Man pardoned by Trump for attacking US Capitol found guilty of child abuse

Andrew Paul Johnson was found guilty of five counts including molesting a child under 12 and another under 16A man who took part in the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol and later pardoned by Donald Trump was found guilty on Tuesday of multiple child sexual abuse charges in Florida, officials...

<p>Andrew Paul Johnson was found guilty of five counts including molesting a child under 12 and another under 16</p><p>A man who took part in the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-capitol-breach">6 January 2021 attack</a> on the US Capitol and later pardoned by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> was found guilty on Tuesday of multiple child sexual abuse charges in Florida, officials said.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/19/january-6-rioter-arrested-child-sexual-abuse-crimes">Andrew Paul Johnson </a>was <a href="https://fox17.com/news/local/florida-fugitive-arrested-in-franklin-on-multiple-child-sex-crime-charges-tennessee-news-google-trends">arrested in Tennessee</a> this August and <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26285140-andrew-johnson-april-2025-arrest-affidavit-from-herndon-county-flordia-sheriffs-office-detecitve-12/">extradited</a> to Florida. He pleaded not guilty.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/11/man-trump-pardoned-us-capitol-child-sexual-abuse">Continue reading...</a>
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