James Samuels (1943 – ) was a Mormon church member in Thornton, Idaho; found guilty of LEWD COND WITH A MINOR CHILD U/16 Date : 03-18-1980.

James Vetro was an LDS church member in Thornton, Idaho. In 1972, Vetro was charged with sexual abuse of an 11-year-old boy. The alleged offense took place on December 30, 1972. Is on the Boy Scout Perversion Files

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CASE #: CR01-19-31705 Sex Offender-Fail to Register or Give False Information I18-8307 Felony 05/13/2019

DISMISSED BY COURT

CASE #: CR-FE-1980-9090 Children-Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16 I18-1508 Felony 01/07/1980

Confinement:

Type: State Prison

Facility: Idaho Department of Correction

Effective Date: 12/10/2014

Indeterminate: 10 Years

Penitentiary Suspended

Condition – Adult

1. Conversion Probation Court Orders/Conditions, 10Y, 03/18/1980-03/18/1990, Closed 03/18/1990

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CASE #: CR-FE-0000-21378 Lewd Conduct With Child Under 16 I18-1508 Felony 12/26/19

Confinement:

Type: State Prison

Facility: Idaho Department of Correction

Effective Date: 01/26/1995

Determinate: 3 Years

Retained Jurisdiction

Retained Jurisdiction: 180 Days Retained Jurisdiction (Traditional Rider)

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CASE #:CR-MD-1994-2463 Battery I18-903 Misdemeanor 03/24/1994/ DISMISSED/NOT GUILTY

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Disposition Events

12/10/2014 Disposition
1
Children-Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16

Guilty

12/10/2014 Felony Sentence
1
Children-Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16

Felony Sentence

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OFFENSES

Description : LEWD COND WITH A MINOR CHILD U/16
Date : 03-18-1980
Offense : 18-1508
Place of Conviction : ADA ID

Description : LEWD COND WITH A MINOR CHILD U/16
Date : 01-26-1995
Offense : 18-1508
Place of Conviction : ADA ID

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Sources

  1. James Vetro - Perversion Files, Los Angeles Times, May 21, 2023.
  2. Offender Profile James Vetro Samuels, Offender Radar, May 2, 2024.
  3. Idaho Profile James Vetro Samuels, Idaho State Police, May 2, 2024.

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