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California Democrat Ex-Mayor Found Liable for Sexually Assaulting Seven Women — Jury Hits Him With $13 Million Bill After State AG Rob Bonta Refused to Charge Him

A Sonoma County jury on Friday delivered a unanimous civil verdict against former Windsor, California, Mayor Dominic Foppoli, finding him liable for sexually assaulting seven women and ordering him to pay more than $13 million in compensatory damages.

According to Fox News, the awards ranged from roughly $6,000 to $4.65 million per plaintiff. Jane Doe 7 received about $4.65 million. Jane Doe 1 received about $3.8 million.

The jury also found the Santa Rosa chapter of the all-male Active 20-30 Club liable in one of the cases and ordered an additional $2 million.

Punitive damages have not been decided. That phase was set to begin this week after jurors found clear and convincing evidence that Foppoli acted with oppression, fraud, or malice.

Foppoli, 44, has never been criminally charged. That is the part California’s political class would prefer you not dwell on.

The allegations first exploded in April 2021, when the San Francisco Chronicle published accounts from four women. By the end of that spring, 13 women had accused the Wine Country politician of sexual assault or misconduct spanning nearly two decades. Foppoli resigned as mayor in May 2021.

Seven of those women filed a joint civil lawsuit in 2022. The trial that just ended ran about eight weeks.

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U.S. Secretly Removed Accused Pedophile Diplomat From Britain: Report

American authorities allegedly removed a U.S. diplomat serving in London from the country in a secret operation after he was accused of possessing child porn.

A report from The Sun — Britain’s top circulation newspaper — has claimed that U.S. secret agents carried out a clandestine operation on UK soil without informing local police, seizing an American diplomat from his London flat, taking him to a U.S. air base, and returning him to the United States.

The diplomat was reportedly under investigation after allegedly receiving indecent images of children from his brother. According to the report, American agents received a court order in the U.S. before carrying out the raid on the diplomat’s apartment in Putney, London, on August 25th. An investigation of the flat is said to have confirmed that the diplomat was in possession of the child pornography in question.

The move to remove the unnamed man back to the United States has riled feathers in London given that American officials have no authority to carry out policing operations in the United Kingdom.

A British government source is quoted by The Sun saying: “They should have told Scotland Yard when they carried out the raid, and certainly when they found material. Instead, we think they have taken him to a US airbase and flown him 4,000-plus miles to where his brother was being investigated. We think it was a dawn raid before they then took him to the base in a US military convoy.

“If there are child-abuse crimes, there are possibly other crimes he could have committed. There are fears the Yanks are trying to keep this in-house and it’s a cover-up. And we now don’t know if we’ll ever get him back to face British justice.”

An American diplomatic source reportedly defended the action, saying that the United States “acted decisively” and that if it had not acted swiftly, “there could have been delays and diplomacy that could have gone on for weeks or months.”

It is not the first time that American officials have avoided the British judicial system for crimes allegedly committed in the UK. London has previously raised the alarm over the case of a U.S. fighter pilot, Captain Jacob Wulfson, who strangled a woman in Cambridge. Rather than facing trial in England, Capt. Wulfson was tried on a U.S. air base.

He was acquitted of sexual assault and aggravated sexual contact, but was found guilty of strangulation, for which he received a six-month sentence. Downing Street said that it was “very concerning” that he avoided prosecution in Britain.

Commenting on the latest report, a U.S. Embassy spokesman said: “We are aware of allegations concerning an individual assigned to the U.S. Embassy in London. The United States government expects all personnel to adhere to the highest standards of conduct, and we take these allegations seriously.

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Democrat-Appointed California Judge Charged With Sexually Assaulting Courthouse Staff and Cooking Up a Fake Motorcycle Alibi

A Democrat-appointed California judge sat on the Fresno County Superior Court for more than two decades.

Federal prosecutors now say that while he still wore the robe, he led a judicial assistant into a courthouse stairwell and sexually assaulted her, then lied to the FBI and tried to doctor records to cover a second incident involving another court employee found passed out in his chambers.

Adolfo M. Corona was put on the Fresno County Superior Court in 2003 by Democratic Gov. Gray Davis. A judicial profile listed his political affiliation as Democrat. He stayed on the bench until May 1, 2024.

