NORTH CAROLINA
Winston-Salem Journal
By Michael Hewlett
Winston-Salem Journal
For years, Robert Allen Shutt served as a youth leader for Salem Baptist Church and raised money for church camps.
But according to a Forsyth County prosecutor, Shutt also used his position at the church to molest young boys.
On Tuesday, Shutt, 71, of Royalton Street, pleaded guilty in Forsyth Superior Court to 16 counts of taking indecent liberties with a child. The allegations involved three boys, who were between 12 and 16, and occurred in the 1990s at Shutt’s house. In each instance, Shutt would have one of the boys spend the night at his house, then he would sexually abuse that boy.
Assistant District Attorney Pansy Glanton said the abuse occurred on multiple occasions. She also said Shutt molested a fourth boy in the 1990s. That boy, who is now an adult, didn’t want to prosecute but was willing to testify if the case had gone to trial.
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