
About Mathew Arrington
- born 1963
- alias(es): Matthew Arrington (misspelled), Mathew Arrington IV
- LDS positions: unknown | Add info
LDS mission: unknown | Add info
LDS temple marriage: unknown | Add info
Criminal case result:
Mathew Arrington Mormon Sex Crime Case Summary
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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Online sources
- 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
Online sources excerpts
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Maricopa County, Arizona court case #CR2019-003486
Source type: News article
Publisher: Maricopa.gov
Date published/accessed: 28 Feb 2023
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back to online sources listthe accused was a little league umpire and kids' basketball coach
Source type: News article
Publisher: Arizona Republic
Date published/accessed: 5 Mar 1998
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back to online sources listthe accused was married in 1995
Source type: News article
Publisher: Tucson Citizen
Date published/accessed: 15 Sep 1994
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back to online sources listTeen girls allege abuse, molestation by Mesa man
Source type: News article
Publisher: Arizona Republic
Date published/accessed: 23 May 2019
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