Colorado Springs deputy district attorney & Mormon stake president David McConkie, who was arrested for the continuous rape of a child, has accepted a plea deal that will likely keep him from serving prison time.
David McConkie, 46, former deputy district attorney & president of Colorado Springs East LDS Stake, pled guilty to criminal attempt to commit sexual assault on a child, in exchange for the remaining charges being dismissed. If accepted by the judge, McConkie could serve 5 yrs sex offender intensive supervised probation. gazette.com/news/courts/fo…
May 2 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Michigan U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer Scott Rocky has been arrested for possessing, receiving & distributing over 500 images of children being sexually abused.
Scott James Rocky, 58, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer, of Center Line, has been charged w possessing child sexual abuse images & receipt and distribution of CSAM. cbsnews.com/detroit/news/b…
Apr 30 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
A young woman has stepped forward to speak about being groomed & raped by Mustang Oklahoma mayor Brian Grider when he was her baptist youth pastor.
Brian Grider, mayor of Mustang & former associate youth pastor at Chisholm Heights Baptist Church, admitted “sexual misconduct” to his pastor and was terminated. The city council, city manager, & city attorney remain silent. kfor.com/news/local/mus…
Apr 28 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Arizona business owner Torrance Bistline has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for the rape of a child & funding the sex trafficking of children by Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leader Samuel Bateman.
Torrance Bistline, 36, member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints & founder of a Utah equipment manufacturer, was found guilty of participating in a yearlong child sex abuse conspiracy that crossed state lines and involved at least 10 children & has been sentenced to 35 yrs in prison. azcentral.com/story/news/loc…
Apr 27 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Former Indiana republican county commissioner John Jessup has been sentenced to 6-15 years in prison for raping his own daughter.
Jessup took his daughter to Vegas for her 21st birthday, got her drunk & raped her in a hotel room.
John D. Jessup, 50, Former Commissioner for Hancock County’s District 1, pled guilty to 1 count of attempted sexual assault & has been sentenced to 6-15 years in prison. 8newsnow.com/crime/ex-india…
Apr 25 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Utah Mormon psychologist & pornography addiction book author Robert Dindinger has been arrested for convincing child patients to undress so he could secretly record them.
Dr. Robert Virgil Dindinger, 54, LDS church member, owner of Utah Valley Psychology in Orem & pornography addiction book author, has been charged w 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor & 2 counts of Voyeurism. He is being held without bail. fox13now.com/news/crime/ore…
Apr 23 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Texas christian preschool teacher & youth minister, Mark Eichorn, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for producing & distributing images of children being sexually abused.
Mark Eichorn, 27, now former Preschool Teacher Assistant at St. John's Episcopal School & youth minister at Impact Temple Church, pled guilty to producing child sexual abuse material & has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. ktxs.com/news/local/for…
Apr 16 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Former Kentucky mayor, Kevin Taylor & his wife Michelle, have both been arrested for child sex crimes.
John Kevin Taylor, 48, former Coldstream mayor, has been charged with the sexual abuse of a child under 12 years old. wave3.com/2025/04/16/mar…
Apr 14 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Arkansas catholic church employee, Paul Scouten, has been arrested for distributing, possessing & viewing images of children being sexually abused.
Paul Scouten, 39, office manager at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Tontitown, has been charged w distributing, possessing or viewing material depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child. He remains in jail on a 25k bond. nwaonline.com/news/2025/apr/…
Apr 4 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
California church volunteer, Kevin Hurley, has been arrested for the rape of multiple children.
Kevin Hurley, 67, an Aptos church group & agricultural program volunteer, has been charged w lewd & lascivious acts with a child & dissuading a victim or witness. kion546.com/news/2025/04/0…
Apr 4 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Oklahoma private christian school principal & coach, Kevin Cobbs, has been arrested a second time for possessing images of children being sexually abused.
