Jon Paul Sheptock, 49, served as the worship minister at the First Montgomery Baptist Church in Texas before these shocking allegations came to light.

The Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Unit eventually caught up with the suspect while he was working at a local women’s prison where he served as a minister.

At a Donald Trump rally in January 2022, Sheptock was recruited to sing the national anthem before later posing with the president and his son for pictures.

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[–] 17 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I am amazed at how every single person connected to Trump end up being a horrible individual. You would think by sheer luck he would find one person who is NOT a monster. Dude is batting 1.000 for picking ghouls.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yeah it makes sense though, morally bankrupt people need to surround themselves with likeminded people to feel okay about their own depravity

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    My parents are avid supporters. It's very difficult for me to reconcile. And they can't stop themselves from talking about him. I have to keep my distance for this reason. Which is harder since they recently relocated from several thousand miles away to <100.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I knew one of the insurrectionists who was pardoned by Trump. He convicted of attacking capitol police with bear spray and a metal whip. He was awaiting trial for pedophilia while he was in prison. And they just let him go, and he disappeared. He was a PoS even when we were kids.

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