Man Who Fought To Ban LGBTQ Books In School District Charged With Child Molestation
A parent in the Kansas City area who fought last year to ban LGBTQ-themed books from school libraries is now facing accusations of child molestation. Ryan Utterback, a 29-year-old father from the city of Gladstone, a northern suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, has been arrested and charged with felony second-degree child molestation after a police investigation into his alleged conduct.
According to local news reports, Utterback is also facing two other misdemeanor charges in separate cases, as well: fourth-degree domestic assault, and furnishing or attempting to furnish pornographic material to a minor. Related: Feds Arrest Four Men Linked To Drugs That Caused Michael K.
Williams’ Overdose Death Local news reports allege that Utterback allegedly fondled “a child younger than 12” in a December 2020 incident.
A probable cause statement alleges that the man also reportedly “stuck his finger through a ripped hole in a teenager’s jeans” in a separate event, and proceeded to “rub the teenager’s leg.” And in another separate incident, court docs claim Utterback allegedly used his cell phone to show pornographic videos to a 4-year-old child, as well.
