Socialist Felon William Lawrence Campaigns with Pedophile Sex Predator

Socialist felon William Lawrence “shared the stage during his campaign kickoff last year with a registered sex offender who served 14 years in prison for repeatedly raping his 12-year-old half-sister.” The registered sex offender has continued to attend William Lawrence campaign events.

As a reminder, William Lawrence, who stands with a pedophile sex predator, demanded “a world without police and prisons.”

“Socialist felon William Lawrence stands shoulder-to-shoulder with socialists and a pedophile sex predator. Lawrence is a depraved and dangerous liberal lunatic who is unfit to serve in Congress.” – NRCC Spokesman Zach Bannon

Read more from The Washington Free Beacon here or see excerpts below:

Left-Wing House Hopeful William Lawrence Featured Pedophile Sex Predator, Who Repeatedly Raped His 12-Year-Old-Half-Sister, at His Campaign Launch Event
The Washington Free Beacon
Chuck Ross
September 24, 2026

Far-left Michigan Democrat William Lawrence shared the stage during his campaign kickoff last year with a registered sex offender who served 14 years in prison for repeatedly raping his 12-year-old half-sister, the Washington Free Beacon has learned.

Deshawn Bailey, 37, appeared, along with other local activists, on stage with Lawrence at the Aug. 27, 2025, campaign event, held in front of 150 supporters in downtown Lansing. Bailey, seen decked out in Michigan State University gear, calls himself an “organizer,” “activist” and “one of the founding members” of Lawrence’s Rent is Too Damn High Coalition, a tenants’ union that aims for “affordable housing for all in the Lansing area.”

Bailey is also a recently released ex-con who was convicted in 2010 of first-degree criminal sexual conduct of a person under 13 years old. According to court documents obtained by the Free Beacon, Bailey repeatedly raped his half-sister, starting when she was in the third grade. Some of the assaults took place when Bailey was over 18 and his victim younger than 13. He was released from prison in May 2024 after 14 years behind bars. He joined the Rent is Too Damn High Coalition on April 23, 2025, according to internal group records reviewed by the Free Beacon.

Those records list Bailey as a member of the Rent is Too Damn High Coalition and a member of the group’s homelessness union and building unionization teams.

Bailey is also featured on the coalition’s website in a photo alongside Lawrence and other coalition members.

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