A former Nebraska Boy Scouts leader accused of child sex crimes was sentenced last Friday, court documents say. John Shores, Jr., 54, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor. Six other counts were dropped. Shores will serve 20 years in prison, with an additional 20 years of supervision after his release, according to court documents.

John Shores, 55, got 20 years in federal prison with a 20-year term of supervised release for attempted sexual exploitation of a child. ----- “I don’t discount what you’ve done with the community in the light, but what you’ve done here was in the dark,” Judge Robert Rossiter Jr. told Shores. ----- Last year, Shores used his cellphone to chat online with an undercover officer posing as a 13-year-old girl. Shores continually asked the user for sexually explicit photos, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. On Aug. 10, 2023, Shores set up a meeting with...

John Shores was charged with attempted sexual exploitation of a minor and attempted enticement of a minor. The judge decided to release the 54-year-old before the trial with GPS tracking. Another condition of his release was to have no contact with any children, including his family. According to court documents, he was in possession of four different cellphones, and he used the Whisper app to request child pornography or to trade pictures for child pornography. Court documents said Shores was texting an 11-year-old girl, asking for sexually explicit photos. He also asked a 14-year-old and a 16-year-old...