George Schliesser (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member, scout leader and Primary teacher in Utah; charged in 1990 with two counts of sodomy on a child and two counts of sex abuse on a child; in September 2021, was arrested after a third alleged attempt at voyeurism, the first two in 2020.

George Schliesser was a Mormon church member and primary teacher and scout leader. In 2021 he was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor after three voyeurism attempts, two in 2020 and one in September of 2021:
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09/22/89 Utah

LDS George M. Schliesser is a “Primary teacher in his ward and an Assistant Scout-
master of Troop 235. He was placed on the BSA confidential file for two counts of first
degree sodomy of a child and two counts of second degree sexual abuse of a child.

Included is a press statement, a documentation of events, and a newspaper clipping. “The
oldest child that was involved with Mr. Schliesser was six years old.” “The charges involve
four children ages 3 to 6.”

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Sources

  1. George M Schliesser - Perversion Files , LA Times, September 21, 2023.
  2. Man suspected in 2 voyeurism cases arrested again, KSL, September 30, 2021.
  3. Confidential Record Sheet BSA, Boy Scout Sexual Abuse, September 22, 2023.

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