Jared Leisek of Adventures With Purpose charged with child rape

[airportwoman]

I realize this isn't the most reliable source, but it's all I have right now, and the papers have been filed and <modsnip - this info is not referenced at the link> At the time, 1992, she was 9 and he was 17.

Chilling past of missing persons diver 'charged with child rape'

A FOUNDING member of Adventures with Purpose, the volunteer dive group that gained national attention after they found missing teen Kiely Rodni’s body, was charged with two counts of child ra…

www.the-sun.com

The details, as one could expect, are absolutely horrifying.

 

[megs1477]

You have to pay to even search court cases in Utah. The filing has been posted to social media, so I expect it will hit MSM by morning.

 

[MsMarple]

Jared Leisek allegedly raped a relative twice in 1992 when the victim, who is seven years younger, was between nine and ten years old, according to the criminal complaint obtained by The U.S. Sun.
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The criminal charges were filed Friday in Sanpete County Court in Utah.

Chilling past of missing persons diver 'charged with child rape'

A FOUNDING member of Adventures with Purpose, the volunteer dive group that gained national attention after they found missing teen Kiely Rodni’s body, was charged with two counts of child ra…

www.the-sun.com

More at the link.

 

[Knox]

I'm shocked to learn this news. What a bummer for the AWP Organization.

 

[Hockeyfan158]

Just wow I’m stunned

 

[Nell91]

I always got bad vibes from him but I initially just thought he was arrogant and self important. Just MOO.

 

[megs1477]

From his personal website...

Jared Leisek - Who Am I and What's My Story? Life Story

I live my life as an open book with no skeletons.

 

[AngTxGal]

From his personal website...

Jared Leisek - Who Am I and What's My Story? Life Story

I live my life as an open book with no skeletons.

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I wonder how common it is for a person to be indicted for a 30 yr old SA accusation. <modsnip>

 

[Ozoner]

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I wonder how common it is for a person to be indicted for a 30 yr old SA accusation. <modsnip>

I think it's becoming more common with adult offenders, but this is the first case I've heard of where someone who was under 18 at the time of the crimes has been charged.

This case interests me mainly because I would hate to see it derail the good work that Adventures with Purpose has been doing over the past three years. I hope that Leisek steps away from the group permanently. If he continues to participate, it will almost certainly harm their fundraising efforts. So far they have located 26 bodies in 25 vehicles, but I think that that number pales in comparison to the number of submerged vehicles in the U.S. containing human remains that have not yet been found.

 

[AngTxGal]

I think it's becoming more common with adult offenders, but this is the first case I've heard of where someone who was under 18 at the time of the crimes has been charged.

This case interests me only because I would hate to see it derail the good work that Adventures with Purpose has been doing over the past three years.

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I’ll not be giving any pass or leniency to him because of ‘good works’. His best work would be coming forward turning himself in, admitting guilt for all acts and all victims, and going into treatment. That and only that would garnish respect from me
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So, Justice for the all the victims, those we know about and those we may not

 

[MrsWatson]

Hopefully the other guys involved in AWP, past and present, will rebrand and continue.

The bio on Jared's website is a masterclass of deniability, gaslighting and outright fantasy, imo.

 

[Centaurus]

I always got bad vibes from him but I initially just thought he was arrogant and self important. Just MOO.

Same! I felt “grifter” vibes immediately from him. I hope justice is swiftly served.

 

[kaen]

<modsnip - no link from an approved source>

IMHO, let the chips fall where they may. I hope she gets a sense of peace and healing while I also hope that he gets jail time if he is found guilty. <modsnip - no link to that has been posted anywhere in this thread>

 

[Stunned]

I'm shocked to learn this news. What a bummer for the AWP Organization.

That’s kind of putting it mildly.

 

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[megs1477]

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I wonder how common it is for a person to be indicted for a 30 yr old SA accusation. <modsnip>

I am not sure how common it is. My personal opinion is, most likely tried to forget about it and move on with their life. If there was a constant reminder everywhere you looked online, and you had to see the person who hurt you being hailed a hero...it would compel someone to make the decision to put themselves through the torture of a case and possible trial. JMO

Additionally, Utah previously had a statute of limitations. It was lifted a while back. Utah dropped the statute of limitations for serious sex crimes; has it helped?

 

[Stunned]

I am not sure how common it is. My personal opinion is, most likely tried to forget about it and move on with their life. If there was a constant reminder everywhere you looked online, and you had to see the person who hurt you being hailed a hero...it would compel someone to make the decision to put themselves through the torture of a case and possible trial. JMO

Additionally, Utah previously had a statute of limitations. It was lifted a while back. Utah dropped the statute of limitations for serious sex crimes; has it helped?

I think seeing someone who hurt you so badly being made into a saint definitely sets off something inside. Good for the victims for finally putting themselves first.

 

[MsMarple]

It's ironic that the very same msm that promoted AWP's conspiracy theory about Kiely's death is now reporting on the horrific charges laid for the owner of AWP. I'm still bitter that AWP chose to invent a conspiracy theory over Kiely's death. It brought unnecessary grief to the family and caused social media to turn on Kiely's friends.

Unfortunately IMO AWP will be under the shadow of suspicion unless Jared steps down and out from the company. AWP does an amazing job when they stay in their lane and do what they know best; I hate to think of losing that benefit due to its owner's indictment. MOO.

Bumping the article:

Chilling past of missing persons diver 'charged with child rape'

A FOUNDING member of Adventures with Purpose, the volunteer dive group that gained national attention after they found missing teen Kiely Rodni’s body, was charged with two counts of child ra…

www.the-sun.com

 

[Knox]

From his personal website...

Jared Leisek - Who Am I and What's My Story? Life Story

I live my life as an open book with no skeletons.

What an odd thing to say in a bio? Hopefully AWP can reorganize, maybe change their name and continue doing the work they do to find the missing. The organization is a worthy one- I'd hate for future families to miss out on an opportunity to get their loved ones back.

 

[AngTxGal]

I think seeing someone who hurt you so badly being made into a saint definitely sets off something inside. Good for the victims for finally putting themselves first.

Yes, that is exactly the case. I grew umy predator being hailed as a hero, a church deacon, a loved and respected coach and teacher.
The question was never asked- who else as a teacher and coach did he hurt?

What an odd thing to say in a bio? Hopefully AWP can reorganize, maybe change their name and continue doing the work they do to find the missing. The organization is a worthy one- I'd hate for future families to miss out on an opportunity to get their loved ones back.

AWP is not the only organization that recovers the missing from sunken cars. They are the most visible and vocal but not the only one, nor the oldest one.