According to ABC30 Fresno, no plea deal has been offered. A trial confirmation hearing is expected in July 2027, with a jury trial tentatively scheduled for August.

According to the news outlet:

Adolfo Corona faces five felony counts, including three counts of making false statements and a count of altering documents. The most serious count is deprivation of rights under color of law resulting in bodily Injury and including a non-consensual sexual act.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean set the tentative trial date for 11 months from now, on Aug. 10. The attorneys in the case estimated the trial could last a month, including the time it takes to select a jury.

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Corcoran and prosecutor Cody Chapple told the judge they had spoken informally about a plea deal. Chapple said his offer was “dead on arrival.”

He told the judge that prosecutors had turned over about 8,600 pages of evidence to Corona’s attorney.

If convicted, Corona could be sentenced to 40 years in prison for sexual assault and 20 years each for the obstruction charges.

According to a U.S. Department of Justice announcement, a federal grand jury indicted Corona on five counts in August 2025.

Prosecutors allege that on March 14, 2024, while Corona was still serving as a judge,he lured a judicial assistant into a courthouse stairwell, where he sexually assaulted her.

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Indianapolis teacher, composer avoids prison time after guilty plea in child sex crimes case

A former Indianapolis teacher and internationally known composer will spend no time in prison after pleading guilty to multiple felonies in a child sex crimes case.

Julian Wachner, 56, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to five counts of possession of child sex abuse material as a Level 5 felony. He also pleaded guilty to one count of felony cocaine possession.

An Indianapolis resident, Wachner was subsequently sentenced to six years of probation and no prison time. As part of his plea deal, Wachner must register as a sex offender and participate in several drug and child abuse prevention programs.

In a statement, the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office said the plea agreement filed for Wachner was for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison. Judge Jeffrey Marchal imposed the sentence, opting for no prison time.

“Prosecutors pushed for a sentence harsher than the one opposed [sic],” said MCPO officials.

Cryptocurrency, cocaine and CSAM

Wachner was arrested late last summer by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department after various allegations came out against him. At the time, he had recently served as a fourth-grade math teacher for Invent Learning Hub and was world-renowned for his music compositions.

Court documents released soon after Wachner’s arrest detailed how he used over $800 in cryptocurrency to purchase child sex abuse material on the dark web. After being confronted by police, Wachner reportedly admitted to making “hundreds of purchases.”

A search of Wachner’s home later uncovered an Apple MacBook Pro, a hard drive and a “substantial quantity of cocaine” inside his bedroom closet. On the laptop, investigators reportedly found “dozens” of files containing child sex abuse material.

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Police Bodycam Footage Shows Drunk Secret Service Officer Caught with His Pants Open In Miami Hotel Hallway

Police bodycam footage of the arrest of a drunk Secret Service agent who was caught with his pants down in a Miami hotel hallway was released on Thursday.

Earlier this year, a Secret Service officer who was in South Florida working security at Trump National Doral was arrested and charged for exposing himself in front of guests at a Miami hotel.

John Spillman, 33, was arrested in May after he exposed himself and masturbated in the hallway of the hotel.

Spillman was allegedly in the lobby of the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Miami Airport and followed a female guest upstairs.

The woman and another guest immediately entered their room because they were afraid.

The victims saw Spillman expose himself and called hotel security.

Police bodycam footage of the arrest shows cops shouting at Spillman, “Against the wall! Against the f*cking wall! Hands on the wall!”

“Stand up!” Officers shouted.

“I got to put my pants up,” Spillman says as officers apprehend him.

Spillman told officers, “I had too much to drink.”

Prosecutors are still seeking footage of Spillman in the act of exposing himself.

Spillman was charged with indecent exposure.

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Disgraced Former Louisiana Mayor Misty Roberts Walks Free After Serving Just 90 Days for Sex Crimes Against 16-Year-Old Boy

Former DeRidder, Louisiana, Mayor Misty Roberts walked out of jail Monday after serving a 90-day sentence that local residents rightly called a slap on the wrist for a child predator.

Prosecutors sought up to 17 years behind bars but the convicted former mayor received only three months in jail, probation, and suspended sentences.

State records confirm Roberts was released on September 7, according to KALB-TV.

Roberts, now 44 and a mother of two, was convicted by a jury in March of carnal knowledge of a juvenile and indecent behavior with a juvenile.

