Kenai church leader indicted on sex crime charges involving minors

A Kenai man, Aaron 'Scott' Merritt, a former ministerial servant at Kenai's Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, has been indicted and arrested on twenty felony charges, including sexual assault and abuse of four girls aged 5-14 from 1998-2002. Despite a previous lack of evidence, a reopened case in 2021 led to his arrest. Merritt faces up to 99 years in prison if convicted. The case remains active, with more details expected at his Monday arraignment. The Kenai Police Department urges anyone with information to come forward. DNN | The Daily News Now! The world’s first global local news network. Every city. Every story. AI powered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.