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Box Elder judge accused of child sex crimes
Box Elder judge accused of child sex crimes
Mar 7, 2025, 1:38 PM | Updated: 4:52 pm
(Utah State Courts)
BY JACOB FREEMAN
KSLTV.com
SALT LAKE CITY — A sitting judge in the Box Elder County Justice Court was arrested Thursday after police said they uncovered evidence he committed child sex crimes.
A probable cause statement for the arrest said 64-year-old Kevin Robert Christensen was suspected of two counts of enticing a minor, two counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor and two counts of dealing materials harmful to a minor — all felonies.
The statement said the investigation began on Feb. 28, with agents from the FBI’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force learning about Christensen using the chat platform KIK to talk about sexually abusing children.
“While reviewing the chats recovered from the suspect KIK account, multiple chat threads of interest were found,” the statement said.
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https://ksltv.com/crime-public-safety/box-elder-judge-sex-crimes/747979/
Mar 7, 2025, 1:38 PM | Updated: 4:52 pm
(Utah State Courts)
BY JACOB FREEMAN
KSLTV.com
SALT LAKE CITY — A sitting judge in the Box Elder County Justice Court was arrested Thursday after police said they uncovered evidence he committed child sex crimes.
A probable cause statement for the arrest said 64-year-old Kevin Robert Christensen was suspected of two counts of enticing a minor, two counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor and two counts of dealing materials harmful to a minor — all felonies.
The statement said the investigation began on Feb. 28, with agents from the FBI’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force learning about Christensen using the chat platform KIK to talk about sexually abusing children.
“While reviewing the chats recovered from the suspect KIK account, multiple chat threads of interest were found,” the statement said.
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https://ksltv.com/crime-public-safety/box-elder-judge-sex-crimes/747979/