts from just a few weeks ago, where he claims it’s the “libtards: that are the ones harming children.
Madison Paige Jones – NEW!
30 years old
Midlothian, Texas
December, 2025
Madison Paige Jones, 30, is accused of possession of child pornography, indecency with a child, and aggravated sexual assault with a child. She was arrested in Midlothian on Friday, December 19, 2025.
Midlothian ISD confirmed in a statement that Jones had worked for their schools as a substitute teacher, but only worked four days in the past year. She worked at Heritage High School on Nov. 19, the district said. Along with Heritage, Jones also subbed at Baxter Elementary, the district said.
They say the alleged crimes do not appear to have happened at their schools or with their students. They assured families in a letter that their system of monitoring and vetting teachers is sound, and they were quickly informed of the crimes by Texas DPS.
James Taylor – Republican City Commissioner
38 years old
Fort Pierce City, Florida
July, 2025
The MAGA Republican and Fort Pierce City Commissioner was arrested and charged with multiple felony counts related to allegedly sending explicit messages and images to a minor. Even Gov. DeSantis couldn’t overlook the depravity of Taylor’s crimes, so he suspended him once it became clear he couldn’t beat the charges.
Judge Kevin Robert Christensen
64 years old
Box Elder County, Utah
July, 2025
The Box Elder judge appeared in court on July 3, 2025, to discuss preliminary hearings for committing online sexual crimes against children. In March, Christensen was charged with nine felonies, including two counts of enticing a minor, two counts of dealing in materials harmful to a minor, three counts of attempted aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, and obstruction of justice. Christensen allegedly had multiple conversations with another man, Ned Brady Hansen, where they discussed child sexual abuse material on the app Kik. Documents also alleged that Hansen and Christensen had a sexual relationship. They were both arrested in January 2025.
Richard Renno
62 years old
Jefferson City, Missouri
July, 2025
Renno’s was arrested on two felony sex charges involving a 14 year old minor, sending a message on the dating app Grindr to a minor while on taxpayer time, use of taxpayer time to engage in predatory behavior, and failure to fulfill statutory duties as the sole employee of the Treasurer’s Office.
Scott Soucek
56 years old
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
July, 2025
The husband of MAGA GOP Chairperson Stephanie Soucek has been arrested and is facing 10 counts of possession of child pornography. “I’m voting to fight against human/child trafficking,” he posted to Facebook a month before the 2024 elections as part of a long list of reasons he was voting Republican. He added that he was voting “for my children and my grandchildren.”
RJ May – Republican State Representative UPDATED
38 years old
Lexington, South Carolina
June, 2025
Former Rep. RJ May will spend 17 1/2 years in prison for distributing videos of children being sexually abused, a federal judge decided on Wednesday, January 14th, 2026.
Republican member of South Carolina’s state house and Vice Chairman of the South Carolina Freedom Caucus who prosecutors say used the screen name “joebidennnn69” has been arrested and charged with 10 counts of distributing sexual abuse material involving children. The three-term Republican is accused of exchanging 220 files of toddlers and young children involved in sex acts on the Kik social media network for about five days in spring 2024, according to court documents that graphically detailed the videos.
Riley Carter
40 years old
Aberdeen, Washington
June, 2025
MAGA anti-pedophile Aberdeen City Councilman in Washington state was convicted of three counts of rape of a child in the first degree, three counts of incest in the first degree, one count of child molestation in the first degree, and one count of incest in the second degree. He was sentenced to a minimum of 46½ years in prison. Every accusation is an admission of guilt with these people.
Pastor Robert Morris
61 years old
Southlake, Texas
May, 2025
Donald Trump’s former spiritual advisor, televangelist and founder of Gateway Church out of the Dallas area, was indicted for molesting a 12-year-old girl. Several Gateway Church leaders were also found to have conspired in the years-long cover-up of Morris’ abuse of a young woman. There is no indication that members of the Gateway Church congregation have stopped attending services, so I guess they’re okay with old men bedding young girls.
Pastor Daniel Merrick NEW!
65 years old
Smethport, Pennsylvania
May, 2025
A Pennsylvania pastor has been sentenced after police found him to be in possession of hundreds of images and videos of child pornography. On Tuesday, August 12, the McKean County District Attorney’s Office announced that Daniel Merrick, a pastor in Smethport, was sentenced for possessing nearly 700 images and videos of child porn after attempting to withdraw a plea agreement. If you were wondering the reason so many people are leaving the church then this pastor may give you an idea of why.
State Trooper Jeremy Francis Plonski NEW!
29 years old
Shakopee, Minnesota
May, 2025
Charged in early May with producing videos depicting the sexual abuse of a child, he’s now facing additional counts after a federal grand jury reviewed the case. Prosecutors initially charged Plonski with a single count of producing child pornography. A grand jury added an additional production count plus two counts of distributing the material. According to the indictment, Plonski in April 2023 “repeatedly and personally” sexually abused an infant to whom he had access. Prosecutors allege that Plonski wore his trooper uniform and sidearm while recording the videos. We know he’s MAGA because he used the photo of Trump’s fake assassination attempt as his profile cover photo on social media. This is what America recruits to become a cop. Feel safe?
Ryan Utterback NEW!
29 years old
Kansas City, Missouri
May, 2025
After seeking to ban several LGBTQ books from schools for depicting sexual content is now facing a felony charge of second-degree child molestation. This upstanding MAGA supporter also faces a misdemeanor charge of fourth-degree domestic assault and, in a separate case, a misdemeanor of furnishing or attempting to furnish pornographic material to a minor. On May 19, 2025, he pleaded guilty to the amended charges of second-degree sexual abuse and second-degree harassment. On May 20, 2025, Utterback was sentenced to one year in detention, with a “suspended execution of sentence” – which means he won’t spend any time in an actual jail cell – and two years of probation.
