Riley T Carter
Riley T Carter is a former Republican city councilmember in Aberdeen, Washington. Carter was well known on social media for his outspoken support of Donald Trump and the MAGA movement, posting videos where he fantasized about beating homeless people, and decried sex offenders while wearing a “Make Pedophiles Afraid Again” hat. On Facebook, he wrote that he was “in a deep fight to restore order here in Aberdeen,”
In August of 2024, Carter was arrested on suspicion of first-degree rape of a child. Earlier that day, police had received a credible report of sexual abuse from the therapist of his 11-year-old stepdaughter, who accused Republican City Councilmember Riley Carter of unplugging cameras in her room and outside before visiting her room at night and molesting her.
The cameras were in the house because Carter’s romantic partner, Mya Hernandez, used them to keep tabs on her three disabled children.
While in jail on $150,000 bond, Riley T Carter resigned from his position on the Aberdeen City Council.
In an interview with detectives after his arrest, Carter admitted that the accusations were true. However, he chose to plead not guilty in trial, forcing his victim and her relatives to relive his actions in court over the course of four days.
The victim testified that Republican Riley T Carter had touched her sexually, sometimes as much as several times per week, for over two years.
After the trial, Carter claimed that he “felt compelled to lie and make things up” to detectives, as well as disparaging Hernandez, calling her “mentally ill.” He never admitted responsibility or showed remorse for his horrific crimes.
In her statement to the court, Hernandez said “To the world, he was a councilman. A hero. A ‘protector of children against predators.’ But in our home he was the danger. … Riley is vile. He confessed — then took it back — and forced a little girl he broke to take the stand and relive every sick thing he did to her. He is not safe. He is not sorry. And he does not deserve leniency.”
In June of 2025, Riley Carter was convicted of three counts of rape of a child in the first degree, three counts of incest in the first degree, one count of child molestation in the first degree, and one count of incest in the second degree.
Republican pedophile Riley Carter was sentenced to a minimum of 46½ years in prison
Republican pedophile Riley Carter is currently incarcerated at Airway Heights Correction Center outside of Spokane, Washington.
Sources:
Aberdeen Councilman Riley Carter arrested on suspicion of child rape, Seattle Times
Aberdeen, WA council member shifts to ‘not guilty’ plea in child rape case, Fox 13 Seattle
Former Grays Harbor County city councilor gets 46 years for rape of a child, The Chronicle Online
