Florida investigators say Andrew Paul Johnson—previously pardoned for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot—promised a minor $10 million in fictitious Jan. 6 “reparations” while allegedly molesting two children.
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. | A Florida man pardoned by former President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot is now facing severe new allegations after police say he used a fabricated promise of multimillion-dollar “reparation money” to manipulate and silence a child sex-abuse victim.
Andrew Paul Johnson, previously convicted for entering the Capitol during the 2021 riot and later pardoned in a wave of post-January 6 clemency actions, was arraigned in October on multiple child-sex charges. The alleged crimes involve two minors, including one as young as 11 years old, according to newly released police reports.