Republican City Councilman Dan Halloran
54 years old
Queens, New York
April, 2025
Former New York City Councilman Dan Halloran, who previously served five years in federal prison for a $200,000 bribery scheme to rig a mayoral election, has been arrested and charged with possession of child sexual abuse material, according to authorities.
Halloran, 54, was apprehended at Miami International Airport on Saturday during a layover from Cuba. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers inspected his iPhone and discovered 1,362 videos of child sexual abuse, including approximately 35 videos of “prepubescent” girls being victimized, according to a federal criminal complaint filed in the Southern District of Florida.
John Kevin Taylor
48 years old
Coldstream, Kentucky
April, 2025
The former extreme right-wing mayor of Coldstream, Kentucky, was arrested for repeatedly raping a child under the age of 12 and possession of child sex abuse content. His wife, Michelle Taylor, is charged with failure to report child abuse, tampering with evidence, and distribution of child porn portraying a minor under the age of 12. Even Donald Trump said in an interview that 12 was too young, even if they’re beautiful.
Ricci Wynne – MAGA Influencer NEW!
39 years old
San Francisco, California
March, 2025
A MAGA influencer known as “RawRicci415,” Wynne was indicted for allegedly using minors to produce child pornography. Arrested in November 2024 on suspicion of pimping, Wynne previously gained attention for documenting city crime. He remains in custody, facing serious legal consequences related to his actions. Wynne was also identified as a suspect in the sexual assault of a 15-year-old. He has also appeared as a guest on several Fox News shows, including “Jesse Watters Primetime” and “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”
Justin Eichorn – Republican State Senator
41 years old
Grand Rapids, Minnesota
March, 2025
Eichorn was charged with soliciting a minor according to federal prosecutors. He and 13 other men were arrested by Bloomington police officers who were attempting to catch adults who were soliciting minors for sex. Republicans scream about “protecting children” while their own leaders get caught trying to prey on them.
Ray Holmberg – Republican State Senator
81 years old
Grand Forks, North Dakota
March, 2025
The North Dakota Republican Senator, who served for 45 years, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for traveling 14 times between 2011 and 2021 to Prague in the Czech Republic, where he paid to sexually exploit children. This guy traveled the world looking for sex with young boys like he wasRush Limbaugh!
Andrew Taake – Jan. 6th Rioter NEW!
36 years old
Houston, Texas
February, 2025
Taake was pardoned by Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection has been arrested on an outstanding child sex crimes charge. He was taken into custody on Feb. 6, 2025, after spending more than two weeks as a fugitive, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office said. He had previously been charged with online solicitation of a minor stemming from a 2016 incident in which he allegedly sent sexually explicit messages to an undercover law enforcement officer who was posing as a 15-year-old girl. Only the best people, right?
Zachary Radcliff
30 years old
Ypsilanti, Michigan
December, 2024
A former Washtenaw County church youth group director and Christian recording artist has been arrested and charged with 60 felony counts of sexual abuse of multiple children between the ages of 12 and 17. His father is a senior pastor at Oakwood Church in Augusta Township, so you’ve got to wonder what he taught his son about dealing with children. He’s not an immigrant, he’s not a drag queen, and he’s not trans.
Joey Dale Dearman
45 years old
Tupelo, Mississippi
August, 2024
Mississippi MAGA police officer was arrested by the Prentiss County Sheriff’s Department for three counts of touching a child for lustful purposes and one count of enticement of a child to meet for sexual purposes. That blue lives crowd always seems to attract some of the worst people society has to offer. I wonder how many of the cops Dearman worked with knew what he was doing but helped with the coverup?
Raymond Uttaro
65 years old
Charlottesville, Virginia
May, 2024
A former D.A.R.E. officer with the Nelson County Sherrif’s Office and outspoken Trump and MAGA supporter, he was convicted in May 2024 on four counts of aggravated sexual battery of a minor, four counts of distributing oxycodone to a minor, four counts of sodomy of a minor, two counts of object sexual penetration of a minor, two counts of carnal knowledge of a minor, one count of abduction with intent to defile a child under the age of 16, and one count of sexual battery of a minor. These crimes occurred while the victim was 11 to 15 years old. He forgave his victims in a letter he read to the court. Yes, HE forgave them.
Joel Koskan
46 years old
Pierre, South Dakota
April, 2023
The South Dakota Republican who sexually groomed his stepdaughter and STILL received 42% of the vote despite the allegations against him was sentenced to ten years in state prison on two charges of incest. It sure seems conservatives are okay with grown men having sex with children as long as they’re Republican politicians. And yes, that’s Joel hanging out with his friend Kristi Noem, aka Homeland Barbie.
These are not isolated incidents. They form a pattern, one that calls into question not just individual culpability but the broader moral compass of MAGA political movement headed by Donald Trump that markets itself as the last line of defense against societal collapse.
While Republican lawmakers push anti-trans bathroom bills and ban drag shows under the guise of “protecting children”, actual predators are being harbored in their ranks. Their silence is deafening. Their outrage is selective. And their moral authority is collapsing under the weight of their own hypocrisy.
If protecting children is truly the priority, then the first step is acknowledging that harm doesn’t come from marginalized communities, but often from those in power, especially those who hide behind religion, patriotism, and family values while committing unforgivable crimes.
The time for selective outrage is over. Either the GOP will confront the rot within its own ranks, or it will continue to protect predators while falsely claiming to protect children.
It’s important to remember that Epstein didn’t kill himself, and Trump is on the list.