- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case: Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Prison,
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Paul Nelson was an LDS church member in Arizona. He was sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse.
Nelson failed to appear at his sentencing and was missing as of November 18, 2023.
He reportedly planned to turn himself in in March 2024 on the condition that his $100k bail be returned to his family.
Nelson was arrested in April 2024 in Tucson, Arizona and extradited to Gilbert, Arizona.
His grandmother was a sister of former Mormon church president Spencer W. Kimball.
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Born: 1976
- LDS mission: unknown
- Lived in: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- During alleged crime, lived in: Arizona,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Latest update: sentenced to prison in November 2023; failed to appear at his sentencing and is missing as of November 18, 2023
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- Gilbert police are looking for a man convicted of sex offenses involving children
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Criminal court case record
Publisher: Maricopa County, Arizona
Date: 17 Nov 2023
Archive.org
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view all information sources Gilbert police are looking for a man convicted of sex offenses involving children
Publisher: 12 News (Arizona)
Date: 17 Nov 2023
Archive.org
Source type: News articleGILBERT, Ariz. — The Gilbert Police Department is seeking information about the whereabouts of a man convicted for sex offenses involving children, police said.
Paul Nelson was convicted for sex offenses involving children on Nov. 15 stemming from a 2021 Gilbert police investigation. The judge issued a warrant for Nelson’s arrest after he failed to appear for the verdict, police said.
Nelson is believed to be possibly armed and suicidal, according to police. The photo below depicts Nelson both with and without hair, police said he may or may not have hair currently.
Police said Nelson could be traveling in one of two vehicles:
- Gray 2010 Honda Accord with plate BEE9946
- White 2003 Nissan Xterra with plate ATX4498The plates may have been changed or switched, police said.
If you have any information regarding Nelson’s whereabouts, contact Gilbert Police at 480-503-6500.
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[photo caption:] Paul Nelson was convicted on Nov. 15 for sex offenses involving children stemming from a 2021 Gilbert police investigation in 2021.
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