Taney County Sheriff's Department receives tips of other alleged crimes by Pete Newman

The Crime Scene blog quotes Taney County prosecutors as saying that tips have been received of more alleged crimes committed by former Kanakuk Kamp director Pete Newman.

Newman has been charged with four felony sex crimes, all involving underage boys:

(Taney County Prosecuting Attorney Jeff) Merrell says that anyone with information of potential illicit activity by Peter D. Newman should contact his office. Newman, 33, was charged last week with second-degree statutory sodomy, enticement of a child and two counts of sexual misconduct involving a child, Merrell said some calls have come into the office, though he declined to say how many.

“We've fielded a few,” he said. “With each contact it's basically a new investigation.”