Wyrd DesignsDan Halloran – Arrested on Child Pornography
There is a German word, Backpfeifengesicht, essentially that someone has a punchable face.
The first time I met Dan Halloran that’s what my instinct said he needed. He wasn’t rude to me, merely a standard introduction, but my instincts were screaming at me. I avoided him as much as I could following that encounter, he was smarmy, oozing charm like a snake oil salesman. Standing up like a gracious lord in ritual sumble saying he was gifting amber to the women, but it was all cheap plastic. I recall the way he looked at certain women in attendance, the way creeps look lewdly at a woman. I wasn’t surprised he went into politics, nor for any of the scandals that followed.
For those unfamiliar with Halloran, he was a leader of a Theodish group revolving around Norman culture, and I attended various gatherings where he was also in attendance on multiple occasions.
New York’s Village Voice lampooned him for his religion when he ran and served 2010-2013 on New York City Council. He has been to date the highest placed heathen elected into public office in the United States, and one of the highest profile U.S. pagan politicians, too. He made an unsuccessful attempt to run for election for the U.S. Congress in 2012, he dragged heathenry through the muck as later controversies and criminal acts related to bribery and corruption , and at least one extramarital affair with a staffer (the stereotypical old politician with the age gapped relationship with a young adult woman). Plus, there was inappropriate behavior between him with a woman in his religious circle, that led to him being flogged in punishment by his group. He was convicted in 2014 in relation to the bribery scandal, and was still a felon in federal prison when he was released early during the pandemic, and in his temerity upon his release he updated his Facebook saying he was a “freed political prisoner”. He has now been arrested on child pornography charges.
He is a nithling. May justice find him, and may the Gods and Goddesses make a path to safety and healing for the children being exploited.
A Sampling of Past News Coverage
Dan Halloran photos from Village Voice “America’s Top Heathen” article, and photo from political rally during his congressional campaign.- New York Post: Councilman busted in bribery probe was flogged by leaders of his heathen religion
- Daily Mail (UK): Revealed: New York City councilman in corruption plot is a tribal PRINCE in bizarre PAGAN sect where members dress in medieval garb, make sacrifice and have spear-throwing contests
- The Intelligencer: Corrupt City Councilman Didn’t Respect His Religion’s Rules, Either
- Gothamist: Priapic Pagan Councilman Had Affair With 21-Year-Old Staffer, Annoyed Roommate Claims
- Above the Law: A 2L at the Center of a Political Sex Scandal
- Salon: New York City bribery scandal gets twistier
- Courthouse News Service: NYC Politico Gets 10 Years for Bribery Scheme
- New York Times: Candidate’s Religion Is Point of Contention in Queens Race
- Patheos: Guest Post: Nick Ritter on Dan Halloran’s History Within Theodism
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