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'''Timothy Lee Nolan''' (born February 5, 1947) is an American registered sex offender and former state district court judge, a former leader in the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] and a former chairman of [[Donald Trump]]'s [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016|presidential campaign]] in [[Campbell County, Kentucky]]. On February 9, 2018, he pleaded guilty to 19 counts of [[child sex trafficking]] and [[human trafficking]]; on February 11, 2018, he was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison.<ref>[http://thesource.com/2018/02/11/donald-trumps-former-campaign-manger-tim-nolan-sentence-to-twenty-years-in-prison-for-child-sex-trafficking/ Donald Trump's former campaign manager Tim Nolan sentenced to 20 years in prison for child sex trafficking], ''[[The Source]]'', Jason Cordner, February 11, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.rawstory.com/2018/02/ex-judge-gets-20-years-sexual-abuse-trafficking-teens-serving-trump-campaign-co-chair/ Trump campaign co-chair gets 20 years for sexual abuse and trafficking teens]</ref>
'''Timothy Lee Nolan''' (born February 5, 1947) is an American registered sex offender and former state district court judge, a former leader in the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] and a former chairman of [[Donald Trump]]'s [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016|presidential campaign]] in [[Campbell County, Kentucky]]. On February 9, 2018, he pleaded guilty to 19 counts of [[child sex trafficking]] and [[human trafficking]]; on February 11, 2018, he was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison.<ref>[http://thesource.com/2018/02/11/donald-trumps-former-campaign-manger-tim-nolan-sentence-to-twenty-years-in-prison-for-child-sex-trafficking/ Donald Trump's former campaign manager Tim Nolan sentenced to 20 years in prison for child sex trafficking] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806001135/http://thesource.com/2018/02/11/donald-trumps-former-campaign-manger-tim-nolan-sentence-to-twenty-years-in-prison-for-child-sex-trafficking |date=2018-08-06 }}, ''[[The Source]]'', Jason Cordner, February 11, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.rawstory.com/2018/02/ex-judge-gets-20-years-sexual-abuse-trafficking-teens-serving-trump-campaign-co-chair/ Trump campaign co-chair gets 20 years for sexual abuse and trafficking teens]</ref>


==Early life, family and education==
==Early life, family and education==
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Nolan received [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] degrees in philosophy and geology from [[Thomas More College (Kentucky)|Thomas More College]]. He subsequently received his [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] from Northern Kentucky University
Nolan received [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] degrees in philosophy and geology from [[Thomas More College (Kentucky)|Thomas More College]]. He subsequently received his [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] from [[Salmon P. Chase College of Law]] at [[Northern Kentucky University]]. Nolan has stated he worked on a truck [[loading dock]] to earn money during his college and graduate school years.<ref name= rescinded>{{cite news| url= http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2016/05/19/bevin-appointment-rescinded-after-facebook-slur/84611676/ |title= Bevin appointment rescinded after Facebook slur| work= [[Louisville Courier Journal]] | first= Andrew |last= Wolfson| publisher= | date= 19 May 2016| access-date= 5 May 2021}}</ref>
. Nolan has stated he worked on a truck [[loading dock]] to earn money during his college and graduate school years.<ref name= rescinded>{{cite news| url= http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2016/05/19/bevin-appointment-rescinded-after-facebook-slur/84611676/ |title= Bevin appointment rescinded after Facebook slur| work= [[Louisville Courier Journal]] | first= Andrew |last= Wolfson| publisher= | date= 19 May 2016| access-date= 5 May 2021}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Nolan was City Solicitor for [[Newport, Kentucky]] in 1976,<ref>{{cite news| via= newspapers.com| url= https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/103079511/ |title= Newport Delays Fluoridation| work= [[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]| date= December 28, 1976| page= 37| access-date= }}</ref><ref name="Cincinatti-11-2-16">{{cite web| first= Chris |last= Mayhew| url= http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/campbellcounty/2016/11/02/campbell-school-boards-makeup-grabs/93207640/ |title= Campbell school board's makeup up for grabs| website= Cincinnati.com| publisher= | date=November 2, 2016| access-date= }}</ref> and in that capacity Nolan "requested that Commonwealth Attorney Lou Ball investigate [[obscenity]] violations" against a local bookstore and theater.<ref>{{cite book| first= Michael L. |last= Williams| title= Sin City Kentucky: Newport, Kentucky's Vice Heritage and Its Legal Extinction, 1920-1991| year= 2008 | publisher= | isbn= 0549859306}}</ref>
Nolan was City Solicitor for [[Newport, Kentucky]] in 1976,<ref>{{cite news| via= newspapers.com| url= https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/103079511/ |title= Newport Delays Fluoridation| work= [[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]| date= December 28, 1976| page= 37| access-date= }}</ref><ref name="Cincinatti-11-2-16">{{cite web| first= Chris |last= Mayhew| url= http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/campbellcounty/2016/11/02/campbell-school-boards-makeup-grabs/93207640/ |title= Campbell school board's makeup up for grabs| website= Cincinnati.com| publisher= | date=November 2, 2016| access-date= }}</ref> and in that capacity Nolan "requested that Commonwealth Attorney Lou Ball investigate [[obscenity]] violations" against a local bookstore and theater.<ref>{{cite book| first= Michael L. |last= Williams| title= Sin City Kentucky: Newport, Kentucky's Vice Heritage and Its Legal Extinction, 1920-1991| year= 2008 | publisher= | isbn= 978-0549859307}}</ref>


