LDS positions: Scout leader, - LDS mission:
unknown
Alleged:
1 victim,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, - AKA James Vetro
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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
- James Vetro - Perversion Files,
- Offender Profile James Vetro Samuels,
- Idaho Profile James Vetro Samuels,
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