Pedo Utah Judge Busted: How Deep Does the Judicial Rot Go?
Who’s Watching the Judges? Kevin Christensen Nabbed in Child Sex Crimes Sting
NOTE: This piece was first published on TheFamilyCourtCircus.com.
By Richard Luthmann
A sitting judge, sworn to uphold the law, now finds himself on the wrong side of it. Judge Kevin Robert Christensen, a longtime justice in Utah’s First District Court, faces eight felony charges for allegedly engaging in sexually explicit conversations with minors online.
The charges include enticing a minor using the internet, dealing in harmful materials to a minor, and attempted aggravated sexual exploitation of a child.
Christensen, 64, was arrested following an investigation by the FBI’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force. Authorities uncovered graphic chat messages on the encrypted messaging app KIK, where Christensen allegedly engaged in explicit exchanges with underage victims.
Federal investigators claim Christensen shared child pornography and even fantasized about abuse with other adults, including former Tremonton Fire Chief Ned Brady Hansen, who was also arrested on similar charges.
Christensen was named Utah Justice Court Judge of the Year at last year's 2024 Justice Court Judge Conference.
In 2023, Brigham City selected Justice Court Judge Kevin Christensen as the Jim Davis Extraordinary Service Award recipient.
This is not just another scandal. This is a crisis. Judges like Christensen make life-altering decisions about child custody, criminal sentencing, and the very laws meant to protect children. Yet, behind the robe, he allegedly used his position to hide a dark secret.
The Corruption in the Judiciary
Christensen’s case is not an isolated incident. Across the country, judges and other officials—people entrusted with the highest legal authority—are being exposed for their involvement in child exploitation.
Just last year, Florida authorities arrested a retired judge and multiple Disney employees in a human trafficking sting.
In Wisconsin in 2021, an openly gay judge was sentenced to nine years in federal prison on “sadistic” child pornography charges.
A simple Google search will show a sordid list of judges that have been convicted in courts of law for moonlighting as predators.
The judiciary, meant to be the pillar of justice, has repeatedly failed to protect children.
These arrests raise urgent questions: Who is watching the watchers, and how many more judges are hiding in plain sight?
Judges and the Normalization of Predatory Behavior
Christensen’s case exposes a disturbing trend—the growing attempt to normalize pedophilia among elites.
In recent years, academia and media have seen an alarming push to reframe pedophilia as a mere sexual preference rather than the violent crime it is.
In 2021, Old Dominion University placed a professor on leave after backlash over research that sought to rebrand pedophiles as “Minor Attracted Persons”.
The judiciary is supposed to serve as a check against this depravity, not embrace it. And yet, cases like Christensen’s suggest that some in power are more interested in protecting predators than victims.
How Many Children Were Harmed?
Authorities are now combing through Christensen’s online activity to determine if he had other victims.
Prosecutors say his use of encrypted apps suggests there may be more children he targeted.
The public is being urged to come forward with any information.
Meanwhile, the community is left grappling with the horrifying reality that a man who decided the fate of countless families may have been preying on their children all along.
The Bigger Picture: The Crisis in Family Courts
Christensen was a judge overseeing cases involving families, custody disputes, and criminal matters.
The idea that a judge accused of exploiting children was making decisions about child welfare is beyond disturbing. It raises a broader concern about the integrity of the family court system.
Family courts already face accusations of bias, incompetence, and corruption.
Some critics argue that the system, designed to protect children, often does the opposite—placing them in unsafe homes or turning a blind eye to abuse.
The Christensen case underscores why many parents and activists have called for more oversight, transparency, and accountability in the judiciary.
Will the System Hold Him Accountable?
Christensen has been denied bail and remains in custody as prosecutors prepare to present more evidence. But the real test is whether he will face the full force of the law. Too often, powerful figures receive leniency.
If convicted, Christensen should face the same harsh penalties as any other predator.
For now, the public is left questioning: How many more judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement officials live double lives?
The public deserves answers, and it’s time for a full-scale investigation into those who sit in judgment over the rest of us.
I can’t say what I’d like to say. These judges should be given random drug screening, psychological evaluations every 18 months and lie detector tests yearly. Abolish Family Court.
After being in family court for 10 years now, this nor nothing of this sort surprises me. Still makes me sick. I had a pedo loving judge who gave full custody to the father who the child claimed was sexually abusing him; judge refused to acknowledge all kinds of abuse evidence including forensic evidence of sexual and physical abuse. The system is run by pure evil pedofile psychopaths. They ALL need psychological evaluations prior allowing these criminals to sit as judges.