This table summarizes publicly documented arrests, charges, pleas, convictions, and sentencing in sexual misconduct / sexual exploitation–related criminal cases. Descriptions avoid explicit allegations and focus on case posture, dates (where available), and the offense labels used in official records or reputable reporting. Use “None found” where no Trump/MAGA connection is supported by linked sources.
| Name | Category | Tags | Documented Trump/MAGA connection (or “None found”) | Legal status and offenses (arrest/charge/plea/conviction/sentencing) | Sources / evidence links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Nader | Political operative / foreign influence | Trump-linked, Federal conviction, Child exploitation | Referenced in public reporting and the Special Counsel’s report as a Trump-connected political operative (see Mueller report). | Federal case: pleaded guilty and was sentenced (2020) for offenses including child pornography and transporting minors for illegal sexual activity. |
Wikipedia summary Mueller report (DOJ PDF) |
| Tim Nolan | GOP political figure / attorney | Kentucky GOP, Human trafficking, Sentenced | None found (no Trump/MAGA-specific link in sources below beyond Republican political activity). | Convicted in Kentucky state court on human-trafficking/sex-crime charges; sentenced to prison (see Kentucky AG / reporting). |
Wikipedia summary Kentucky AG statement |
| Ruben Verastigui | GOP campaign staffer | RNC, Federal sentence, Receipt of child pornography | Reported former Republican National Committee staffer / political aide (see ICE and reporting). | Federal sentencing: 151 months’ imprisonment for receipt of child pornography (ICE release). |
ICE (HSI) release Newsweek reporting |
| Edison Misla Aldarondo | Republican territorial politician | Puerto Rico, Charged, Plea / sentence reported | None found (not a Trump/MAGA figure in linked sources). | Charged in 2002 with rape of a minor (Reuters via Puerto Rico Herald); later reporting indicates a plea to attempted rape and a prison sentence (see secondary summaries). |
Reuters (via Puerto Rico Herald) Wikipedia summary |
| Ralph Shortey | GOP politician | Former state senator, Child sex trafficking, Sentenced | None found (Trump/MAGA link not established in the DOJ sentencing release below). | Federal guilty plea; sentenced to 15 years in prison for child sex trafficking (DOJ). | DOJ press release |
| Adam Hageman | Trump administration official | Commerce Dept, Turning Point USA, Sentenced, Child pornography | Worked at the U.S. Department of Commerce during the Trump administration; also worked with Turning Point USA (per reporting). | Federal guilty plea for receiving child pornography; sentenced to 66 months’ imprisonment (reported). | Business Insider |
| Robert Morris | Religious leader / megachurch founder | Gateway Church, Guilty plea, Child sex abuse charges | None found (no Trump/MAGA connection in the Oklahoma AG release). | Pleaded guilty (2025) to five child sex abuse charges; received a suspended sentence with jail time and conditions (per Oklahoma AG). | Oklahoma AG release |
| Ricci Wynne | Online commentator (reported conservative media figure) | Charged, Production of CSAM, Federal case | None found (Trump/MAGA connection not established in the DOJ charging release). | Charged federally with production and distribution of child sexual abuse material (DOJ, 2025). | DOJ press release |
| Justin Eichorn | GOP state legislator | Minnesota, Charged, Enticement | Minnesota Republican state senator (as described in the federal charging announcement). | Charged federally (2025) with attempted coercion and enticement of a minor (DOJ). | DOJ press release |
| Zachary Radcliff(e) | Church youth director | Charged, Criminal sexual conduct, Child sexual abuse material | None found. | Facing state charges related to child sex offenses; court set/updated trial dates (Michigan reporting). | CBS Detroit |
| Ray Holmberg | Republican state senator | Guilty plea, Sentenced, Illicit sexual conduct | None found (longtime North Dakota Republican legislator; no Trump-specific link in DOJ release). | Pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct (DOJ, 2025). | DOJ press release |
| Ronald Williams II | Trump commission staff / researcher | Election Integrity Commission, Arrested, Charged | Worked as a researcher for the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity (Trump’s voter-fraud commission), according to reporting. | Arrested and charged in Maryland with distribution and possession of child pornography (2017 reporting; disposition not summarized here). |
Washington Post ProPublica WMAR-2 local reporting |
| Richard Ciccarella | Military officer / Mar-a-Lago detail | Mar-a-Lago, False statements, Probation | Worked on an Army communications detail at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort (per reporting). | Pleaded guilty to making false statements to federal agents during a child pornography investigation; sentenced to probation (2019 reporting). |
Military Times CBS Miami |
| Ben Gibson | Political candidate (reported) | Arrested, Charges reported, Source needed | None found (needs sourcing for any Trump/MAGA link). | Public reporting indicates an arrest/charge in a sexual exploitation–related case; please add a primary source link to finalize this row. | Source needed |
| Matt Gaetz | MAGA-aligned U.S. congressman | Trump ally, Ethics report, No charges filed | Prominent Trump ally and figure in MAGA political networks (see House Ethics Committee report; additional reporting). | No criminal charges filed. Subject of a federal investigation into allegations related to sex trafficking/sexual misconduct that reportedly ended without charges; House Ethics Committee report summarizes allegations and review. |
House Ethics Committee report (PDF) PBS NewsHour |
| Joel Greenberg | Florida local elected official | Pleaded guilty, Sex trafficking, Federal case | Political associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz in Florida Republican circles (as described in multiple reports; see Ethics Committee report context). | Pleaded guilty (2021) in federal court to multiple offenses including sex trafficking of a child (DOJ press release). Sentencing details should be added with an additional sentencing-source link if needed. |
DOJ press release (plea) Plea agreement (PDF) |
| Vince McMahon | Entertainment executive | Trump-linked, Civil suit, DOJ investigation reported | Longtime public associate of Donald Trump through WWE; Linda McMahon served in the Trump administration. | No publicly documented criminal charges for sexual misconduct in linked sources. Separate reporting describes a civil sexual abuse lawsuit and a DOJ investigation related to alleged misconduct/cover-ups. |
Rolling Stone Yahoo News (reporting) |
| Harvey Weinstein | Entertainment producer | Convicted, Retrial, Multiple jurisdictions | None found. | New York: 2020 conviction overturned (2024) by the NY Court of Appeals; retrial proceeded and later reporting indicates a new conviction on one count with mistrial on another charge. California: convicted in Los Angeles (2022) and sentenced to 16 years (still in effect per reporting). |
NY Court of Appeals decision (Justia) Reuters Entertainment Weekly |
| Jeffrey Epstein | Financier / federal sex-trafficking defendant | Indicted, Arrested, Died in custody | Documented social acquaintance with Donald Trump (photos/video and reporting); Trump has publicly acknowledged knowing Epstein. | Arrested and federally charged (2019) with sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy; died in federal custody before trial. |
DOJ SDNY press release DOJ OIG report (PDF) |
| Ghislaine Maxwell | Epstein associate / defendant | Convicted, Sentenced 20 years, Federal case | Documented social ties to Trump in reporting and public record (photos/remarks); no official Trump role. | Convicted (2021) in federal court for offenses related to Epstein’s trafficking scheme; sentenced to 20 years in prison (DOJ, 2022). |
DOJ SDNY press release AP (recent procedural update) |