Pastor With Convictions Supports GOP Nominee | Global News

A North Carolina Republican Senate candidate, Michael Whatley, faces mounting political fallout after a campaign event where a pastor with multiple child sex offense convictions led a prayer. The pastor, Daimon L. King, a registered sex offender with a history of statutory rape and indecent liberties with minors, has become increasingly visible in GOP circles, even appearing in campaign videos and publicly endorsing Whatley. Whatley’s team claims they had no knowledge of King’s involvement, but Democrats are seizing the moment, linking him to another convicted sex offender from his past — all as the election nears and Whatley’s tough-on-crime message is suddenly undercut by controversy.

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