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He is listed on the National Sex Offender Website run by the Justice Department as well as the list kept by Illinois State Police and the one maintained by the Pennsylvania State Police.įisher was indicted on 12 felony counts of sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse in January 2011, and adjudicated guilty on one count after he waived his right to a jury trial. The DHS noted that not all criminal convictions involving minors are considered child abuse under state law and thus would not come up in the state's database for perpetrators of child abuse.įisher confirmed the details of his criminal conviction to The Inquirer, saying he 'never went out of my way to hide anything' and calling it 'an easy search' to locate him in law enforcement databases. She said she was particularly surprised by his conviction because she had just received a 'child abuse history certification' in Fisher's name from the state Department of Human Services (DHS) last week so that he could volunteer at an upcoming Christmas party for a nonprofit. Sheila Armstrong, who chairs the local Moms for Liberty chapter, confirmed that Fisher had been active in community outreach efforts and expressed concerns to The Inquirer that children were involved in those events. The group nonetheless defended its endorsement record to Newsweek after this year's November 7 elections, saying, 'We helped to get 50 more school board members elected that respect parental rights and who will fight to get back to the basics in America's public schools.'

This election cycle, Moms for Liberty sought to win 270 school board elections but suffered crushing defeats in Virginia, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Kansas.

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The group has become known for its opposition to critical race theory in public schools, efforts to ban books with LGBTQ+ themes from school libraries and a series of viral moments at various school board meetings across the nation. Moms for Liberty is a Florida-based group that was formed in early 2021 over frustrations with school COVID-19 policies, like mask mandates, and has since turned parental rights into a rallying cry. Republican makes book burning threat after flamethrower video.Marriott faces boycott for hosting conservative group who quoted Hitler.Moms for Liberty annihilated in school board elections.He also volunteered at the Moms for Liberty summit during the summer in Philadelphia, where former President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley delivered speeches. Moms for Liberty founders Tina Descovich and Tiffany Justice told Newsweek in a statement, 'We do not condone the actions of anyone who hurts children-ever.'įisher told The Philadelphia Inquirer that because he is a 'known and respected pastor throughout the city,' he helped connect Moms for Liberty's Philadelphia chapter with religious organizations in the area, including other pastors, a rabbi and an imam. Newsweek reached out to the PAC via email for comment. Fisher has denied any wrongdoing, alleging that he was the subject of 'a railroad job' from a political action committee for Lyndon LaRouche, who was retaliating against Fisher for trying to leave the group.

The charge was one of 12 against Fisher after a Chicago Police Department investigation. Phillip Fisher Jr., a pastor and Republican ward leader who coordinated faith-based outreach for a local Moms for Liberty chapter, is a registered sex offender in Illinois, where he lived before he returned to his hometown of Philadelphia.įisher's 2012 felony conviction is a result of his guilty plea to aggravated sexual abuse of a 14-year-old boy when Fisher was 25.

Moms for Liberty, a national conservative group championing parental rights, partnered with a registered sex offender for outreach in the Philadelphia area.