The son of an anti-government group’s leader is facing a dozen criminal charges for the alleged sexual abuse of a child younger than 12.
Richard Solon Mack, 44, is the son of Richard Mack, founder of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association. The CSPOA, according to the Anti-Defamation League, “is an anti-government extremist group whose primary purpose is to recruit sheriffs into the anti-government ‘patriot’ movement.” The movement and its founder have rubbed shoulders with conspiracy movements like QAnon, which falsely alleges a widespread pattern of child sex-trafficking.
On Tuesday, the younger Mack was arrested on four counts each of incest, sodomy of a child younger than 12, and sexual abuse of a child younger than 12. He has since left a Warren County, Kentucky, jail on a $150,025 cash bond.
Mack’s lawyer, Travis Brown, said the charges were based on false allegations. “These charges and allegations against Mr. Mack are preposterous,” Brown told The Daily Beast.
The elder Mack also asserted his son’s innocence.
Reached by phone, Mack Sr. claimed his son’s ex-wife had filed false charges, leading to Mack’s indictment. Brown gave a similar account, accusing Mack’s ex of making unfounded claims over the course of a long custody battle. Brown said police had investigated the sex abuse allegations in 2019, but had not pressed charges at the time. He said he expects the case to go to trial.
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