Creationist Theme Park Pal Charged with Child Sex Abuse—Again

Christopher Link Jones, 55, was arrested late last month in Aiken, South Carolina for alleged sexual abuse of a child.

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A conspiracy theorist on the heart of controversy over a creationist theme park has been arrested for alleged sexual assault of a nine-year-old.

Christopher Hyperlink Jones, 55, was arrested late final month in Aiken, South Carolina, the Aiken Customary first reported. An arrest warrant exhibits Jones charged with legal sexual conduct with a minor below 14. Jones was beforehand convicted of battery and lewd acts on kids in California.

Jones’ California legal file created rifts at Dinosaur Journey Land, a creationist theme park the place Jones is mates with head preacher Kent Hovind, and the place Jones has been accused of sexually abusing a boy. Hovind and Jones have blamed the earlier conviction on a plot to silence Jones for what he claims was his work with Infowars founder Alex Jones.

Hovind advised The Each day Beast that Jones continues to be welcome at Dinosaur Journey Land (DAL) regardless of the brand new expenses.

“I’ve identified Chris for a few years,” Hovind advised The Each day Beast. “He will get accused of issues on a regular basis, however everyone will get their day in court docket. I don’t know the main points on that [the charges].”

Hovind, who spent 9 years in jail for tax avoidance, runs the DAL park in Repton, Alabama. The park is marketed as family-friendly, that includes playgrounds, animals, and a “science heart” that claims that people and dinosaurs shared the earth mere hundreds of years in the past. Former DAL staff, a few of whom lived on the park, have accused Hovind of enabling a tradition of impunity for Jones and for different shut mates, who allegedly abused medication, stole cash, and killed a canine on or close to DAL property. Hovind was additionally convicted of home violence in 2021—a ruling he's interesting.

Former DAL residents beforehand advised The Each day Beast they distanced themselves from Hovind after he allegedly organized for Jones to share a mattress with an 11-year-old boy whom Jones had delivered to DAL in 2019. The boy, whom The Each day Beast is just not naming, later advised his mom that Jones had touched his genitals by means of a paper towel. Recordings from a 2021 assembly of DAL employees and residents, beforehand reported by The Each day Beast, present Hovind dismissing considerations in regards to the incident.

“That’s Chris’s resolution and the child’s resolution,” Hovind mentioned throughout the 2021 assembly, when DAL residents raised considerations about Jones wrestling with the kid, or sharing a mattress with him. “How individuals right here react to that's their resolution. He’s bought a proper to wrestle with a child if he needs and also you’ve bought a proper to say ‘I’m not getting round Chris.’”

Reached for remark, the boy’s mom advised The Each day Beast that Jones’ arrest in South Carolina final month was associated to her son. The arrest warrant doesn't seem to narrate on to DAL (which is positioned in Alabama), however to an incident roughly two years earlier than the DAL go to, when the boy was 9. The boy’s mom beforehand said that Jones was her boss, and that he had typically taken care of her son previous to the DAL journey.

Neither Jones nor his lawyer returned requests for touch upon Jones’ arrest. Jones left jail final month on a $15,000 bond, court docket data present.

Jones was beforehand convicted on three expenses of lewd acts on kids, after he made three boys (ages 9, 11, and 12) play strip poker with him. He was additionally convicted of battery for spanking a unadorned seven-year-old boy.

He and Hovind have blamed the previous instances on political persecution. Jones claims to have recorded undercover footage from Bohemian Grove, a campsite for the wealthy and highly effective that has lengthy been the topic of conspiracy theories. Jones claims he gave the footage to Infowars founder Alex Jones (no relation), prompting authorities forces to pursue intercourse crime expenses in opposition to him.

Kent Hovind, head of Dinosaur Adventure Land, who is accused of sheltering a predator.

Kent Hovind, head of Dinosaur Journey Land, who's accused of sheltering a predator.

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“He bought a job there and video taped a bunch of stuff and so they needed him in jail,” Hovind mentioned in a voicemail to a DAL resident who referred to as to ask about Jones’ legal previous.

Neither Infowars nor an Alex Jones spokesperson returned requests for remark.

Reached by telephone about Jones’ newest arrest, Hovind mentioned it was not possible to carry out background checks on all DAL guests. Even so, he mentioned. “I'd doubt he’s responsible.”

However Hovind doesn’t must carry out a background verify; he’s already conscious of Jones’ previous conviction.

“Nicely even that doesn’t imply you’re responsible,” Hovind mentioned. “How many individuals, later, convictions get overturned? 1000's of them. Generally 20 years, 50 years later.”

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