A longtime Utah judge – who prides himself on his active involvement with youth – allegedly sent sexual images and videos to young girls on an online messaging platform, officials reportedly said.
Kevin Robert Christensen, 64, was nabbed Thursday after the FBI’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force uncovered several sexually explicit chat threads with young children on his KIK account, according to the West Valley City Police Department, multiple outlets reported.
The Box Elder County jurist’s sick chats date back to last September, authorities said.
He is also accused of using the platform to discuss his “vivid” and “detailed” interest in children with other adults, with whom he solicited graphic images of minors, Longview News-Journal reported.
“The position of trust he holds in the community and the actions he undertook while in this position significantly undermine the confidence of the community in the legitimacy of the criminal justice system,” the police report read, according to Fox 13.
Authorities launched their investigation on Feb. 28 after learning that Christensen was using the platform to talk about sexually abusing children – later finding a plethora of inappropriate chats with underage girls.
Investigators said the jurist allegedly engaged in “graphic sexual chats” with a user who claimed to be a 13-year-old girl on Nov. 2, 2024, ABC4 reported.
In that same chat, Christensen sent the minor a video of an adult male performing a sexual act, Fox 13 reported, and later told the child that their obscene conversations were “merely fantasy.”
In September, Christensen allegedly communicated with someone who claimed they were a 16-year-old girl – sending the minor a lewd image in return for one he received from the child, ABC4 reported.
“These actions show that the defendant is a clear danger to the community,” the affidavit states, Longview News-Journal reported.
He was charged with two counts of enticing a minor, two counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor and two counts of dealing materials harmful to a minor, all felonies, jail records show.
Christensen was appointed to the Box Elder County Justice Court in May 1996. He worked in private practice before being appointed to the bench, according to his bio.
The deranged judge, who is a graduate of Gonzaga University School of Law, was awarded the Scott M. Matheson Award for outstanding service to law-related education in 2006.
“In addition to his judicial and family duties, Judge Christensen often speaks to various youth and civic groups about the structure and function of the court system,” his bio says.
County officials reportedly placed the alleged perv on administrative leave without pay following his arrest.
Christensen is being held without bail at Davis County Jail.