Nolan served as a [[Kentucky District Courts|state district court]]<!--Keep as redlink, could be an article--> judge in [[Campbell County, Kentucky]] from 1978 to 1986.<ref name="cincinnati">{{cite web|url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2016/06/10/former-judge-files-suit-over-kkk-photo/85713060/ |title= Former judge files suit over KKK photo| publisher=| work= Cincinnati.com |first= Scott |last= Wartman |date= June 10, 2016}}</ref><ref name= rescinded /><ref>{{cite journal | work= Kentucky Bench & Bar| volume= 44| page= 28| year= 1983| title= Appointment entry| access-date= }}</ref> He ran for the [[Kentucky Supreme Court]] in 1982, losing in the primary election.<ref name=SC/>
Nolan served as a [[Kentucky District Courts|state district court]]<!--Keep as redlink, could be an article--> judge in [[Campbell County, Kentucky]] from 1978 to 1986.<ref name="cincinnati">{{cite web|url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2016/06/10/former-judge-files-suit-over-kkk-photo/85713060/ |title= Former judge files suit over KKK photo| publisher=| work= Cincinnati.com |first= Scott |last= Wartman |date= June 10, 2016}}</ref><ref name= rescinded /><ref>{{cite journal | journal= Kentucky Bench & Bar| volume= 44| page= 28| year= 1983| title= Appointment entry| access-date= }}</ref> He ran for the [[Kentucky Supreme Court]] in 1982, losing in the primary election.<ref name=SC/>


