American Journal News: “Whatley gave sex offender access to young people”

New breaking reporting is exposing DC insider Michael Whatley for allowing Harvey West, a convicted child sex offender, to have close access to minors while serving in the NCGOP leadership roles Whatley appointed him to. 

American Journal News: “Whatley’s official Facebook page uploaded a photo from one of these meetings in August 2022 that shows West seated beside the then-chair of the North Carolina Teenage Republicans. West’s positions allowed him to attend other events with young people. In September 2020, he was photographed embracing the chairwoman of the North Carolina Young Republicans at a get-out-the-vote event in Plymouth, NC.”

West has admitted that he was open with NCGOP leadership about serving six years in prison for sexually abusing three minors. Despite this, Whatley appointed West to top roles and had him in close proximity to children, teenagers, and young people at events and meetings. 

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American Journal News: Whatley gave sex offender access to young people

Jesse Valentine | August 18, 2026

• Michael Whatley appointed sex offender Harvey West to high-ranking positions in the North Carolina Republican Party. Now, it appears that West may have had access to young adults while serving in those roles.

• He served a six-year prison sentence and was required to register as a sex offender upon release.

• [West] told PolitiFact that he was open about his criminal record with the North Carolina Republican Party before being appointed to the roles.

• Whatley’s official Facebook page uploaded a photo from one of these meetings in August 2022 that shows West seated beside the then-chair of the North Carolina Teenage Republicans.

• West’s positions allowed him to attend other events with young people. In September 2020, he was photographed embracing the chairwoman of the North Carolina Young Republicans at a get-out-the-vote event in Plymouth, NC. A few months later, he posed for a photo at the state GOP convention that was uploaded to the Inner Banks Young Republicans’ Instagram account.

• In September 2019, West and Whatley were both photographed at a recruitment dinner for President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign. Children and teenagers attended this event as well.

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