The crimes occurred in July 2024 at an alcohol-fueled pool party she hosted at her home for her own son’s birthday while she still held office.

The victim was her son’s 16-year-old friend. She faced up to 17 years. Judge Kent Savoie gave her 90 days in jail, a $5,000 fine, two concurrent five-year suspended sentences, five years of probation, sex-offender registration, therapy, and random drug screens.

The Gateway Pundit reported on this case in August 2024, when Roberts abruptly resigned and was charged days later. We followed with additional reporting in March 2026 on court documents showing her panicked texts after the incident.

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Portland Teen Gets Five Years in Prison After Stabbing Man He Says Sent Him Child Sex-Abuse Videos — The Lawyer He Stabbed Faces No Charges

In Democrat-run Portland, a teenager who called 911 and told officers, “I stabbed a pedophile,” is headed to prison. The older man he accused of sending him videos of child sexual abuse is not.

Elijah Cruz Valenzuela, then 19, plunged a knife into the chest of 46-year-old Joshua Field at Field’s downtown Portland apartment on the night of Aug. 11, 2025.

Valenzuela told police he had met Field on the dating app Sniffies, that Field sent him child sexual abuse videos that were later deleted, and that Field invited him over to watch more while asking if he was “pervy” and interested in “younger guys,” Oregon Live reported.

Valenzuela said he originally planned only to beat Field. He then grabbed a knife inside the apartment, stabbed Field in the chest, ran to the lobby, and called 911.

Body-camera video obtained by the news outlet captured him telling officers after his arrest: “I stabbed a ped*phile.” Field survived.

On Aug. 21, 2026, Valenzuela, who had no prior criminal record, pleaded no contest to attempted first-degree assault and first-degree burglary. Multnomah County Circuit Judge Christopher Marshall sentenced him to five years in prison.

With “good time,” that stretch could shrink to a little more than three. He is already at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility.

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Convicted child sex offender wants to serve his sentence in a women’s prison

There are a lot of bad hombres serving time within the walls of the Niagara Detention Centre in Thorold, Ont. But there is one particular monster who deserves special attention: convicted pedophile Daniel Senecal.

26-year-old Senecal is a repeat offender, locked up for the sexual assault of young children. His most recent victim was a three-year-old girl in Welland, Ont., last year. Armed with a screwdriver, Senecal forced his way into a basement apartment around 3:30 a.m. and proceeded to choke, torture, and sexually assault the toddler.

He would later plead guilty to six charges in a St. Catharines courtroom. Among those charges were aggravated sexual assault on a person under 16, sexual interference, assault by choking, possession of child pornography, and breach of probation.

So, why is Daniel Senecal back in the news?

Two reasons.

First, the Crown is requesting that Senecal be given dangerous offender status, making sure this creep will likely remain behind bars forever. A decision will be made on that request later this month.

The second reason Senecal is making news: Daniel is now apparently identifying as “Dani.” Translation: he is now claiming to be a she.

That’s right. We have another grifter gaming the system, preposterously claiming he’s a woman “trapped” in a man’s body, and he would much rather serve his time at the Grand Valley Institute for Women in Kitchener. And say, what could go wrong by allowing a violent male sex offender to be incarcerated with hundreds of potential female victims?

Do you want to know who wants “Dani” to get his/her way? Well, that would be the Mark Carney Liberals.

Earlier this week, the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announced that the federal government has filed its Statement of Defence in an ongoing constitutional challenge to its policy or permitting trans-identifying male inmates to be transferred to women’s prisons. The document is fascinating given that it reveals “transwoman” (male) inmates have already faced sexual-assault charges following complaints by female inmates — even as Ottawa denies that its policy violates female inmates’ Charter right to life, liberty, and security of the person (section 7).

Lawyers funded by the Justice Centre launched the constitutional challenge in April 2025 on behalf of Canadian Women’s Sex-Based Rights (CAWSBAR). The lawsuit challenges Correctional Service Canada’s Commissioner’s Directive 100: Gender Diverse Offenders, arguing that allowing trans-identifying male inmates to be housed in women’s prisons exposes female inmates to physical and psychological harm and violates their Charter rights.

