UTAH
Standard-Examiner
Ben Lockhart
Multimedia Reporter
WASHINGTON TERRACE — A registered sex offender used an alias without permission while holding leadership positions and working with minors in his LDS ward, police say.
51-year-old Adam Wolfe, who formerly went by the legal name of David Michael Blackner, is charged with two counts of violating his sex offender registry, both third-degree felonies. An investigation by the Weber County Sheriff’s Office led to Wolfe’s arrest Oct. 27. He posted $10,000 bondable bail the next day.
Wolfe legally changed his name in December 2011, shortly after his 10-year sex offender status expired. But he violated the terms of his sex offender status, according to court documents, when he started using the alias Adam Wolfe in his local congregation in 2007 without telling authorities.
That was the year Wolfe was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, according to police. He quickly gained leadership positions in his new church, sheriff’s office Lt. Lane Findlay told the Standard-Examiner. Wolfe reportedly began working with teenagers in 2008 as part of his church responsibilities.
“While in that (ward), he was involved in several programs where he had access to minors,” Findlay said. “Because this person had access to children, there’s some concern there may be victims out there that haven’t been identified.”
Findlay is asking anyone with knowledge about Wolfe’s possible involvement with minors to call sheriff’s Sgt. Stephanie Tatton at 801-778-6639. Tatton is the detective who headed up the investigation into Wolfe’s alleged deception.
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