SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - The Utah Attorney General’s Office has filed felony charges against a pastor who allegedly exposed himself on a web camera to an undercover officer posing as a minor.
William J. Blanscet, 67, is facing four third-degree felony charges of attempted dealing in material harmful to a minor after an investigation by the Utah Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.
According to court documents, Blanscet was online in a chat room and allegedly began asking sexually explicit questions to an ICAC agent who was posing as a young girl. Blancset also allegedly showed his genitals and during other online conversations he would masturbate in front of the web camera. Blanscet also allegedly exposed himself using the Internet while he was visiting his wife in the hospital.
ICAC investigators confronted Blanscet about the online conversations and learned he is a pastor for the Church of God Prophecy in Salt Lake City. Blancset has agreed to surrender at the Salt Lake County Jail next week. All defendants are presumed to be innocent unless found guilty in a court of law.
More information about the Utah ICAC Task Force and online safety tips can be found at http://www.attorneygeneral.utah.gov/internet_safety.html.
----Information from: Utah Attorney General