Nolan has been one of the leaders of the Republican Party in Kentucky. In 2016, he was the Campbell County chairman of [[Donald Trump]]'s [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016|presidential campaign]], after receiving the personal support of Donald Trump early in 2016.<ref name="Arizmendi" /><ref name="reuters"/> As a member of the Republican Party identified with the [[Tea Party movement]], and later as a supporter of Donald Trump, Nolan has often criticized the Republican leadership in Kentucky.<ref name="cincinnati" /> ''[[River City News]]'' publisher Michael Monks described Nolan as an "outspoken and controversial" political figure in Kentucky.<ref name="rs2">{{cite web| url= http://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/gop-school-board-member-indicted-on-sex-trafficking-charges/ |title= Former Trump Kentucky campaign chair charged with human sex trafficking of a minor| website= Rawstory| publisher= | first= Bob| last= Brigham |date= 22 April 2017| access-date= 5 May 2021}}</ref>
Nolan has been one of the leaders of the Republican Party in Kentucky. In 2016, he was the Campbell County chairman of [[Donald Trump]]'s [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016|presidential campaign]], after receiving the personal support of Donald Trump early in 2016.<ref name="Arizmendi" /><ref name="reuters"/> As a member of the Republican Party identified with the [[Tea Party movement]], and later as a supporter of Donald Trump, Nolan has often criticized the Republican leadership in Kentucky.<ref name="cincinnati" /> ''[[River City News]]'' publisher Michael Monks described Nolan as an "outspoken and controversial" political figure in Kentucky.<ref name="rs2">{{cite web| url= http://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/gop-school-board-member-indicted-on-sex-trafficking-charges/ |title= Former Trump Kentucky campaign chair charged with human sex trafficking of a minor| website= Rawstory| publisher= | first= Bob| last= Brigham |date= 22 April 2017| access-date= 5 May 2021}}</ref>


In April 2016, Nolan unsuccessfully tried to remove and replace Senator and Majority Leader [[Mitch McConnell]] as a delegate to the [[2016 Republican National Convention]] due to McConnell's lack of support for Trump.<ref>{{cite web |url =https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/nation-now/trump-allies-sidelined-in-kentucky-delegate-battle/97-151418435 |title= Trump allies sidelined in Kentucky delegate battle |last= | date= April 23, 2016 |website= newscentermaine.com | publisher= [[WCSH]] | access-date= 5 May 2021}}</ref><ref name="Arizmendi">{{cite web| first= Jordan |last= Arizmendi| url= http://politicalhaze.com/2017/04/rise-fall-kentucky-trump-campaign-manager/ |title= The Rise and Fall of a Kentucky Trump Campaign Manager| website= PoliticalHaze.com| date= 25 April 2017| publisher= | access-date= }}</ref><ref name="rs2" /> On May 17, 2016, Nolan was appointed by Governor [[Matt Bevin]] as one of the four members of the first Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission for a term expiring in May 2019,<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.nkytribune.com/2016/05/bevin-announces-new-boxing-and-wrestling-commission-will-have-more-focused-vision/ |title= Bevin’s new Boxing and Wrestling Commission includes NKyian Tim Nolan, to have ‘focused vision’ | date= May 17, 2016| work= nkytribune.com| publisher= | agency= Kentucky Public Protection Cabinet| access-date= 5 May 2021}}</ref> but he was removed from office days later due to controversy over a social media post.<ref name="rs2" /> While he defended himself in the racism scandal, his lawyer admitted he "dressed up" in [[Ku Klux Klan|KKK]] costume "every year".<ref name="cincinnati"/>
In April 2016, Nolan unsuccessfully tried to remove and replace Senator and Majority Leader [[Mitch McConnell]] as a delegate to the [[2016 Republican National Convention]] due to McConnell's lack of support for Trump.<ref>{{cite web |url =https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/nation-now/trump-allies-sidelined-in-kentucky-delegate-battle/97-151418435 |title= Trump allies sidelined in Kentucky delegate battle |last= | date= April 23, 2016 |website= newscentermaine.com | publisher= [[WCSH]] | access-date= 5 May 2021}}</ref><ref name="Arizmendi">{{cite web | first= Jordan | last= Arizmendi | url= http://politicalhaze.com/2017/04/rise-fall-kentucky-trump-campaign-manager/ | title= The Rise and Fall of a Kentucky Trump Campaign Manager | website= PoliticalHaze.com | date= 25 April 2017 | publisher= | access-date= }}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="rs2" /> On May 17, 2016, Nolan was appointed by Governor [[Matt Bevin]] as one of the four members of the first Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission for a term expiring in May 2019,<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.nkytribune.com/2016/05/bevin-announces-new-boxing-and-wrestling-commission-will-have-more-focused-vision/ |title= Bevin's new Boxing and Wrestling Commission includes NKyian Tim Nolan, to have 'focused vision' | date= May 17, 2016| work= nkytribune.com| publisher= | agency= Kentucky Public Protection Cabinet| access-date= 5 May 2021}}</ref> but he was removed from office days later due to controversy over a social media post.<ref name="rs2" /> While he defended himself in the racism scandal, his lawyer admitted he "dressed up" in [[Ku Klux Klan|KKK]] costume "every year".<ref name="cincinnati"/>


