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1161: Nicholas Corl

Child Indecency, Child Molestation, Sexual Battery

Nicholas Garrett Corl was a Summit Youth pastor at Mountain Avenue and on the faculty of Calvary Christian School. A fellow employee of Mountain Ave Baptist Church reported seeing Corl acting inappropriately with a minor in the church. His bail was set at $1 million. He is in jail until he can post bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 29, 2023.

1160: Tyler Selby

Child Indecency, Child Molestation, Child Sexual Abuse Material

Tyler Selby was hired as Music Minister at Robinwood Baptist Church. He was arrested for producing Child Sexual Abuse Material. Unlike most organizations that have employed a predator, Robinwood did not erase all evidence of his existence and instead posted an announcement on its site stating he had been fired and there is no evidence he preyed on children at the church.

1153: Jim Pierson

Child Endangerment, Child Indecency, Child Molestation, Child Rape

James Hugh Pierson was on the City Council of Flower Mound, TX. He served two years before resigning shortly before his arrest for continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14, a first-degree felony, and indecency with a child/sexual contact, a second-degree felony. The child is a family member.

1149: Aaron Mirtsching

Child Indecency, Child Molestation, Child Sexual Abuse Material

Aaron Doyle Mirtsching was a youth pastor at Thrive Church and a kindergarten teacher at New Dimensions Charter School in North Carolina. In August, 2023, he was arrested for three counts of exploitation of a child through possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material. The material presented children between the ages of 8 to 10 being sexually abused. He was released with a $20,000 bond.

1131: Dakota Kennemer

Abuse of Power or Authority, Child Indecency, Child Molestation, Sexual Battery

Dakota Kennemer was a youth pastor at Grace Baptist Church in Idaho Falls, ID. He is being investigated for an inappropriate relationship with a minor from 2019 to 2022. When it came to the attention of the church, they met with him and he confessed to sexually touching the victim. He was fired. This was in December, 2022.

1128: Tivo McCrary

Abuse of Power or Authority, Child Endangerment, Child Indecency, Improper Conduct or Comments

Tivo McCrary was the Executive Pastor of Cornerstone Church in Marion, Illinois, was fired for committing sins against teenage members. They are working with law enforcement as well as reviewing their hiring practices and abuse prevention.

1116: Ray Uttaro

Child Indecency, Child Molestation, Child Rape, Child Sexual Abuse Material, Coercion, Grooming, Kidnapping, Menacing, Rape, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Sexual Battery

Raymond Uttaro worked for Nelson County Sheriff’s Office in Virginia as a jailer and a D.A.R.E. officer. D.A.R.E is a program that works with children to teach them strategies for resisting bad choices regarding drugs, gangs, and other violence. A young boy came forward and described what was done to him. He also said Uttaro…

1115: Scott Saunders, Jr.

Child Indecency, Child Molestation, Child Rape, Sexual Assault

Scott Saunders, Jr. was the mayor of Smithville, Texas. He was arrested in June 2021 and charged with two counts of sexual assault of a minor and one count of indecency with a child. In July 2023, he pled guilty, though the judge declared he was not guilty of one of the sexual assault charges.

1111: Terry Rudisill

Child Indecency, Child Rape, Sexual Abuse

Terry Rudisill was the pastor at Cornerstone Independent Baptist Church in Lincolnton, NC, He was arrested in July 2023 for two counts of statutory sex offense with a child and three counts of indecent liberties with a child. This was for assaults reported in 2016 when the victim was fifteen. The delay was due to jurisdictional issues. The case was reported to police who had no jurisdiction where the crime took place, but the case was not transferred to the Sheriff’s office until this year.