A former youth leader for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was sentenced this week for possession of child pornography. He was also known to support Tim Ballard and his Operation Underground Railroad, which fights against child sex trafficking. Erick Allen Mosteller, 58, was convicted after pleading guilty to two second-degree felony charges of child sexual exploitation. He was sentenced to 250 days in jail, and up to four years of probation. He was originally charged with 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a child, which was shortened to two counts with the plea deal.  According...

Eric Whitney Jones, 42, is charged with felony battery with intent to commit a serious felony. A woman told deputies that Jones had admitted to abusing her daughter, who was 1 and a half years old at the time. According to the woman, Jones said the abuse occurred in July 2022 and he had touched the child with his genitals but he denied any genital-to-genital touching. Bingham County Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Ryan Jolley requested a bond of $150,000 at the initial appearance, but Jones was instead given a $75,000 bond by Magistrate Judge Scott Hansen.