In August 2016, Nolan filed to run for a seat on the Campbell County School Board.<ref name="Mayhew">{{cite web |url= http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/campbellcounty/2016/08/09/campbell-candidates-file-forelectedoffices/88487116/|title=School board tops Campbell County election filings|first=Chris|last=Mayhew|publisher= | work= Cincinnati.com|date=August 9, 2016}}</ref> He ran on a platform of "eliminating property tax revenue for schools gradually" and finding other ways to fund education, such as selling [[naming rights]] to schools, and advocated state-supported [[school vouchers]] and raising teacher salaries.<ref name="Mayhew"/> Nolan won election to the school board in November 2016, defeating incumbent Rich Mason.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/campbellcounty/2017/08/21/mason-fills-campbell-school-board-seat-vacated-nolan/573348001/ |title=Mason fills Campbell school board seat vacated by Nolan| first= Chris |last= Mayhew | via= Cincinnati.com| work= Cincinnati Enquirer| publisher= | date= 21 August 2017| access-date= 5 May 2021 }}</ref> Nolan was noted as continuing to serve on the school board when being "charged with human trafficking" on May 2, 2017,<ref name="reuters">{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trafficking-lawsuit-idUSKBN17Y299|title=Ex-Trump campaign official charged with human trafficking|agency=[[Reuters]]|date=May 2, 2017}}</ref> but resigned from the position on May 4 after being "indicted on nine felony and two misdemeanor counts".<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.fox19.com/story/35345653/former-campbell-county-judge-indicted-by-ky-attorney-general|title=Former Campbell County judge indicted on rape, human trafficking charges| website= fox19.com| publisher=FOX19 Digital Media|date=May 4, 2017}}</ref>
In August 2016, Nolan filed to run for a seat on the Campbell County School Board.<ref name="Mayhew">{{cite web |url= http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/campbellcounty/2016/08/09/campbell-candidates-file-forelectedoffices/88487116/|title=School board tops Campbell County election filings|first=Chris|last=Mayhew|publisher= | work= Cincinnati.com|date=August 9, 2016}}</ref> He ran on a platform of "eliminating property tax revenue for schools gradually" and finding other ways to fund education, such as selling [[naming rights]] to schools, and advocated state-supported [[school vouchers]] and raising teacher salaries.<ref name="Mayhew"/> Nolan won election to the school board in November 2016, defeating incumbent Rich Mason.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/campbellcounty/2017/08/21/mason-fills-campbell-school-board-seat-vacated-nolan/573348001/ |title=Mason fills Campbell school board seat vacated by Nolan| first= Chris |last= Mayhew | via= Cincinnati.com| work= Cincinnati Enquirer| publisher= | date= 21 August 2017| access-date= 5 May 2021 }}</ref> Nolan was noted as continuing to serve on the school board when being "charged with human trafficking" on May 2, 2017,<ref name="reuters">{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trafficking-lawsuit-idUSKBN17Y299|title=Ex-Trump campaign official charged with human trafficking|work=[[Reuters]]|date=May 2, 2017}}</ref> but resigned from the position on May 4 after being "indicted on nine felony and two misdemeanor counts".<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.fox19.com/story/35345653/former-campbell-county-judge-indicted-by-ky-attorney-general|title=Former Campbell County judge indicted on rape, human trafficking charges| website= fox19.com| publisher=FOX19 Digital Media|date=May 4, 2017}}</ref>


