- Criminal case: Convicted,
Case report
Russell George Crosland was a mormon in Fillmore, Utah. Crosland chatted with a person online, which he thought was a 13 year old girl. He spoke very suggestively to her and tried meeting up with her in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was arrested as part of a sting operation and had been chatting with an under cover agent instead. And admitted he stopped at a gas station to pick up condoms which he planned to use to have sex with his victim.
Crosland was sentenced to 48 months of supervised probation. And is a registered sex offender.
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OFFENSES
Description : 76-4-401 – ENTICING A MINOR/2ND DEGREE FELONY
Date Convicted : 02/01/2024
Conviction State : Utah
Statute : 76-4-401
Details : ENTICE A MINOR BY INTERNET OR TEXT – 2nd Degree Felony
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Born: 1962
- LDS mission: unknown
- Lived in: Utah,
- During alleged crime, lived in: Utah,
- When accused, lived in: Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
- Latest update: Is a registered sex offender living in Dover, Utah
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- Fillmore man gets probation in sex sting
- Fillmore man snared in FBI child sex sting
- Offender Profile Russell George Crosland
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Fillmore man gets probation in sex sting
Publisher: Millard County Chronicle Progress
Date: 14 Feb 2024
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view all information sources Fillmore man snared in FBI child sex sting
Publisher: Millard County Chronicle Progress
Date: 15 Mar 2023
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view all information sources Offender Profile Russell George Crosland
Publisher: Offender Radar
Date: 2 May 2024
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view all information sources Russell George Crosland
Publisher: Utah Department of Corrections
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