LDS positions: Scout leader, - During crime: Scout leader,
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LDS activity, Scout activity, Vehicle,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, - AKA Tim Shoemaker, Timmy Shoemaker
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Timothy Shoemaker was a Mormon church member in Newnan, Georgia.
In November 1995, Shoemaker was charged with two counts of aggravated sodomy, one count of aggravated child molestation and one count of child molestation.
He was extradited from Oklahoma and detained in the Coweta County jail.
He was convicted in 1996 of child sexual abuse and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Shoemaker molested a boy for four years, beginning when the boy was 4 years old, from 1991 to the summer of 1995.
Another victim told FLOODLIT they were sexually abused by Shoemaker on multiple occasions from 1994 to 1995. Shoemaker was assigned by the local LDS branch to give rides to the victim to and from scout and youth activities. The victim reported that Shoemaker sexually abused them en route to or during these activities.
As of 2024, Shoemaker lives in Newnan, Georgia as a registered sex offender.
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1. Molester Sentenced
MOLESTER SENTENCED: A Newnan man was sentenced to 20 years in prison last week after a Coweta County Superior Court jury convicted him of three counts of aggravated child molestation and three counts of child molestation.
Investigators with the sheriff's department said Timothy Mark Shoemaker, 19, abused a young male for four years. The victim is now 8 years old. The abuse came to light after the boy's parents heard him make sexual remarks and sent him to a counselor.
Shoemaker was sentenced on Thursday by Judge Quillian Baldwin.
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2. Offender Profile - Timothy Mark Shoemaker
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