==Criminal charges==
==Criminal charges==


In 2017, Nolan was charged with 28 felonies, including charges of [[rape]], [[human trafficking]], [[witness tampering]], [[prostitution]], unlawful transaction with a minor and [[sodomy]]. There were 22 victims, including eight juveniles.<ref name="reuters"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2017/09/14/tim-nolan-indicted-more-charges-going-back-50-years/666210001/|title=Former Campbell County Judge Tim Nolan indicted on more charges going back 50 years|date=September 14, 2017|publisher=cincinnati.com}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/04/24/trump-supporting-ex-judge-arrested-for-child-sex-crime Trump Supporting Ex-Judge Arrested for Child Sex Crime], The Daily Beast.</ref><ref>[https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/kentucky/articles/2017-04-21/ex-kentucky-district-judge-charged-with-human-trafficking Ex-Kentucky District Judge Charged With Human Trafficking], US News & World Report/Associated Press.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lex18.com/story/35733706/former-judge-indicted-on-additional-felony-charges|title=Former Judge Indicted On Additional Felony Charges|date=June 23, 2017|publisher=Lex18 NBC}}</ref>
In 2017, Nolan was charged with 28 felonies, including charges of [[rape]], [[human trafficking]], [[witness tampering]], [[prostitution]], unlawful transaction with a minor and [[sodomy]]. There were 22 victims, including eight juveniles.<ref name="reuters"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2017/09/14/tim-nolan-indicted-more-charges-going-back-50-years/666210001/|title=Former Campbell County Judge Tim Nolan indicted on more charges going back 50 years|date=September 14, 2017|publisher=cincinnati.com}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/04/24/trump-supporting-ex-judge-arrested-for-child-sex-crime Trump Supporting Ex-Judge Arrested for Child Sex Crime], The Daily Beast.</ref><ref>[https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/kentucky/articles/2017-04-21/ex-kentucky-district-judge-charged-with-human-trafficking Ex-Kentucky District Judge Charged With Human Trafficking], US News & World Report/Associated Press.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lex18.com/story/35733706/former-judge-indicted-on-additional-felony-charges|title=Former Judge Indicted On Additional Felony Charges|date=June 23, 2017|publisher=Lex18 NBC|access-date=June 24, 2017|archive-date=June 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623171035/http://www.lex18.com/story/35733706/former-judge-indicted-on-additional-felony-charges|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Nolan initially pleaded not guilty to the charges on May 12, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/kentucky/articles/2017-05-12/prosecutor-sex-charges-against-former-judge-cover-9-victims|title=Prosecutor: Sex Charges Against Former Judge Cover 9 Victims|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=May 12, 2017}}</ref> On February 9, 2018, at age 71, he pleaded guilty to 21 counts going back to 2004 and included 19 victims, including juveniles. The agreement called for 20 years in prison and to pay a $100K fine. He entered an [[Alford plea]] for some charges. The counts indicated he engaged in human trafficking, providing drugs and alcohol to minors in exchange for sex, and threatening arrest and eviction unless sex acts were performed.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wartman|first1=Scott|title=Ex-Campbell County Judge Timothy Nolan to serve 20 years, pay $100K fine after plea|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/crime-and-courts/2018/02/09/ex-campbell-county-judge-timothy-nolan-serve-20-years-pay-100-k-fine-sex-trafficking-plea/323187002/|accessdate=9 February 2018|newspaper=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]|date=9 February 2018}}</ref> He is currently an inmate at [[Northpoint Training Center]] in the State of Kentucky.
Nolan initially pleaded not guilty to the charges on May 12, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/kentucky/articles/2017-05-12/prosecutor-sex-charges-against-former-judge-cover-9-victims|title=Prosecutor: Sex Charges Against Former Judge Cover 9 Victims|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=May 12, 2017}}</ref> On February 9, 2018, at age 71, he pleaded guilty to 21 counts going back to 2004 and included 19 victims, including juveniles. The agreement called for 20 years in prison and to pay a $100K fine. He entered an [[Alford plea]] for some charges. The counts indicated he engaged in human trafficking, providing drugs and alcohol to minors in exchange for sex, and threatening arrest and eviction unless sex acts were performed.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wartman|first1=Scott|title=Ex-Campbell County Judge Timothy Nolan to serve 20 years, pay $100K fine after plea|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/crime-and-courts/2018/02/09/ex-campbell-county-judge-timothy-nolan-serve-20-years-pay-100-k-fine-sex-trafficking-plea/323187002/|accessdate=9 February 2018|newspaper=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]|date=9 February 2018}}</ref> He is currently an inmate at [[Northpoint Training Center]] in the State of Kentucky.
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Tim Nolan
Born
Timothy Lee Nolan[1]

