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Thu Feb 6, 2025, 03:23 PM Feb 6

Conservative writer who accused drag queens of "grooming" kids arrested for child molestation [View all]

Aaron Craig Gleason, an anti-LGBTQ+ writer who has accused queer people of “grooming” children for sexual abuse, has been arrested and charged for molesting a child under the age of 12.

Gleason, a 39-year-old middle school teacher and soccer coach who has written for the anti-LGBTQ+ media outlets The Daily Wire, The Federalist, and The Imaginative Conservative, was arrested on January 28 by police officers in Okaloosa, Florida. He has been charged with the “lewd and lascivious molestation of a child under the age of 12 by a person over the age of 18” and was held in jail on a $75,000 bond.

The Daily Wire has already removed Gleason’s author page from its website, but the Internet Archive has preserved the page. It reveals that he wrote two articles around 2022 about current Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The Daily Wire and its numerous contributors have long claimed that LGBTQ+ people and their allies are “indoctrinating” and “sexualizing” children through public school education and media.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/02/conservative-writer-who-accused-drag-queens-of-grooming-kids-arrested-for-child-molestation/

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The louder these people are, the more they are projecting.

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GOP accusations are always confessions. Irish_Dem Feb 6 #1
So True. charliea Feb 6 #70
Criminals often do this. Irish_Dem Feb 6 #74
This message was self-deleted by its author charliea Feb 6 #72
Twisted cries for help.... smh Montauk6 Feb 7 #82
he seems nice Celerity Feb 7 #83
That's exactly how expected him to look Dem4life1234 Feb 7 #90
neck-bearded paedo Celerity Feb 7 #91
yes. I agree 100 percent prodigitalson Feb 7 #100
Every accusation is a confession. yardwork Feb 6 #2
A horrifyng thought I often have Johnny2X2X Feb 6 #3
I speculate further that there is overlap Qutzupalotl Feb 6 #6
There were a pair of neo-Nazi guys arrested in NJ recently for child porn and worse Wicked Blue Feb 6 #20
Horrifying ck4829 Feb 6 #47
It was more than an 'overlap'. OldBaldy1701E Feb 7 #86
I doubt that most of us are fixated on the RW subjects - I'm guessing that their fixation is part of their evil. erronis Feb 6 #27
A possibility for sure ck4829 Feb 6 #46
Imagine. My. Surprise. regnaD kciN Feb 6 #4
Post removed Post removed Feb 6 #5
FYI rape jokes are never funny. mercuryblues Feb 6 #19
That didn't sound as much like a joke as a prediction. Aristus Feb 6 #28
The crickets are chirping among fellow conservatives. sakabatou Feb 6 #7
They're twisting themselves into a pretzel durablend Feb 6 #35
Absolutely. They can't function unless they can blame a Democrat for it. ck4829 Feb 6 #49
True that ck4829 Feb 6 #44
"indoctrinating" and "sexualizing" children through public school education and media. MagickMuffin Feb 6 #8
The arrest report linked in reply #45 below Danascot Feb 7 #95
Teaches at a christian school. bluesbassman Feb 6 #9
No kidding. A school in Niceville, FL Onthefly Feb 6 #14
Of course he does. Ray Bruns Feb 6 #15
Never fails malaise Feb 6 #10
No, no it does not. ck4829 Feb 6 #50
CYA attempt to show he's a "good guy" while pointing at other people. Ping Tung Feb 6 #11
Perfection Lulu KC Feb 6 #12
UNDER 12?!? JFC ... AZJonnie Feb 6 #13
This is so republicon BoRaGard Feb 6 #16
of course eShirl Feb 6 #17
Perverse projections by pedophiles is the basis most anti gay rhetoric, live love laugh Feb 6 #18
The Rocky Bayou School wants people to pray for the school and the students at this difficult time. Botany Feb 6 #21
I hate these people UpInArms Feb 6 #55
This message was self-deleted by its author Botany Feb 6 #68
Christian Taliban who are child rapists. Botany Feb 6 #69
