WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, July 27, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) — A West Valley City man was arrested Thursday in Pittsburgh after being indicted for charges related to the exploitation of minors outside the United States.
William James Purdy, 28, is alleged to have exploited minors during and after his mission to Tonga for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
“The defendant in this case chose to travel abroad under the guise of good intentions and then sexually exploited and abused children who had been trusted to his care,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Galeotti of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “When foreign authorities sought to hold him accountable, he fled back to the United States.”…