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Trump-pardoned Jon Ponder arrested on sex assault charges
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 20, 2026 at 1:14 PM ET
Summary: Jon Ponder, a nonprofit CEO who received a Trump pardon for a bank robber, was banned from state prison property and then arrested and charged with sexually assaulting inmates. Prosecutors say multiple incarcerated women accused him of abusing his position to solicit sex, and he faces 20 charges.
WHO: Jon Ponder; incarcerated women accusers; prosecutors
WHAT: Jon Ponder was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting inmates after allegations he abused his position to solicit sex.
WHEN: Aug 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: He was charged based on allegations by incarcerated women that he abused his position to solicit sex.
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