Andrew Taake, a Houston man pardoned by former President Donald Trump for his role in the January 6th Capitol riot, has been arrested on a child sex crimes charge stemming from a 2016 incident.
A Houston man, Andrew Taake , newly pardoned for his role as a Jan. 6 rioter, has been arrested on a separate child sex charge.A Houston man who was recently pardoned by President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection has been arrested on an outstanding child sex crimes charge.
Federal prosecutors said Taake used bear spray and a metal whip to assault officers, and that he was caught after bragging about the incident to a woman he met on an online dating app. Screenshots of his messages to the woman, who later alerted law enforcement, show that he sent a selfie of himself to the woman that he said was taken “about 30 minutes” after the incident, according to court records.
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