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LDS church member Matthew Legrand Arrington was arrested by Mesa, Arizona police in the late 2010s.
Arrington was a foster and adoptive father who had been an advocate for the community through Foster Arizona.
He was found guilty of sexual abuse of the very children he “rescued” from the system.
He took a plea deal. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Arrington was once a little league umpire as well as a kids’ basketball coach.
He was married in 1995.
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- Maricopa County, Arizona court case #CR2019-003486
- the accused was a little league umpire and kids' basketball coach
- the accused was married in 1995
- Teen girls allege abuse, molestation by Mesa man
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Maricopa County, Arizona court case #CR2019-003486
Publisher: Maricopa.gov
Date: 28 Feb 2023
Archive.org
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view all information sources the accused was a little league umpire and kids' basketball coach
Publisher: Arizona Republic
Date: 5 Mar 1998
Archive.org
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view all information sources the accused was married in 1995
Publisher: Tucson Citizen
Date: 15 Sep 1994
Archive.org
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view all information sources Teen girls allege abuse, molestation by Mesa man
Publisher: Arizona Republic
Date: 23 May 2019
Archive.org
Source type: News article
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