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Datum: Donnerstag, den 22. April 2004, um 23:38 Uhr

Betrifft: Mormonen-Bischof missbraucht etliche Jungen Ã¼ber Jahre hinweg

Passend dazu, dass die die HLT-Kirche lieber mal um die wirklichen Probleme kÃ¼mmern sollte, erschien in der gestrigen Tribune die Nachricht, dass wieder einmal einer ihrer BischÃ¶fe sich Ã¼ber Jahre hinweg an seinen SchÃ¼tzlingen sexuell vergangen hat.

Corrections officer jailed on child molestation charges

By Ashley Broughton
The Salt Lake Tribune

A Utah Department of Corrections administrator was booked into jail on suspicion of 125 counts of sexual abuse for allegedly molesting boys while serving as a Mormon bishop a decade ago.
David James Gomez, 57, was arrested Monday at Corrections headquarters, said department spokesman Jack Ford, and was placed on administrative leave without pay.
Police said they interviewed more than one alleged victim, but would not specify how many. In one scenario, a 13-year-old boy who had approached Gomez for religious counseling was allegedly abused for three years, beginning in 1990.
Investigators allege that abuse included hundreds of incidents of inappropriate touching, as well as oral and anal sex, and took place in Gomez’s office at a neighborhood center for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, at Gomez’s home and in the parking lot of Granger High School.
The allegations did not come to light until after Gomez had been released from his position as bishop. The alleged abuse was reported to police March 30, said West Valley City police spokesman Capt. Craig Black. "The detectives involved interviewed more than one victim and potential witnesses, " Black said.
Following his arrest, Gomez was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on suspicion of 10 counts of sodomy on a child; 15 counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child; 50 counts of forcible sodomy and 50 counts of forcible sexual abuse.
Salt Lake County prosecutors had not filed charges against Gomez as of Tuesday.
Dale Bills, spokesman for the LDS Church, said the church was "shocked to learn recently of these allegations, particularly considering the relationship of trust that must exist between a bishop and the members of his congregation."
The LDS Church expresses its deepest sympathies to the alleged victims, Bills said, and has cooperated fully with law enforcement in the investigation.
In June 2003, Gomez was appointed to his current job as director of Utah Correctional Industries, a self-sustaining prison work program employing about 700 inmates who make license plates, furniture and highway signs, among other jobs. The program’s projected revenue for 2005 is $17 million.
Corrections hired Gomez in November 2000 as diversity coordinator, Ford said. Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) certification is not required for that position, so a criminal background check on Gomez was not performed, Ford said. But Corrections officials did check with Gomez’s former employers, who gave him the "highest remarks," Ford said.
Before joining Corrections, Gomez was manager of the Salt Lake County Census Office during Census 2000. A search of statewide court records shows no previous criminal history.
Gomez also served on the state Task Force on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Legal System.
Jim Pietramali, who lives near Gomez, called him "nice and pleasant" and said he is well-known and popular in his West Valley City neighborhood.
"He was one of those guys who was always helping everybody," Pietramali said. "Heck, I was with him the other day, helping somebody move.
"This is one of those mystery ones," he said. "I just hope he didn’t touch any of my kids."

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