Oklahoma QAnon supporter abused girlfriend's baby girl to death after posting 'Save Our Children' on Facebook
EL RENO, OKLAHOMA: A QAnon supporter who allegedly tortured and murdered his girlfriend's baby daughter has been arrested, police say. Oklahoma City law enforcement revealed that Joshua Paul Jennings is accused of killing 10-month-old Paisley Cearley while she was in his care at an apartment. Jennings is now facing first-degree murder, torture, and maiming charges, per records from the Canadian County Sheriff's Office, The Sun reported.
Last month, the 33-year-old posted an alleged QAnon-linked slogan #SaveOurChildren on his Facebook page. The slogan originally belonged to the Save the Children charity, but has since been adopted by those who believe in the so-called underground movement. Supporters of the QAnon theory, which has gained popularity among President Donald Trump's base, believe that the president is working to defeat a "deep-state cabal of Satanist pedophiles in the American government" and is communicating to the masses with the help of a mysterious figure within the federal government.
“Y’all know I don’t get on here much and post anymore. One, because life has been crazy with work, moving, etc," Jennings wrote on his Facebook. "And two, because I don’t feel the need to live my life through social media. However...This #SaveOurChildren movement train I will GLADLY hop on. Blow it up on my page if you feel froggy.”
Oklahoma City Police responded to Mercy Minor Emergency Clinic on September 25 afternoon after being informed that a baby had been brought in with life-threatening injuries. “She was transported to an area hospital from the minor emergency clinic,” Oklahoma City Police Master Sgt. Gary Knight said. "Sadly, the following morning, she passed away as a result of her injuries.” According to investigators, the baby sustained the injuries at her residence in the 11300 block of SW 5, near Interstate 40 and Mustang Road in Yukon. “He (Jennings) was interviewed the day she was brought into the emergency clinic and subsequently booked into the Oklahoma County jail,” said Knight.
Jennings, who is the boyfriend of the baby's mother, was initially arrested on a complaint of child abuse. “Those complaints will now be amended to reflect murder in the first degree,” Knight explained. Jennings was later booked into Canadian County jail, where he continues to be remanded in custody. Meanwhile, officials are yet to release exact details of the child's injuries pending investigation.
Last month, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced backlash for allegedly blocking QAnon-associated hashtags. Since August 5, Facebook users noticed that a hashtag with the phrase “Save the Children” (#SavetheChildren) was allegedly being censored on the social networking site. Although statuses with the hashtag could still be posted, clicking on the hashtag did not show any results as noticed by users. In some cases, as reported on the Heavy Website, “a warning about community safety guidelines” appeared instead.
While there was no official response to the allegations, some claimed it was because the hashtag came with some “disturbing photos and pages." It was speculated that the hashtag may have been auto-censored due to photos that were tagged with it and after being allegedly reported on such posts. Social media users, however, branded the censoring of the “Save the Children” hashtag as “unreal” and rebuked Zuckerberg and Facebook for the same. Some even accused the social media platform of “protecting child sex traffickers."