Jake Lang has denied wrongdoing after social media users in the United States called for his arrest this week over alleged messages to a 15-year-old girl, with the high-profile January 6 defendant insisting he 'wouldn't even allow' such contact on his phone.
Lang is one of the more visible figures to emerge from the storming of the US Capitol on 6 January 2021, where supporters of then-President Donald Trump attempted to block certification of the 2020 election results. He has since become a minor cause célèbre in right-wing circles, portraying himself as a political prisoner while facing federal charges related to the riot. That notoriety has now collided with a fresh wave of online anger, this time not about politics but about his personal behaviour.
