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ST. GEORGE — A multiagency investigation that extended beyond Utah led to the arrest of one suspect accused of having images depicting the sexual abuse of children, while a second suspect emerged who was arrested for the alleged sexual abuse of a child.
Two suspects — Bob Langnese, 46, and Johnathan Taylor Gunter, 26, both of St. George — are in jail facing multiple charges following a multiagency investigation, according to the probable cause statements filed in support of the arrests.
The investigation that led to Gunter's arrest began in January when Homeland Security investigators in Southern Utah received information from Watertown, South Dakota, authorities who arrested a suspect there for allegedly possessing images depicting the sexual abuse of children.
The information came to light in July 2023 when authorities in South Dakota received a report from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children's Cyber Tipline that led them to an online user in Utah.
