NEW: D.C. Police arrested Ruben Verastigui -- a former "senior digital strategist" for the Senate Republican Conference -- on charges of distribution of child pornography resulting from a time span that allegedly included his time at the SRC. How I confirmed ID in thread (1/?)
NEW: D.C. Police arrested Ruben Verastigui -- a former "senior digital strategist" for the Senate Republican Conference -- on charges of distribution of child pornography resulting from a time span that allegedly included his time at the SRC. How I confirmed ID in thread (1/?)
NEW: D.C. Police arrested Ruben Verastigui -- a former "senior digital strategist" for the Senate Republican Conference -- on charges of distribution of child pornography resulting from a time span that allegedly included his time at the SRC. How I confirmed ID in thread (1/?)
NEW: D.C. Police arrested Ruben Verastigui -- a former "senior digital strategist" for the Senate Republican Conference -- on charges of distribution of child pornography resulting from a time span that allegedly included his time at the SRC. How I confirmed ID in thread (1/?)
First off: Verastigui is a unique name, limiting search. Second, on Instagram, Versatigui posted a story from his “new home” that include a shot out his window. Location matching places his “home” near the arrest address. I ID’d the notable items in his post. (2/?)
First off: Verastigui is a unique name, limiting search. Second, on Instagram, Versatigui posted a story from his “new home” that include a shot out his window. Location matching places his “home” near the arrest address. I ID’d the notable items in his post. (2/?)
First off: Verastigui is a unique name, limiting search. Second, on Instagram, Versatigui posted a story from his “new home” that include a shot out his window. Location matching places his “home” near the arrest address. I ID’d the notable items in his post. (2/?)
First off: Verastigui is a unique name, limiting search. Second, on Instagram, Versatigui posted a story from his “new home” that include a shot out his window. Location matching places his “home” near the arrest address. I ID’d the notable items in his post. (2/?)
To confirm, I compared the image to street view of the area. I used to live in that part of town and I knew this block has been under seemingly indefinite construction. (3/?)
To confirm, I compared the image to street view of the area. I used to live in that part of town and I knew this block has been under seemingly indefinite construction. (3/?)
To confirm, I compared the image to street view of the area. I used to live in that part of town and I knew this block has been under seemingly indefinite construction. (3/?)
And because I fear more than anything incorrectly ID'ing someone charged with a serious crime, I made sure the apartment in the incident report had a sightline matching Verastigui's "new home" view. It did. (4/?)
And because I fear more than anything incorrectly ID'ing someone charged with a serious crime, I made sure the apartment in the incident report had a sightline matching Verastigui's "new home" view. It did. (4/?)
And because I fear more than anything incorrectly ID'ing someone charged with a serious crime, I made sure the apartment in the incident report had a sightline matching Verastigui's "new home" view. It did. (4/?)
And because I fear more than anything incorrectly ID'ing someone charged with a serious crime, I made sure the apartment in the incident report had a sightline matching Verastigui's "new home" view. It did. (4/?)
Verastigui's Instagram puts him at the Trump White House and inside U.S Congress on multiple occasions. His employment is currently listed online as a comms person for a right-leaning environmental advocacy organization.

(/End thread)
Content warning from here on out. I've been shown the criminal complain. I'm going to share some excerpts. They are graphic and disturbing.
Verastigui allegedly said in a group chat that he was into images of *babies* being sexually abused. (CW: disturbing language)
Verastigui allegedly requested that someone join him in Washington, D.C., to sexually abuse a minor. (CW: disturbing language)
Perhaps the most disturbing thing about Verastigui’s arrest is that in years predating these criminal allegations he worked at pro-life movement organizations including March for Life, Students for Life America, Live Action and Susan B Anthony List, according to his LinkedIn.
Obviously this is not what I meant. It's disturbing context. Trying to "own" someone who exposed a pro-life movement figure as an criminally alleged pedophile says more about the person trying to dunk than it does me. https://twitter.com/KelFitton/status/1358084634941280258
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