LDS positions: Unknown position, - During alleged crime: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown - Alleged:
Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Criminal case(s): Acquitted, Found not guilty, Jury trial, Not convicted, - Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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LDS positions: 
Alleged:
Criminal case(s): 
Jan Manley was a Mormon church member in Virginia.
Manley was arrested in 2018 on suspicion of various offenses related to child sexual abuse.
Virginia case: CR19000043-00 (and numbers ending in -01 through -09)
Manley was accused of abusing multiple children.
In 2023, Manley was acquitted by a jury.
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1. Arrest Information | Virginia Bedford County | Jan Alan Manley
Arrest Information
Virginia Bedford County
Jan ManleyArrest Information
Full Name: Jan Alan Manley
Date:08/23/2018
Time: 9:15 PM
Arresting Agency: BEDFORDPersonal Information
Arrest Age:60
Current Age: 66
Gender: Male
City: Thaxton, Virginia 24174
Height: 6'04"
Weight: 300 lbs
Hair Color: Gray
Eye Color: BrownCharges
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STATUTE: 18.2-67.2#7 PARENT/GRANDPARENT ETC. WITH CHILD 13-17
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STATUTE: 18.2-67.3(A,3)#9 PARENT/GRANDPARENT ETC. WITH CHILD 13-17
STATUTE: 18.2-67.3(A,3)#10 PARENT/GRANDPARENT ETC. WITH CHILD 13-17
STATUTE: 18.2-67.3(A,3)
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