Trump backer who pledged to 'fight against child trafficking' arrested on similar charges

30 July

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A passionate supporter of President Donald Trump, who is married to a prominent Republican operative in Wisconsin and publicly stated in 2024 that he was casting his vote to combat child trafficking, is now facing ten counts of possessing images of exploited children.

Scott Soucek, from Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, was arrested last week, according to a report by The Daily Beast. He is accused of downloading hundreds of illicit images via a file‑sharing network.

Back in October, Scott posted on Facebook a list of roughly two dozen reasons why he intended to vote for Trump.

“I’m voting to fight against human/child trafficking,” he wrote, adding that he was voting “for my children and my grandchildren.”

More than fifteen years prior to that post, in 2009, Door County investigators examined his laptop after he admitted to downloading illegal images involving children, but for reasons that remain unexplained, the case was never sent to the district attorney’s office.

According to the report, the newly filed 12‑page criminal complaint describes graphic content that was allegedly downloaded in March of this year. It linked to an IP address believed to be associated with Soucek.

Soucek's wife, Stephanie Soucek, serves as chair of the Door County Republican Party and was a delegate at the 2024 Republican National Convention, per the report.

Throughout the 2024 campaign, both he and his wife were vocal MAGA supporters. In October 2024, Stephanie appeared on Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast and spoke with future FBI director Kash Patel about her voter mobilization efforts in Wisconsin.

Following his arrest, Soucek was released on a $10,000 cash bond, posted by Stephanie, and his next court appearance was scheduled for August 29, 2025, according to the report.

If convicted, he faces up to 25 years in prison.

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