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Las Vegas Review-Journal
By DAVID FERRARA
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
A Mormon church official said Friday that a Henderson man facing lewdness, child pornography and kidnapping charges was not acting in his role as a home teacher when the alleged crimes occurred.
In announcing an indictment earlier this week, a prosecutor described 43-year-old Martin Gillen as a “home school teacher” with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
On Friday, a spokesman for the church clarified Gillen’s role and said the man had “no calling in the congregation.”
Gillen is accused of fondling a 10-year-old girl in August at her home, according to Chief Deputy District Attorney Dena Rinetti.
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