The Talibornagain UpInArms Feb 6 #71
The more I hear somebody complaining .. Botany Feb 6 #73
Methinks he doth protest too much. CountMyVote4Reality Feb 6 #22
It's called projection nowforever Feb 6 #23
Aaron did a boo-boo! Jean Genie Feb 6 #24
Please protect children. Don't protect predators. This isn't a "one time thing". It never is. twodogsbarking Feb 6 #25
I wonder if there are other children...I think you're right about it usually not a one time assault Deuxcents Feb 6 #29
K & R for exposure SunSeeker Feb 6 #26
Disgusting but not surprising. louis-t Feb 6 #30
Still not a drag queen! Enter stage left Feb 6 #31
OMG these people! This really pisses me off, but it's so GD typical! liberalla Feb 6 #32
Why am I not surprised? MineralMan Feb 6 #33
my first thought: orleans Feb 6 #34
What did this guy write about Kavenaugh? stollen Feb 6 #36
My late brother-in-law who was a pastor in Grammy23 Feb 6 #37
Swager 3auld6phart Feb 6 #59
And a few thousand more... progressoid Feb 7 #79
Finally!!! littlemissmartypants Feb 6 #38
Gross ck4829 Feb 6 #42
This guy is despicable. ... littlemissmartypants Feb 6 #48
No surprise get the red out Feb 6 #39
Indeed ck4829 Feb 6 #41
Another one? Seriously? ck4829 Feb 6 #40
Anybody here in need of a fainting couch or smelling salts? 3catwoman3 Feb 6 #43
Download the Arrest Affidavit PDF littlemissmartypants Feb 6 #45
I'm glad there were witnesses who confirmed what happened phylny Feb 7 #89
Almost every time. Passages Feb 6 #51
##NotADragQueen irisblue Feb 6 #52
Always projecting. Every accusation is a confession with these hateful a-holes IronLionZion Feb 6 #53
At least *he's* not a drag queen. Ocelot II Feb 6 #54
These guys always know too much about the bad shit Klarkashton Feb 6 #56
Projection Quanto Magnus Feb 6 #57
Child molesters to date: GOP politicians and evangelicals pastors 257. Drag Queens -0- surfered Feb 6 #58
Good 👍 what a stupid ass piece of 💩 TommieMommy Feb 6 #60
The louder they are, the more they project... dchill Feb 6 #61
Oh please, please, please, after conviction put him in gen pop. Buddyzbuddy Feb 6 #62
Sometimes a 'despised' minority group gets accused of criminal activities to cover up for the real perps. Aussie105 Feb 6 #63
Why... Godot51 Feb 6 #64
Almost no Trans Woman will hurt you or do anything out of the ordinary in the bathroom. Having people like this as a Oneironaut Feb 6 #65
Seems like everything is a projection. Joinfortmill Feb 6 #66
I wonder what his COL Mustard Feb 6 #67
Kick. N/T Upthevibe Feb 6 #75
Of course! blueseas Feb 6 #76
Why are right wingers and the religious right so dead set against gays, trans, and others? - Misdirection. Norrrm Feb 6 #77
I went to the school's website contact page. Lunabell Feb 6 #78
I swear!!!! (pounding on my desk with both fists!) n/t ReRe Feb 7 #80
OF COURSE !!!!! Jack Valentino Feb 7 #81
Why do REPUBLICANS accuse others of what they are guilty of? Emile Feb 7 #84
A depressingly familiar story. Buns_of_Fire Feb 7 #85
I've been saying that these bigots are simply projecting Dem4life1234 Feb 7 #87
The guilty dog barks the loudest FuzzyDicePHL Feb 7 #88
Somehow I am not shocked. Men need to stand down for a period and work out their overactive libido illness. marble falls Feb 7 #92
Surprise, surprise iluvtennis Feb 7 #93
hem. i have heard that felgercarb alll my adult life AllaN01Bear Feb 7 #94
Probably Gay, the Homophobia Song Wiz Imp Feb 7 #96
Max Blumenthal spelled out in great detail the darkness at the heart of the Republican Party in "Republican Gomorrah". Borogove Feb 7 #97
He's just trying to make America great again prodigitalson Feb 7 #98
Steve Bannon's kid brother got two jobs to be around young children. How many more victims will turn up? C0RI0LANUS Feb 7 #99
It's almost a cliche among rightwingers C_U_L8R Feb 7 #101
How incredibly unsurprising 0rganism Feb 7 #102
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