THE RICKETTS FILES

New reports reveal that Ricketts pardoned MULTIPLE sex criminals: rapists, child molesters, and domestic abusers.

including at least 6 men convicted of sex crimes against children.

Because of Ricketts, many of these men are not on the sex offender registry. These child molesters and rapists could be in our communities, in our children’s schools, or at a local playground. There’s no way for us to know.

During Ricketts' eight years as governor, the Nebraska Board of Pardons approved 611 pardons, with Ricketts dissenting just seven times, according to an analysis of Board meeting minutes. The pardons he approved included people convicted of child sexual offenses, assaulting police officers, and motor-vehicle homicide. Among those Ricketts pardoned was a man who went on to be convicted of sexually abusing his own stepchildren. The record shows a pattern – Ricketts doesn’t care about victims, especially the most vulnerable.

Billionaires like Ricketts don't have to live with the consequences of their decisions…

We do.

  • Todd was relentless in trying to get his conviction reversed, appealing all the way to the Nebraska Supreme Court, which affirmed his guilty verdict.

  • Having failed in the courts and with a jury of his peers, Todd turned to Gov. Pete Ricketts. It worked.

  • Pete Ricketts voted to approve his pardon, and Todd got his gun rights returned. The hearing lasted less than 12 minutes

  • The victim attempted to commit suicide after the incident. [Nebraska Board of Pardons, Oct 3, 2016]

  • Timothy has been removed from the sex offender’s registry.

  • Timothy was convicted of Sexual Assault of a Child. His original charges included two different child victims. He was convicted for assaulting a child in a community swimming pool.

  • He first met his victim at a Catholic summer camp, where she was a camper. The prosecutor said it was “a place a child shouldn’t have to worry about a predator,” according to the Lincoln Journal-Star [Lincoln Journal-Star, 6/27/2008]

  • Kyle asked for the pardon to remove the “stigma” of the sex offender’s list, so that he could get involved in coaching youth sports [Nebraska Board of Pardons, 1/24/2017].

  • Thomas M. was convicted in two different counties, once in Buffalo County for assault and “Sexual Assault Without Consent,” and in Kearney County for both burglary and of “First Degree Sexual Assault of a Minor.”

  • Gov. Ricketts voted to give Thomas a full pardon, including gun rights

  • This child rapist is no longer on the sex offender registry, thanks to the pardon approved by Gov. Ricketts. His convictions for multiple sex crimes, including the child sex crime are expunged. 

  • Roger Y. of North Platte was convicted of “Sexual Assault of a Child,” pleading guilty to reduce his time in prison.

  • He appealed his conviction all the way to the Nebraska Supreme Court, but they rejected his arguments.

  • He applied to Gov. Ricketts, who voted to pardon Roger, and return his gun rights.

  • Roger had assaulted his victim, a child, some 50 times.

  • Darnell B. was convicted of First Degree Sexual Assault of a Minor.

  • A judge had previously ordered that he have no contact with anyone under the age of 16. 

  • Thanks to the pardon, he is now no longer on the sex offender registry. There are no restrictions on his contact with children. Parents and kids have no way of knowing if this child rapist is in their community.

10 months after receiving his pardon, Chad G. began sexually abusing his stepdaughters, who were 10 and 11 years old. This abuse lasted for years, before he was finally arrested. He is now serving 18-20 years in prison.