Ex-Missionary Gets 1 Year For Sexually Abusing Girl
Salt Lake Tribune (AP) 25Aug99 L8
Ex-Missionary Gets 1 Year For Sexually Abusing Girl

22-year-old Daniel Landeros, who plead guilty in February to sexual abuse of a child, has been sentenced to 1 year in prison, 3 years on probation and fined $1,850. During the probation, Landeros is prohibited from being alone with any female under 18 or having contact with the victim and her family. Landeros must also enter a sex offender treatment program.

Landeros was an LDS missionary at the time of the crime, serving in Huntington, Utah. According to court records, he and his companion took three children to church on Sunday, April 13th, including an 8-year-old girl from out of state, who says that Landeros raped her in a chapel classroom.

The charges against Landeros had been reduced from rape of a child, a first-degree felony, which carries a sentence of up to 15 years in prison, in exchange for a plea. Landeros' attorney, Bradley Rich, says that Landeros had a hormonal imbalance that led to his behavior.