UT - Former Boy Scout leader charged with 42 child sex abuse crimes spanning over two decades, Kearns, 17 April 2025

[BrownBear]

Charles Sheldon Bates, 61, from Kearns – just outside of Salt Lake City – was arrested and booked late Thursday night for an investigation relating to 42 sex-abuse charges.

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Authorities are urging any more possible victims of Bates to come forward.

Boy Scout leader faces 42 charges for sex crimes over 20 years: cops

 

[tlcya]

KEARNS, Utah — A Kearns man was arrested Thursday after a police investigation found he had sexually abused four boys over the course of 20 years. Police are asking for any additional victims to come forward.
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Anyone who may have been a victim of Bates is asked to give them a call at their non-emergency dispatch number, 801-840-4000.
Boy Scout leader arrested for abusing boys over the course of 20 years