A grand jury in Marion County is taking a closer look into allegations within Indiana Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith's office regarding "ghost employment" and distribution of an intimate image(s). Ghost employment is most often used as a term for payroll fraud. A public servant can also be charged with ghost employment as a Level 6 felony for assigning employees duties not related to their government position. Staffers within Beckwith's office had allegedly been sharing an AI pornographic deepfake video of a state representative's wife. The alleged deepfake video was modified from an existing video of the wife of State Rep. Craig Haggard (R-Indianapolis). A former adviser within the Beckwith office claimed to have seen Beckwith staffers sharing this video around the office. She called the atmosphere in Beckwith's office a "frat house" that was "very immature." The Marion County Prosecutor's Office announced that they were looking into the allegations.
Craig Haggard acknowledged he's not seen the alleged pornographic AI video but wants those responsible to be held accountable should the video exist. "I know we need to get to the bottom of it," Haggard warned. "If true, this is a very, very serious allegation. I mean, it's a federal crime." Republican Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith has dismissed the allegations and likened the accusations to having "the characteristics of a witch hunt." Micah Beckwith is a pastor at Life Church in Noblesville, IN, and he calls himself a "Christian nationalist." Look at the smirk on his face in the linked article. An indictment is merely an accusation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
State Rep. Craig Haggard and his wife Brooke Haggard
The son of Pastor Nathan Peternel, a longtime mentor and close ally of Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, has been arrested on seven felony counts related to child sex crimes: Sex Maniac.
Lt Governor Micah Beckwith, who is a Christian pastor, also smeared NYC Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, bleating that he "has no right to force his values" on NYC because "we are a Christian nation." Islamophobic Tweet
We certainly are a "Christian nation" Lt Governor Beckwith, so nobody needs your banal reminder.
