
sentenced to prison in November 2023; failed to appear at his sentencing and is missing as of November 18, 2023
Victims:2+,
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Born: 1976
Positions: Missionary,
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Criminal result: Guilty, Sentenced to prison,
- His grandmother was a sister of former Mormon church president Spencer W. Kimball.
Paul Nelson Case Summary
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 is missing as of November 18, 2023.
If you have any information regarding Nelson’s whereabouts, contact Gilbert Police (Arizona) at 480-503-6500.
Sources
- Criminal court case record
- Gilbert police are looking for a man convicted of sex offenses involving children
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Criminal court case record
Source type: Court record
Publisher: Maricopa County, Arizona
Date published/accessed: 17 Nov 2023
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back to online sources listGilbert police are looking for a man convicted of sex offenses involving children
Source type: News article
Publisher: 12 News (Arizona)
Date published/accessed: 17 Nov 2023
archive 1 | archive 2GILBERT, 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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