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1150: Kenneth Seidens

Child Endangerment, Child Molestation, Child Rape, Sexual Battery

Kenneth Seidens is a city councilman in Alta Vista, Kansas. He is listed as a council member on the city’s website on September 19, 2023 even though he has been arrested for child sex crimes in early August. He was a deacon at Alta Vista High View Church, but he is no longer serving there. He was charged with aggravated sexual battery, aggravated criminal sodomy, contributing to a child’s misconduct, and distributing marijuana.

1146: Miracle Meadows

Abuse of Power or Authority, Child Abuse, Child Endangerment, Child Molestation, Child Rape, Coercion, Custodial Negligence, Organizational Cover-Up, Rape, Sexual Assault, Sexual Battery, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Torture

Miracle Meadows was a boarding school for troubled youth in Salem, West Virginia. It was under the aegis of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Founded in 1988, it operated until it was closed down in 2014.

A desperate student drank a cleaning product, was taken to the hospital where she begged for help. An investigation into the school began and the school’s education status was revoked.

1143: Chris Marsh

Child Molestation, Child Rape, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Sexual Battery

Christopher Garrett Marsh was the Chair of the Florence County District Five Board of Trustees. In 2021, he was arrested and charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct with a victim under age 11, two counts of criminal sexual conduct with a victim 11 to 14, and two counts of third degree sexual conduct with a minor. The victim was first assaulted in 2015 when she was five and the abuse continued until February 2021. The child’s mother was also arrested and charged with neglect because she was knew about the assault in 2015 and did nothing to protect her child after she was assured it was a one-time thing.

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.

1126: Jeff Thomas

Kidnapping, Sexual Assault, Sexual Battery

Jeff Thomas was the Republican District Attorney in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He was found guilty of strangulation during sexual violence, criminal trespass, unlawful restraint, indecent assault (lack of consent), false imprisonment, and simple assault. He went to her house despite her negative response to his request to let him come over and to send dirty pictures. He showed up and she claims he sexually assaulted her, striking her and strangling her.

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…

1113: Angela Stewart

Abuse of Power or Authority, Child Molestation, Sexual Battery

Angela Leigh Stewart was a teacher at Lighthouse Christian School. She was arrested for inappropriate sexual conduct with an underage special needs child. She began texting the child in November 2022 and met the student outside school. When questioned by her supervisor, she said she was supporting the student who she believed was being abused.

1093: Daryl Stagg

Child Indecency, Child Molestation, Child Rape, Sexual Battery

He was arrested in June 2023, charged with twelve felonies in Grant Parish, Louisiana. The charges are three counts each of oral sexual battery, first degree rape, aggravated crimes against nature, and indecent behavior with juveniles. He is held on $950,000 bond.