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Andrew Paul Johnson faces multiple child sex crime charges involving two minors and allegedly offered $10 million in fake reparations to silence a victim, court records show.
- Last month, Andrew Paul Johnson was arraigned in a Hernando County, Florida court on multiple child sex charges involving two children.
- President Donald Trump pardoned Johnson in January 2025 among about 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants, after he pleaded guilty in spring 2024 to riot-related charges.
- According to arrest affidavits, the younger victim described repeated molestation three times between April and October 2024, and investigators say Johnson mailed an iPhone 7, used Discord, and sneaked into the home.
- After authorities took him into custody on Aug. 26, Johnson was returned to Florida and ordered back to court on Dec. 10; he has pleaded not guilty and trials are set early next year.
- The case highlights a reparations claim — Johnson cited a $10,000,000 payment he said was coming — amid scrutiny of pardoned Jan. 6 defendants; no one has received such payments, and Johnson joins other pardoned rioters charged with sexual crimes.
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NBC Chicago
Pardoned Capitol rioter tried to bribe child sex victim with promise of Jan. 6 payout, officials say
A man pardoned by President Donald Trump for storming the Capitol was arrested on child molestation charges, according to Florida officials, who said he tried to use an anticipated Jan. 6 payout to silence the victim. Andrew Paul Johnson, 44, was taken into custody in Tennessee in August and extradited to Florida on charges of lewd/lascivious molestation, lewd/lascivious exhibition, and transmission of material harmful to a minor. His attorney d…
The Intercept
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say
Pardoned Capitol rioter Andrew Johnson tried to keep a child sex abuse victim quiet with claimed $10 million Jan. 6 reparations, police say.
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