The former CEO of a Minnesota-based Christian nonprofit who recently attacked LGBTQ community as sexual deviants has been charged with multiple felony counts of possession of child pornography.
Jason Yates rose to prominence as the head of My Faith Votes dedicated to mobilizing Christians to vote based on their values, Religion News reported.
Earlier this year, in July, Yates along with the organization authored a story for the Washington Times where he blamed the LGBTQ community for programming their kids "to believe sexually deviant behavior."
While Yates' public persona was built on advocating for moral clarity, especially regarding the so-called "threats" of the LGBTQ community, he is now facing eight different felony counts for having child pornography in his possession.
The investigation into Yates was launched in late July by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) after a relative found a hard drive containing explicit images of children in Yates' office.
The hard drive allegedly contained more than 100 images of child sexual abuse material, triggering a larger criminal investigation that revealed a troubling past involving Yates and his alleged history of similar offenses.
In August 2024, Yates was removed as CEO from My Faith Votes. The charges were filed in McLeod County, Minnesota, each carrying up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
In an interview with law enforcement in September, Yates allegedly confirmed the hard drive didn't belong to the relative, but refused to provide a password to the encrypted files.
Despite still being listed as CEO on My Faith Votes' IRS filings in 2023, Yates is no longer anywhere on the organization's website.
Originally published on Latin Times.
