The Louisiana Republican Party has endorsed an anti-LGBTQ+ state house candidate who has been charged with four counts of criminal cruelty to children.

As the Shreveport Times reports, Republican John Raymond is running to represent the state’s reliably red House District 104. He previously ran two other unsuccessful bids for a Louisiana house seat in 2018 and 2019, touting his support for former President Donald Trump and his opposition to same-sex marriage.

A lead minister at New Horizon Church in Slidell, Louisiana, Raymond owns Christian radio station The Bridge 88.7 FM and was a contestant on Survivor in 2002. He’s also the founder and headmaster of Lakeside Christian Academy in Slidell. He was arrested last year after he allegedly punished three students by taping their mouths shut. According to NOLA.com, Raymond wrapped packing tape around the three 13-year-olds’ heads for talking excessively in class. The students were sent back to class where another administrator who “felt uncomfortable with the situation” removed the tape. The students reportedly had trouble breathing and said that removing the tape was painful.