- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
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Brandon Rex Brown was a mormon in Pocatello Idaho. While working in the mall approached 2 girls and offered to do a photo shoot of them in swim suits. According to police Brown has been accused of touching them inappropriately and pulling on the bikini swim top string and partially exposing both girls breasts.
Brown was a grandson of L. Edward Brown, a former Mormon general authority and former member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy who also served a term as mayor of Pocatello, Idaho.
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Born: 1978
- LDS mission: unknown
- Lived in: Idaho,
- During alleged crime, lived in: Idaho,
- When accused, lived in: Idaho,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Latest update: 2024: arrested and charged
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Chubbuck man charged with child sex crimes after allegedly touching, exposing girl during fake photo shoot
Publisher: East Idaho News
Date: 29 Jan 2024
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Source type: News articlePOCATELLO — A man police say convinced two teenage girls to take pictures wearing swimsuits, then sexually touched them while taking photos, faces multiple charges.
Brandon Rex Brown, 44, has been charged with felonies for the production of child sexually exploitative material and sexual battery of a minor, court records show. He has also been charged with a misdemeanor for sexual battery.
Chubbuck police received a call around 8:45 p.m. on Jan. 25 from a woman reporting a sex crime against a child, according to an affidavit of probable cause.
The caller said two girls were approached at the Pine Ridge Mall by a man who forced them to try on swimsuits in front of him. She told police the man took pictures of the victims while they were undressed and that there was video recordings of the incident.
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