Ex-Politician Nathan Larson, Child Porn Advocate, Dies in Custody

Nathan Larson, a white supremacist who ran for public office in Virginia on a campaign to legalize child porn, has died in custody, the U.S. Attorney's Office has confirmed to Newsweek.

The U.S. Attorney's Office confirmed Nathan Larson, 41, died while being held in prison on felony charges for soliciting child pornography and a string of other offenses.

Court documents indicating the criminal indictment against Larson had been dismissed were shared on Reddit earlier this week.

Lauren Horwood, a U.S. Attorney's Office public information officer for the Eastern District of California said Larson died last month.

In a statement sent to Newsweek, Horwood said: "Nathan Larson died on 9/18/22. An order of dismissal in his case was filed on 10/11/22. I don't have any details on his death."

Jurgen Soekhoe, assistant chief deputy of the U.S. Marshal Eastern District of California, said Larson had been transported out of state before his death.

He told Newsweek: "Larson was a federal prisoner being held in the Eastern District of California.

"Due to medical needs, he was transferred to a facility in Arizona to receive additional medical care he required. An autopsy report by the Maricopa Medical Examiner is currently pending."

Larson was extradited to Fresno, California, after investigators learned he had traveled to the state from Virginia in December 2020 to abduct a 12-year-old girl who he had groomed online.

According to the Fresno County Sheriff's Office, Larson traveled to the girl's home and convinced her to sneak out of her house and then went to Fresno Airport.

Larson made the child wear a long hair wig to alter her appearance and also told her to "act as though she was disabled and unable to speak" to avoid having conversations with anyone while they made their way to the airport.

Police later discovered that the flight had a layover in Denver, Colorado, where officers located Larson at the airport and managed to rescue the girl.

She was returned to her family in Fresno, according to police.

On December 17, Virginia police executed a search warrant at Larson's home in Catlett. While at the home, Larson's father Arthur was arrested for assault and battery after he reportedly assaulted a Homeland Security Investigations agent.

In Denver, Larson was charged with a misdemeanor charge of harboring a minor, but also faced felony charges in Fresno County for kidnapping, child abduction, soliciting child pornography from a minor, and meeting a child for the intention of sex.

Larson previously ran three times for public office in Virginia with promises to legalize child pornography, abolish the Child Protective Services department, and discourage women to go to college, according to the Fauquier Times. He lost each attempt to represent Virginians.

In a 2018 political manifesto, Larson identified himself as a white supremacist and called Adolf Hitler a "white supremacist hero."

His manifesto also stated it was not fair that "incels," also known as involuntary celibates, be "forced to pay taxes for schools, welfare and other support for other men's children."

On now-defunct websites "suiped" and "incelocalypse" Larson endorsed the rape and sexual abuse of children.

In 2009, Larson was convicted of threatening to kill the President of the United States after he dent a detailed email to the U.S. Secret Service.

At the time, George W. Bush was the outgoing president and Barack Obama was the incoming occupant of the White House.

In October 2009, Larson was sentenced to 16 months in federal prison and ended up serving 14 months.

Update 10/18/22, 2:09 a.m. ET: This article was updated with comment from Jurgen Soekhoe.