Mormom Elder And Priest Abusing Boys While Serving As A Missionary

Jamie Belnap

May 14, 2009


Utah ‹ Curtis Crittenden, the former head of 4-H in Tooele County, was
arrested in June 2007 after a young Latino boy confided to his soccer coach
that he had been molested by Crittenden while attending a sleep-over at
Crittenden¹s Tooele home earlier that month. An investigation that was later
launched revealed six victims, all Spanish-speaking boys from Wendover, who
were abused during similar circumstances.



During a parole hearing recently, Crittenden, a Mormon priest and elder,
also admitted to abusing eight more boys while serving as a missionary for
the LDS Church and while attending Utah State University in Logan.
Crittenden is currently serving out a six- to 30-year prison sentence.



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