DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. — A Harrisburg-area religious leader is facing charges for his failure to report a sexual assault nearly 24 years ago, Pennsylvania State Police announced.
Rhett Hintze, 50, is accused of shirking his duty as a mandated reporter when he failed to notify police of a sexual assault of a 12-year-old boy in 2000. Shawn Cory Gooden was not charged with the assault until 2023, according to PSP.
Troopers say they discovered during their investigation into the alleged assault that the victim and Gooden told Hintze about the incident. Hintze was a mandated reporter at the time due to his position as Harrisburg Stake President for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Hintze was charged with one count of failure to report or refer. His arraignment is scheduled for Feb. 2.
