A former Boy Scout leader from Sissonville will spend at least four years in prison after he admitted to soliciting sexually explicit photos of teenage scouts in his troop in 2016.
During a hearing Thursday before Kanawha Circuit Judge Tera Salango, Kevin Michael Rogier also admitted to sending the boys sexually explicit photos of himself as he pleaded guilty to four counts of soliciting a minor via a computer.
In total, Salango sentenced Rogier, 42, to spend between four and 20 years in prison, per the terms of a plea deal Rogier signed in July. He will receive credit for 15 days he served in jail and 43 days for home confinement.
After he is released from prison, Salango said Rogier will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
“It’s clear to me that you are a very troubled person,” Salango said as she handed down the sentence. “But I feel like you put yourself in this position as a Boy Scout leader to prey on young boys, and you used your authority to manipulate and coerce these kids.”
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Former Boy Scout leader sentenced to prison for soliciting minors
A former Boy Scout leader from Sissonville will spend at least four years in prison after he admitted to soliciting sexually explicit photos of teenage scouts in his troop in
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