Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump is convicted of child molestation

[riversedge]

Source: nbc news



Andrew Johnson tried to bribe a child victim with the promise of a Jan. 6-related payout, prosecutors say. Trump has discussed the possibility of compensating rioters, but no one has received any payments.
Feb. 11, 2026, 6:55 PM CST By Ryan J. Reilly


A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by President Donald Trump has been convicted of child molestation and other crimes after he tried to use an anticipated payout from the Trump administration to silence one victim, according to a Florida prosecutor's office.

A jury in Hernando County found Andrew Paul Johnson, 45, guilty by of five charges, including molesting a child under 12 and another under 16, as well as lewd and lascivious exhibition and transmitting harmful materials by electronic device to a minor, according to Walter Forgie ​​​​of the Fifth Judicial Circuit’s state attorney’s office.

Johnson faces life in prison when he is sentenced in March, the state attorney's office said. His defense attorney did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.


Johnson pleaded guilty in 2024 to nonviolent charges after he entered the U.S. Capitol through a broken window during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. Court documents say Johnson, who referred to himself as “American Terrorist” and “Proud j6er,” engaged in “disorderly and disruptive conduct” for more than four hours.

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And Johnson is one of several former Jan. 6 defendants facing criminal charges in separate cases after their pardons. One, Christopher P. Moynihan, 35, pleaded guilty this week to a harassment charge after he was accused of threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., according to The Associated Press................



Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/jan-6-rioter-pardoned-trump-convicted-child-molestation-rcna258635

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This is a true 'lowest of the lowest"

[UpInArms]

1. They were criminals on or before Jan 6

They are still criming

[twodogsbarking]

2. Trump is convicted of child molestation.

Just skip the pardoned guy line.

[chicoescuela]

3. Perfect candidate for a second pardon.

[Multichromatic]

4. Well look at that! Poor child molesters go to jail and rich ones get to be president.

[generalbetrayus]

5. How long before the Child-Molester-in-Chief tries to pardon him even if it is a state conviction.

[irisblue]

6. #NotADragQueen

[Marthe48]

7. Fast track to high government position

felon will love having another perv in his employment.

[FuzzyDicePHL]

8. Oh, another one?

-=searching for my shocked face=-

[talking-liberally]

9. Make him the new Willie Horton.

But Dems are too nice to do that.

[Multichromatic]

13. Yes, definitely!!!!

We do absolutely need that type of ad. Ominous music, a stern scary narrator, and terrifing dark visuals.

* Despite a one year prison sentence for participating in the January 6th riot, Andrew Johnson received a pardon from Donald Trump. Johnson went on to molest and solicit girls under the age of sixteen and under the age of twelve, he was arrested, found guilty, and sentance to life in prison. Trump and the Republicans could have prevented these crimes. Trump and the Republican party are a criminal organization that don't believe in law and order.*

*Make sure to vote this November, vote for Democrats.*

There... I just made some adjustments to the Willie Horton ad transcript. Now it's ready for Democrats to use.

[AllaN01Bear]

10. probably had priors too also.

[evolves]

11. Who's surprised?

I’m certainly not.