Registered Sex Offender Led Opening Prayer at Michael Whatley Campaign Rally
The campaign says Whatley did not invite King, while Democrats use the pastor’s appearance to amplify attacks tied to another convicted sex offender.
- On August 28, Senate candidate Michael Whatley and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz attended a rally in New Bern, North Carolina, where twice-convicted sex offender Pastor Daimon King appeared prominently in the background.
- Campaign spokesman DJ Griffin stated that Whatley did not know King, asserting the event "was NOT planned nor organized by the Whatley campaign nor did the campaign invite any of the guests." Griffin attributed the invitation to the Craven County Republican Party.
- Records show King was convicted 30 years ago of statutory rape and indecent liberties with a 15-year-old student, then pleaded guilty in 2010 to sex offenses with an underage relative, requiring lifetime sex offender registration.
- With two months until the November elections, this Senate race could determine which party controls the chamber, making such revelations particularly damaging to Whatley's consolidation of party support.
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Convicted sex offender offered opening prayer at Michael Whatley rally
A registered sex offender kicked off a recent campaign stop for Michael Whatley, the Republican nominee for Senate from North Carolina. The post Convicted sex offender offered opening prayer at Michael Whatley rally appeared first on Cardinal & Pine.
Convicted Sex Offender Leads Prayer at GOP Candidate Rally
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Convicted Sex Offender Led ‘Integrity and Honesty’ Prayer at GOP Senate Candidate’s Rally
Screenshot via Michael Whatley on X A registered sex offender twice imprisoned for convictions involving children led a prayer calling for “integrity and honesty” at a recent rally featuring North Carolina Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley, according to a Friday report from The Associated Press. Pastor Daimon L. King delivered the opening prayer at an Aug. 28 gathering at the Craven County Republican Party headquarters in New Bern, the…
GOP Senate Nominee's Rally Features Prayer By Convicted Sex Offender
A North Carolina pastor who led the opening prayer at a recent campaign stop for Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley is a registered sex offender, who has been sentenced to prison twice.
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