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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Madeline Sherratt

Child porn suspect pardoned by Trump after Jan 6 could have sexual abuse charges thrown out

David Paul Daniel, 37, of Mint Hill, North Carolina, pleaded guilty on January 8, 2025, to the felony offense of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers, during the Capitol Hill riots - (DOJ/fbi)

A North Carolina man who pleaded guilty to assaulting police officers on January 6 could have his latest child pornography charges thrown out in the wake of fresh pardonings from Trump.

David Paul Daniel, 37, of Mint Hill, North Carolina, pleaded guilty on January 8, 2025, to the felony offense of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers, during the Capitol Hill riots, according to the Department of Justice – but months earlier, he was arrested on child pornography charges.

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