Wife of child-molesting ex-Mormon figure once based in Chicago area calls him 'caring,' 'a wonderful father'

Summary

<p>Wade Christofferson is suspected of sexually abusing numerous children — young family members, as well as congregants of a Chicago-area Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints community where he was a member and leader decades ago.</p><p>Some of the abuse happened inside his family homes — whether in far northwest suburban Crystal Lake where he used to live, or in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, where he resided more recently, until his 2025 arrest, according to interviews and court records.</p><p>But in a “support” letter to a federal judge — as sentencing is scheduled this coming week in…

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