In its Statement of Defence, the federal government acknowledges that several so-called “transwomen” have sexually assaulted biological females behind bars. Despite this admission, the federal government “wholly denies that any alleged harm to inmates housed in women’s institutions flowed from the implementation of CD 100.”

What the hell?

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Trump Education Department Goes on the Warpath Against School Districts Enabling Teacher Sex Crimes

In a move to reduce the epidemic of teacher sexual misconduct, the Trump Administration has launched a nationwide crackdown on school districts that enable these disturbing offenses against children that continue to generate weekly headlines, Breitbart News has learned.

This week alone, three cases made the news:

  • New Jersey special education teacher, 45, a married mother of two, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for having sex with an 8th grader.
  • A 34-year-old Riverside, California teacher and swim coach pled guilty to two counts of sexual penetration and other sex crimes on a 14-year-old child.
  • And, a 26-year-old teacher in the tiny eastern Washington town of Warden was sentenced to 15 years for repeated sex with a 13-year-old and filming the encounters.

The new effort appears particularly focused on what is known as “passing the trash” — the act of concealing sexual offenses and assigning the teacher to another school or recommending him or her as a good hire in another district.

The Department of Education (ED), which is leading the new probe, said in a recent statement:

The Trump Administration has observed a troubling and recurring pattern in schools across the nation of credible reports of sexual abuse and harassment by adults in positions of authority going uninvestigated or of suspected offenders being transferred to new schools or roles in the district.

However, that announcement, like many of Trump’s official actions, was ignored by major news networks and legacy print media.

While incessant Trump critics have accused the president of narrowing investigations and outright killing the federal education department, his administration in fact ramped up “educational sexual misconduct” reporting near the end of his first term.

The new policy meant to get a better handle on the problem had to overcome a court challenge to the reporting rules by the American Civil Liberties Union.

Announcement of the new 2026 crackdown comes following a blistering “Dear Colleague” letter sent out to U.S. school districts by ED Secretary Linda McMahon last month, which has been obtained by Breitbart News.

McMahon cites the epidemic being enabled by “institutional silence and complacency” by school districts and teachers’ unions being committed “to shield their members from disciplinary actions.”

McMahon called such practices a failure of their “moral and legal responsibilities to parents and students.”

Two decades-old laws are in play in the effort, an ED source who asked for anonymity told Breitbart News:

  • A Title IX amendment in 1972 which requires schools with “knowledge of sexual harassment or sexual assault” to “promptly respond in a manner that is not deliberately indifferent.”
  • The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) requires local districts receiving federal funds to prohibit schools from quietly removing perpetrators by helping them get jobs at other institutions — the practice known as “passing the trash,” the source said.

Secretary McMahon in her letter promised those who fail to follow federal laws will face the loss of federal funding, which virtually all school districts depend on for various local programs.

“This epidemic of nationwide sexual abuse in our schools must end,” she concluded.

In short, though schools are largely controlled by local school boards, the Trump administration and ED appear to be on the warpath.

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Former Top Virginia Democrat Official Sentenced to 10 Years for Distributing Child Pornography

In December of 2025, The Gateway Pundit reported that Randon Alexander Sprinkle, 31, a former top Democrat Party official in Virginia, was charged federally with the distribution of child pornography.

Sprinkle, a former finance chairman of the Virginia Democratic Party and former treasurer for the Metro Richmond Area Young Democrats, was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

According to court documents used a dating app to contact another user who purportedly was the father of a nine-year-old son, but in actuality was an undercover agent with the FBI Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force.

Sprinkle then immediately invited the user to communicate via the Telegram app and, after alluding to a sexual interest in minors, sent a video depicting two adults sexually abusing a minor.

Sprinkle followed up by expressing the desire to travel to Washington, D.C., to meet the other user and sexually abuse his purported nine-year-old son.

Per the DOJ:

On Oct. 16, 2025, FBI agents searched Sprinkle’s residence in Richmond and seized two laptop computers and a cellphone. Sprinkle’s cellphone contained 43 CSAM files and one of the laptops contained two additional files.

The files included depictions of the abuse of toddler-aged children.

Theophani K. Stamos, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Ian Kaufmann, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Richmond Field Office, made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Roderick C. Young.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ellen Hubbard Theisen and Janet Jin Ah Lee prosecuted the case.

Related court documents and information are located on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 3:26-cr-2.

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