A man pardoned by President Donald Trump for storming the Capitol was arrested on child molestation charges, according to Florida officials, who said he tried to use an anticipated Jan. 6 payout to silence the victim.

Andrew Paul Johnson, 44, was taken into custody in Tennessee in August and extradited to Florida on charges of lewd/lascivious molestation, lewd/lascivious exhibition, and transmission of material harmful to a minor.

His attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday.

The charges were first reported by The Intercept .

Johnson was among the roughly 1,500 people Trump pardoned earlier this year in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office began investigating him in July after it received a

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