(1947-02-05) February 5, 1947 (age 77)
NationalityAmerican
Known forDonald Trump campaign official, state court judge, convicted sex trafficker
Political partyRepublican Party
Criminal charge(s)Rape, human trafficking, witness tampering, prostitution
Criminal penalty20 years imprisonment

Timothy Lee Nolan (born February 5, 1947) is an American registered sex offender and former state district court judge, a former leader in the Republican Party and a former chairman of Donald Trump's presidential campaign in Campbell County, Kentucky. On February 9, 2018, he pleaded guilty to 19 counts of child sex trafficking and human trafficking; on February 11, 2018, he was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison.[2][3]

Early life, family and education

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Nolan received B.A. degrees in philosophy and geology from Thomas More College. He subsequently received his J.D. from Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University. Nolan has stated he worked on a truck loading dock to earn money during his college and graduate school years.[4]

Career

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Nolan was City Solicitor for Newport, Kentucky in 1976,[5][6] and in that capacity Nolan "requested that Commonwealth Attorney Lou Ball investigate obscenity violations" against a local bookstore and theater.[7]

Nolan served as a state district court judge in Campbell County, Kentucky from 1978 to 1986.[8][4][9] He ran for the Kentucky Supreme Court in 1982, losing in the primary election.[1]

Nolan has been one of the leaders of the Republican Party in Kentucky. In 2016, he was the Campbell County chairman of Donald Trump's presidential campaign, after receiving the personal support of Donald Trump early in 2016.[10][11] As a member of the Republican Party identified with the Tea Party movement, and later as a supporter of Donald Trump, Nolan has often criticized the Republican leadership in Kentucky.[8] River City News publisher Michael Monks described Nolan as an "outspoken and controversial" political figure in Kentucky.[12]

In April 2016, Nolan unsuccessfully tried to remove and replace Senator and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell as a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention due to McConnell's lack of support for Trump.[13][10][12] On May 17, 2016, Nolan was appointed by Governor Matt Bevin as one of the four members of the first Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Commission for a term expiring in May 2019,[14] but he was removed from office days later due to controversy over a social media post.[12] While he defended himself in the racism scandal, his lawyer admitted he "dressed up" in KKK costume "every year".[8]

In August 2016, Nolan filed to run for a seat on the Campbell County School Board.[15] He ran on a platform of "eliminating property tax revenue for schools gradually" and finding other ways to fund education, such as selling naming rights to schools, and advocated state-supported school vouchers and raising teacher salaries.[15] Nolan won election to the school board in November 2016, defeating incumbent Rich Mason.[16] Nolan was noted as continuing to serve on the school board when being "charged with human trafficking" on May 2, 2017,[11] but resigned from the position on May 4 after being "indicted on nine felony and two misdemeanor counts".[17]

Criminal charges

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In 2017, Nolan was charged with 28 felonies, including charges of rape, human trafficking, witness tampering, prostitution, unlawful transaction with a minor and sodomy. There were 22 victims, including eight juveniles.[11][18][19][20][21]

Nolan initially pleaded not guilty to the charges on May 12, 2017.[22] On February 9, 2018, at age 71, he pleaded guilty to 21 counts going back to 2004 and included 19 victims, including juveniles. The agreement called for 20 years in prison and to pay a $100K fine. He entered an Alford plea for some charges. The counts indicated he engaged in human trafficking, providing drugs and alcohol to minors in exchange for sex, and threatening arrest and eviction unless sex acts were performed.[23] He is currently an inmate at Northpoint Training Center in the State of Kentucky.

