- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil case: No civil case,
Case report
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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- AKA Tim Shoemaker, Timmy Shoemaker
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Born: 1976
- LDS mission: no
- During alleged crime/failure: Scout leader,
- Lived in: Georgia,
- During alleged crime, lived in: Georgia,
- When accused, lived in: Georgia,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church activity, LDS youth activity, Scout activity/event, Vehicle,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Newnan, Georgia as a registered sex offender
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Case information source details
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Molester Sentenced
Publisher: Atlanta Journal
Date: 25 Apr 1996
Archive.org
Source type: News articleMOLESTER 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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view all information sources Offender Profile - Timothy Mark Shoemaker
Publisher: Offender Radar
Date: 17 Apr 2024
Archive.org
Source type: News article
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