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1250: Shawn Gooden

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

Shawn Gooden was a bishop with the Mormon church and a member of the executive board of the New Birth of Freedom Boy Scouts. He was a lawyer in Harrisburg, PA. He was also an adjunct professor at Widener University Commonwealth Law School. That was all before he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a young relative in Virginia and was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison.

1213: Reagan Anderson

Child Molestation, Child Rape, Sexual Battery, Sexual Exploitation of a Child

Reagan Anderson was an elementary school teacher at Holly Hill Academy, a private religious K-12 school in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. In November, she was arrested for sexual battery of a minor student, a high school football player. A coach as well as some students saw a photo of her on a student’s phone as well as some Snapchat conversation that alarmed the coach. Allegedly, Anderson sent the student nude photos on Snapchat. The school contacted police on November 8th.

1208: Daniel Abraham

Child Indecency, Child Molestation, Sexual Battery

Abraham was charged with taking indecent liberties with a child and sexual battery. He was initially held without bail, but later bail was set at $5,000 and he was released with the stipulation that he was not to have any contact with the victim and that he was not to be around children except at church services.

1188: Tammy Tyner

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

In a plea agreement, she submitted an Alford plea for two counts of sexual battery. Instead of serving the 120 days, the sentences were suspended. She will serve two years probation and register as a sex offender. Probation for raping exchange students living in her home. The other charges were dismissed.

1184: Michael Queensland

Sexual Assault, Sexual Battery, Sexual Harassment

Michael Queensland was Chief Clerk of the Wisconsin Senate. He also had worked for Republican Senator LeMahieu. He resigned after an internal investigation found a woman’s allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment credible. When LeMahieu announced Queensland’s resignation, he said Queensland denied the allegations.

1180: Ronald Van Overloop

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

Ronald Van Overloop was the pastor at the anti-gay Grace Protestant Reformed Church in Tallmadge Township, Ottawa County, Michigan. He was also an influential leader in the Protestant Reformed Church with his sermons and articles featured in the denomination’s publications and websites.

1174: Matthew Dessert

Child Molestation, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Sexual Battery

Matthew Dessert was a sheriff’s deputy in Stanislaus County, California. He was charged with continual sexual abuse of a child, lewd & lascivious acts with a minor, penetration with a foreign object of a victim under the age of 18, sexual battery & physical abuse of a child.

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.

1157: Kevin Ruditsky

Child Endangerment, Improper Conduct or Comments, Kidnapping, Sexual Battery, Sexual Misconduct, Solicitation of a Minor, Stalking/Harassment

Kevin Ruditsky was a New Jersey police officer. At National Night Out – an event designed to foster good relations between police and the communities they serve – Ruditsky met a sixteen-year-old girl. After the event he began stalking her.