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Chelsie Napiza

Trump-Pardoned Capitol Rioter Arrested Over Child Molestation Allegations

The US Capitol riot is at the center of efforts to impeach and then convict Donald Trump for incitement of insurrection. Photo: AFP / ALEX EDELMAN

A man pardoned by US President Donald Trump after the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol now faces grave allegations of sexual abuse of minors.

Andrew Paul Johnson, 44, who pleaded guilty in 2024 to trespass and related offences for his role in the Capitol breach and received a presidential pardon on 20 January 2025, was arrested in August after a Hernando County, Florida, investigation alleged he molested two children and tried to silence a victim by invoking his pardon and promising money.

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