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

Case report

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


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

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)

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

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

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

Case facts

Case information sources

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

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