At least 78 rioters have been arrested on charges unrelated to the riot, according to exclusive figures compiled for the Byline Times via court documents, police records and news reports.

That figure is more than twice as high as has been previously reported " for instance, a report released in January by Democrats on the US House Judiciary Committee tallied just 33 criminal arrests.

Our tally is limited to those accused or convicted of crimes which were unrelated to the events in Washington on the day that has become known in the US as simply "Jan 6th".

At least nine of the cases involve child sexual abuse, three are rape charges and two people have been convicted of murder while driving under the influence of alcohol " in addition to at least 19 weapons charges and nine violent assaults.