Justin Crawley (1993 – ) was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2019 of enticing a minor / 3rd degree felony and sexual exploitation of a minor / 3rd degree felony attempted.

Justin Thayne Crawley was reported to police by a 15-year-old girl through Snapchat soliciting requesting nude photos of her.

Investigators said Crawley admitted to them that he had sexual relations with a 14-year-old girl.

Crawley was convicted of the following sex crimes:

ENTICING A MINOR/3RD DEGREE FELONY
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF MINOR/3RD DEGREE FELONY – ATTEMPTED

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Sources

  1. Orem teen exposes man who asked for nudes, sex on Snapchat, KUTV, December 25, 2018.
  2. Justin Thayne Crawley, Offender Radar, November 17, 2023.

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