was a Mormon church member in Utah, New Mexico and Texas; arrested in the 1980s in Utah on a molestation charge after allegedly molesting an underage boy who he met through the church; the case was dropped to a lewdness charge which did not require him to register as a sex offender; in 2025, sentenced in Texas to life in prison for child sexual abuse

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Albert Carlson was a Mormon church member in Utah, New Mexico and Texas.

Carlson was arrested in the 1980s in Utah on a molestation charge after allegedly molesting an underage boy who he met through the LDS church.

The case was dropped to a lewdness charge which did not require Carlson to register as a sex offender.

In 2025, Carlson was sentenced in Texas to life in prison for child sexual abuse after being found guilty.

The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office said that, in all, five victims testified over the course of Carlson’s trial.

According to court documents, investigators began looking into allegations against Carlson in 2020 after a teenage boy said Carlson had sexually assaulted him. They subsequently learned more victims were involved.

Carlson introduced the boys to the Mormon Church, prosecutors said. He would take in their families to give them a place to stay, entice the victims with dirt bikes and ATVs and tell them he could make them a millionaire, according to court records.

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  1. Elderly Montgomery County man sentenced to life in prison for sexually abusing young boys for years
    view source details | 5 Mar 2025 | Click2Houston

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  • Elderly Montgomery County man sentenced to life in prison for sexually abusing young boys for years
    Publisher: Click2Houston
    Date: 5 Mar 2025
    Archive.org
    Source type: News article

    An elderly man from Montgomery County will spend the rest of his life behind bars after he was found guilty of abusing multiple boys over the course of years.

    81-year-old Albert Carlson of Splendora was found guilty last week for continuous sex abuse of a child.

    The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office said there were a total of five victims who testified over the course of Carlson’s trial.

    According to court documents, the investigation began in 2020 after a teen boy made an outcry saying Carlson had sexually assaulted him. Investigators learned there were more victims involved.

    According to prosecutors, Carlson introduced the boys to the Church of the Latter-Day Saints. He would take in their families to give them a place to stay, entice the victims with dirt bikes and ATV’s and tell them he could make them a millionaire, according to records.

    During the investigation, detectives learned Carlson was arrested on a molestation charge in Utah in the 1980s. Prosecutors said the case also involved an underage boy who Carlson met through the church. That case was dropped to a lewdness charge which did not require Carlson to register as a sex offender, officials said.

    Last week, Carlson was sentenced to life without parole. Prosecutors believe there could be more victims out there.

 

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