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West Valley City man accused of sexually abusing children while a missionary

FORT WHITE, FLORIDA; WEST VALLEY CITY, UTAH, JUL 25 – Two separate abuse cases involve a Florida family accused of caging foster children and a Utah man charged with sexually abusing 14 minors overseas and in Tonga.

Summary by Fox 13 Now
A West Valley City man has been arrested on allegations that he sexually abused minors while serving an overseas church mission overseas for several years.William James Purdy, 28, was indicted on July 16 and arrested Thursday.According to court documents, Purdy traveled to Tonga in 2017 for his mission with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. While there, prosecutors say he sexually abused multiple minor boys.Purdy returned to Tonga…

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Fox 13 now broke the news in Salt Lake City, United States on Friday, July 25, 2025.
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