The State of Today's Pedophile-Friendly Trump-GOP: Child Rape Is Not a Disqualifier A man accused of child rape is currently set to become the next police chief of a Louisiana town, and the system is allowing it to happen. Christopher Paul, a Republican candidate running unopposed in the small town of Elizabeth, Louisiana, was arrested on September 8, 2026, and faces two counts of second-degree rape. The criminal charges stem from a recent August 2026 complaint detailing allegations that he sexually assaulted two 13-year-old girls over twenty years ago. Despite the severity of these felony charges, Paul remains the sole candidate on the ballot because his only opponent, an independent, was forced to withdraw due to federal employment conflict-of-interest regulations. Because the official qualifying window has already closed, state laws prevent any new challengers from entering the race. Under Louisiana statutory law, a candidate remains legally eligible to run for and hold public office until they are formally convicted of a felony, meaning active charges and arrests do not automatically remove them from the ballot. Faced with massive community outrage, local town officials have stated they lack the unilateral legal authority to alter the ballot or force him out. While village leadership has requested Paul's voluntary resignation, they are simultaneously moving forward with an emergency measure. The Board of Aldermen has passed an ordinance placing a referendum on the December 12, 2026, ballot, asking voters to strip the police chief position of its elected status and turn it into an appointed role so local leaders can directly block him from taking power.