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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Io Dodds

Violent Jan 6 rioter pardoned by Donald Trump being sought on charges of child sex solicitation

An image from court documents of Andrew Taake attacking a police officer with a whip - (US Department of Justice)

A violent Capitol rioter who was released from prison after being pardoned by Donald Trump is now wanted on separate charges of child sex solicitation.

Andrew Taake, 36, from Houston, Texas, pleaded guilty in 2023 to beating officers with a metal whip and dousing them with bear spray while storming the Capitol grounds on January 6, 2021.

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