Electoral history

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1982 primary election: Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court, 6th district[1]
Candidate Votes %
Donald C. Wintersheimer 11,077 39.0
John J. "Jay" O'Hara 9,068 31.6
Tim Nolan 8,235 29.0

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Primary Election, May 25, 1982, Supreme Court Judge, Sixth District" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. 1982.
  2. ^ Donald Trump's former campaign manager Tim Nolan sentenced to 20 years in prison for child sex trafficking Archived 2018-08-06 at the Wayback Machine, The Source, Jason Cordner, February 11, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  3. ^ Trump campaign co-chair gets 20 years for sexual abuse and trafficking teens
  4. ^ a b Wolfson, Andrew (19 May 2016). "Bevin appointment rescinded after Facebook slur". Louisville Courier Journal. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Newport Delays Fluoridation". The Cincinnati Enquirer. December 28, 1976. p. 37 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Mayhew, Chris (November 2, 2016). "Campbell school board's makeup up for grabs". Cincinnati.com.
  7. ^ Williams, Michael L. (2008). Sin City Kentucky: Newport, Kentucky's Vice Heritage and Its Legal Extinction, 1920-1991. ISBN 978-0549859307.
  8. ^ a b c Wartman, Scott (June 10, 2016). "Former judge files suit over KKK photo". Cincinnati.com.
  9. ^ "Appointment entry". Kentucky Bench & Bar. 44: 28. 1983.
  10. ^ a b Arizmendi, Jordan (25 April 2017). "The Rise and Fall of a Kentucky Trump Campaign Manager". PoliticalHaze.com.[permanent dead link‍]
  11. ^ a b c "Ex-Trump campaign official charged with human trafficking". Reuters. May 2, 2017.
  12. ^ a b c Brigham, Bob (22 April 2017). "Former Trump Kentucky campaign chair charged with human sex trafficking of a minor". Rawstory. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Trump allies sidelined in Kentucky delegate battle". newscentermaine.com. WCSH. April 23, 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Bevin's new Boxing and Wrestling Commission includes NKyian Tim Nolan, to have 'focused vision'". nkytribune.com. Kentucky Public Protection Cabinet. May 17, 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  15. ^ a b Mayhew, Chris (August 9, 2016). "School board tops Campbell County election filings". Cincinnati.com.
  16. ^ Mayhew, Chris (21 August 2017). "Mason fills Campbell school board seat vacated by Nolan". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 5 May 2021 – via Cincinnati.com.
  17. ^ "Former Campbell County judge indicted on rape, human trafficking charges". fox19.com. FOX19 Digital Media. May 4, 2017.
  18. ^ "Former Campbell County Judge Tim Nolan indicted on more charges going back 50 years". cincinnati.com. September 14, 2017.
  19. ^ Trump Supporting Ex-Judge Arrested for Child Sex Crime, The Daily Beast.
  20. ^ Ex-Kentucky District Judge Charged With Human Trafficking, US News & World Report/Associated Press.
  21. ^ "Former Judge Indicted On Additional Felony Charges". Lex18 NBC. June 23, 2017. Archived from the original on June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  22. ^ "Prosecutor: Sex Charges Against Former Judge Cover 9 Victims". Associated Press. May 12, 2017.
  23. ^ Wartman, Scott (9 February 2018). "Ex-Campbell County Judge Timothy Nolan to serve 20 years, pay $100K fine after plea". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
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