Kevin Cobbs, 56, Southwest Covenant Schools principal & baseball coach, has been additionally charged w buying, procuring & possessing child sexual abuse materials. He was released on 25k bond the first time & has been given the same bond this time. newson6.com/story/67ef48e1…
Apr 3 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Maine chaplain & Liberty University alumni, Douglas Cotta, has been sentenced to only 6 months in prison for possessing videos & images of preschool aged children being sexually abused.
Douglas Cotta, 37, former chaplain & spiritual care coordinator for Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center, pled guilty to possession of sexually explicit materials & has been sentenced to 4 years *with all but 6 months suspended.* foxbangor.com/news/local/for…
Mar 31 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
There were 13 church leaders & christian school employees who were arrested, pled guilty and/or were sentenced to prison for child sex crimes this week.
Samuel McKinney of Kentucky
Texas christian school CFO, Rory Waide, has been arrested for child grooming.
Rory Waide, 55, Midland Christian School's Chief Financial Officer, has been charged with child grooming. He was placed on administrative leave. His bond is 25k. newswest9.com/article/news/c…
Mar 24 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Mississippi baptist church worship leader, Tyler Selby, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for producing a video of himself performing sex acts on a child in the bathtub.
Tyler Selby, 30, former worship leader at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Ocean Springs, pled guilty to to one count in a two-count indictment: producing visual depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct & has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. sunherald.com/news/local/cri…
Mar 18 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Minnesota republican state senator, Justin Eichorn, has been arrested for arranging to meet up with a child for sexual purposes.
Justin David Eichorn, 40, a Republican state senator, was arrested in Bloomington on Monday on suspicion of soliciting an underage girl for sexual purposes. He was booked into the Bloomington city jail and remains in custody. kstp.com/kstp-news/top-…
Mar 18 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Florida baptist church deacon, lacrosse coach & realtor, Christopher Hayes, has been arrested on 90 charges that include possessing videos of children being sexually abused & bestiality.
Christopher Hayes, 46, Idlewild Baptist Church deacon, Berkshire Hathaway realtor & youth lacrosse coach, has been charged w suspicion of sexual contact with animals, possession of materials depicting the sexual performance of a child & multiple counts of possession of an image or video depicting animal sexual activity. His bond is set at 900k. tampafp.com/spring-hill-re…
Mar 13 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Georgia evangelical megachurch youth pastor, Daniel Menelaou, has been arrested for possessing videos of children being sexually abused.
Daniel Menelaou, 31, Youth & Young Adult Pastor at Futures Church Alpharetta, has been charged w 6 counts of possession or control of any material depicting a minor in sexually explicit conduct & is being held on 120k bond. wsbradio.com/news/local/you…
Mar 10 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Pennsylvania children’s church bible study teacher, Michael Hess, who was arrested in September for molesting a 7 year old at church more than 30 times, has now been charged for sexually assaulting a young coworker.
Michael Todd Hess, 50, former Providence church children’s bible study instructor, has been charged w indecent assault without consent following an incident on Jan. 24. He awaits a yet to be scheduled preliminary hearing. local21news.com/news/local/for…
Mar 7 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Utah sitting judge in the Box Elder County Justice Court, Kevin Christensen, has been arrested for child sex crimes.
Kevin Robert Christensen, 64, Box Elder County Justice Court judge, has been charged w 2 counts of enticing a minor, 2 counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor & 2 counts of dealing materials harmful to a minor — all felonies. A judge granted an order to hold Christensen without bail due to the evidence provided by police. ksltv.com/crime-public-s…
Mar 6 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Massachusetts police officer, Matthew Marshall, has been sentenced to only probation for possessing images of children being sexually abused.
Matthew Marshall, 46, former Brewster police officer, pled guilty to 3 counts possessing CSAM, 1 count first responder unlawfully photographing a scene, felony vandalism, unlawfully disseminating criminal records information, & photographing an unsuspecting nude person & has been sentenced to 18 months “suspended” & 3 yrs probation. capecodchronicle.com/articles/2424/…