Jake Langhas denied wrongdoing after social media users in the United States called for his arrest this week over alleged messages to a 15-year-old girl, with the high-profile January 6 defendant insisting he 'wouldn't even allow' such contact on his phone.
Lang is one of the more visible figures to emerge from the storming of the US Capitol on 6 January 2021, where supporters of then-President Donald Trump attempted to block certification of the 2020 election results. He has since become a minor cause célèbre in right-wing circles, portraying himself as a political prisoner while facing federal charges related to the riot. That notoriety has now collided with a fresh wave of online anger, this time not about politics but about his personal behaviour.
Details of the allegation remain murky and, crucially, are not backed by any formal complaint or law enforcement statement at this stage. The controversy appears to centre on screenshots circulating on X (formerly Twitter) and other platforms, which users claim show Lang engaging ininappropriate text exchanges with a 15-year-old.
BREAKING: Leaked Texts seem to show that far-right MAGA influencer Jake Lang, 31 was texting a man pretending to be a 15-year-old girl on Instagram.Read the alleged texts below.Why the hell are the people who shout and scream the most, calling everyone else pedos, the…pic.twitter.com/r5nAIMvcTl
What is clear is that the posts have triggered a fierce reaction. Comment threads rapidly filled with demands that police 'look into' the alleged messages, with some users insisting Lang should be 'locked up' if the screenshots are genuine. Others, often sympathetic to his political stance, urged caution and accused critics of weaponising unproven claims to discredit a prominent January 6 figure.
Jake Lang should be in prison where he belongs.He would be if TACO hadn't pardoned him.https://t.co/gZL2tZIxG0
Former J6er JAKE LANG had just been arrested again in Minnesota and this time it was on a Warrant while he was out harassing protesters! There’s numerous reasons he could have a warrant out on him especially after he vandalized a sculpture in Minnesota about a month ago!pic.twitter.com/O2dUlFCtZi
Jake Lang has moved quickly to push back, publicly rejecting the idea that he would be in contact with an underage girl in the way described. In his response, shared online as the row escalated, he argued that the accusations made no sense.
He said he 'wouldn't even allow' such messages on his phone, according to those reposting his rebuttal, casting the controversy as either a misunderstanding or a deliberate attempt to smear him. That line of defence taps into a wider narrative he has promoted for months; that he is being targeted not just by federal prosecutors but by a hostile media and political establishment.
Jake Lang posted this pathetic excuse to explain why he was trying to groom a 15-year-old girl and even said that he couldn't wait until she turned 16."It was my team who do my DM from out of the country."pic.twitter.com/rOxjFrh1TG
Source: International Business Times UK
