I agree that it's more important to bust the guy with the camera than to bust the guy with the prints.
And I'm reasonably sure that this is election year posturing.
But how did you attach this specifically to republicans? It was probably reported on a variety of news networks, not just Fox.
If you remember my advocacy of "death penalty by woodchipper" you'll know how I feel about child abusers.
P.S. The first time I saw the "pooping halx" avatar, I laughed out loud. Very brave.