Another Bishop on the sex offenders register…

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Another Bishop on the sex offenders register…

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A former Nampa bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has entered into a plea agreement after being charged with four sex crimes involving two minors, and he could be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison in January.

The plea agreement was drafted during mediation between the prosecution and defendant Dylan Kevin Whiting, 33, and it was presented at a hearing in 3rd District Court in Canyon County on Nov. 3, according to records obtained by the Idaho Statesman. Whiting is pleading guilty to one count of child sexual abuse — with a sentence of three years fixed and seven years indeterminate, meaning Whiting would be eligible for parole after 36 months.

Whiting also would serve five years of probation and have a five-year no-contact order with the two girls. After completing his sentence, the prosecution would not resist the defendant's efforts to be removed from the sex offender registry.

Under the deal in place, the judge is bound by the agreed-upon sentence if the guilty plea is accepted. However, the judge has the ability to reject the sentence as insufficient, which would allow Whiting to withdraw his plea at the sentencing hearing on Jan. 24.

Whiting was a lay bishop of Nampa's 30th Ward from December 2019 until January 2021, when the LDS church removed him from his post after becoming aware of allegations against him, according to a church spokesperson. Nampa's 30th Ward is within the Nampa Idaho East Stake, which includes multiple wards.

Whiting was initially charged with two counts of lewd conduct with a child and two counts of child sexual abuse, according to a criminal complaint. The allegations involve two underage girls known to Whiting personally rather than through the church, according to an affidavit from the Nampa Police Department.
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One of the standard answers is "free agency" - how can we know someone is really wicked if we prevent them from doing horrific things?

Of course there's a little issue with that answer, in that it interferes with the agency of the victims. But hey, didn't someone say recently that being abused as a child is, in an eternal view, a bit like having a bad time in Primary one day? I can't find the quote - perhaps someone else can.
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malkie wrote:
Sat Dec 04, 2021 2:23 pm
One of the standard answers is "free agency" - how can we know someone is really wicked if we prevent them from doing horrific things?

Of course there's a little issue with that answer, in that it interferes with the agency of the victims. But hey, didn't someone say recently that being abused as a child is, in an eternal view, a bit like having a bad time in Primary one day? I can't find the quote - perhaps someone else can.
A flaming sword took away someones free agency. Laban's free agency was abruptly halted. A good portion of heaven walked away knowing god's full power so free agency appears to not depend on god hiding. This reminds me of some evangelical preacher who had the theory that animals do not experience pain so eating them is okay. Plus it helps soften the problem of unnecessary suffering.
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