🧭 Accountability Watch • Weekly
Verified sources • Registry context
Week of Nov 16–22, 2025
Weekly roundup of arrests, charges, convictions, civil actions, and institutional or political misconduct involving people in positions of trust, influence, or authority — plus cases that show how risk extends far beyond the registry.
All items are drawn from official filings or credible mainstream coverage. Allegations remain allegations unless and until proven in court. We highlight registry status where it's mentioned and explicitly note when it isn't.
At a Glance
- A former U.S. embassy employee was convicted of sexually abusing minors overseas — showing how diplomatic housing and institutional roles, not registries, create access.
- A former Houston police captain was federally indicted on child-exploitation and enticement counts.
- A member of the extremist “764” online network was federally charged with sexual exploitation of children and cyberstalking.
- The House Ethics Committee opened an investigative subcommittee into Rep. Cory Mills over alleged sexual misconduct and dating violence.
- A Trump-pardoned Jan. 6 participant was arrested on serious child-sex-abuse charges — illustrating that predation is not confined to people on registries.
- Across all confirmed cases this week, no defendant had a prior registration status noted — continuing the pattern that registries do not prevent first-time offending.
We tag registry status to document how often new cases involve people not previously registered — evidence that real prevention requires confronting institutional access and power, not just expanding public registries.
Civil / Administrative Actions
🏥 Blaine McGraw— OB-GYN, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center (Fort Cavazos / Fort Hood, TX)Nov 10–11, 2025
Jurisdiction: Federal civil (Bell County, TX)Civil lawsuit filedRegistry: No prior registration noted
A civil class-action complaint alleges McGraw secretly recorded patients during pelvic and breast exams and engaged in inappropriate contact under the guise of medical care. The hospital suspended him on Oct 17; Army CID has opened a criminal investigation.
Why included: A classic institutional-accountability case: alleged harm inside a closed military-medical system where no public registry lookup could have warned anyone. Real safety depends on internal oversight and patient protections, not stranger-danger lists.
Institutional & Political Misconduct
🏛️ Rep. Cory Mills— Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (Florida)Nov 19–20, 2025
Jurisdiction: U.S. House Committee on EthicsInvestigative subcommittee openedRegistry: No prior registration noted
The House Ethics Committee unanimously formed an investigative subcommittee to examine allegations that Rep. Mills engaged in sexual misconduct and dating violence, along with claims concerning undisclosed gifts, misuse of official resources, and possible campaign-finance violations. The action follows an October ruling in Florida granting a protective order to an ex-girlfriend after a judge found “reasonable cause” to fear imminent danger.
Why included: Mills is a sitting member of Congress with national influence and legislative power. Allegations of sexual misconduct and dating violence involving a federal lawmaker show why public registries have no predictive or preventive value here: people with institutional status and insulation fall entirely outside the registry’s scope until after harm occurs. This case underscores the need for real oversight inside power structures, not reliance on public lists.
New Arrests & Charges
👮 Daryn Edwards— Former Houston Police CaptainNov 18, 2025
Jurisdiction: U.S. Attorney, Southern District of TexasIndictedRegistry: No prior registration noted
Federally charged with coercion and enticement of a minor, attempted exploitation, and possession of child sexual abuse material. Prosecutors say he used online messages to target a person he believed was a minor and was taken into custody at the courthouse.
🧊 Alexander Steven Back— ICE employee (Twin Cities)Nov 18, 2025
Jurisdiction: Bloomington, MN — State / Local (MN BCA sting)Arrested / ChargedRegistry: No prior registration noted
Arrested as one of 16 men in a Bloomington child-sex-trafficking sting run by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Identified in charging documents and media reports as anImmigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) employee. Charges include soliciting a minor for commercial sex and related trafficking offenses. No prior sex-offense history noted.
🕸️ Erik Lee Madison— Alleged member of extremist network “764”Nov 20, 2025
Jurisdiction: U.S. Attorney, District of MarylandIndictedRegistry: No prior registration noted
Indicted on multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a child, coercion and enticement, and cyberstalking. Authorities say he was part of an online extremist network known as “764” that targeted minors with threats and demands for explicit images.
🇺🇸 Andrew Paul Johnson— Trump-pardoned Jan. 6 participantReported Nov 19, 2025
Jurisdiction: Florida (extradited from Tennessee)Arrested / ChargedRegistry: No prior registration noted
Arrested on multiple Florida counts tied to alleged sexual abuse of minors, including offenses against children under 12 and teens. Reporting on the probable-cause affidavit says he referenced his presidential pardon and promised money to try to keep a minor from disclosing the conduct.
Why included: Not a traditional teacher/coach/clergy case, but highly relevant: someone with political notoriety and a presidential pardon allegedly exploiting that status to harm a child. It reinforces the RECON point that serious harm comes from people outside the registry population too, making selective public registries a form of safety theater.
Pleas / Convictions / Sentencings
🌍 Fode Sitafa Mara— Former American Embassy employee (Burkina Faso)Oct 31, 2025 (reported through November)
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court, District of MarylandConvictedRegistry: No prior registration noted
A federal jury convicted Mara of multiple counts, including aggravated sexual abuse of minors and coercion and enticement. The conduct occurred at U.S. Embassy–leased housing abroad, where he had access to children through his role connected to the diplomatic mission.
Why included: This is an embassy-housing, U.S.-government employment case: risk created by official placement and power, not by a stranger in a neighborhood. It shows again that registries do almost nothing to regulate the specific contexts where abuse actually happens.
Watchlist
- McGraw (Army OB-GYN): watch for any public charging decisions, DoD/Army licensing actions, and broader reforms to military medical oversight.
- Mills (U.S. House): track Ethics Committee findings, potential sanctions, and whether patterns of abuse-of-power are substantiated.
- Edwards (Houston PD): follow detention/bond decisions and Houston PD’s internal accountability response.
- Madison (“764” network): track additional network members or related cases as digital forensics proceed.
- Johnson (Jan. 6): monitor for additional victims and how courts treat the use of a presidential pardon in grooming narratives.
- Mara (embassy employee): sentencing in federal court and any State Department or USAID reforms around safeguarding children in overseas posts.
Disclaimer
All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. Registry status reflects what’s publicly reported in official documents or mainstream coverage; absence of mention is not definitive. These summaries are for public-interest accountability and policy discussion, not harassment or vigilantism.