Box Elder County Scandal: Two Top Officials Behind Bars
Box Elder County is reeling. Two high-profile officials are now in jail. The fallout is wild and heartbreaking.
Former Tremonton Fire Department Chief Ned Brady Hansen and First District Justice Court Judge Kevin Christensen are facing serious felony charges tied to the sexual exploitation of children. It’s a story that has shocked an entire community.
Hansen was first nabbed in January on suspicion of child sex crimes. He even got bail. That release came after a questionable decision made by Christensen. Now, new FBI evidence has blown the lid off their toxic connection. On March 11, 2025, Hansen was rearrested, and his case just got deeper.
Christensen, 64, is charged with six felony counts, including attempted exploitation of a minor, enticing a minor, and dealing in materials harmful to a minor, The Herald Journal reported.
Hansen is facing eight felony counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor. Court documents reveal just how sickening this case is. Using the shady internet app KIK, the two traded vile fantasies about sexually abusing and exploiting children. They even bragged about planning to meet up in real life for these acts. They discussed targeting children in their own families, a horrifying detail that leaves no room for doubt about their moral rot.
The FBI affidavit, penned by Agent Jason Merrill, lays it out bluntly. “Despite the request of law enforcement to hold defendant Hansen without bail, Christensen released the defendant from custody on bail,” Agent Merrill wrote.
“Christensen did not disclose that he had engaged in sexually charged chats regarding children with Defendant Hansen.”
This isn’t justice—it’s a cover-up. The system was abused from the start, and now the truth is coming to light.
More from KSL News Radio:
While searching Hansen’s electronic devices, investigators found multiple chats with another person, which was discovered to be Kevin Robert Christensen, 64, a Box Elder County judge.
According to court documents, Hansen and Christensen spoke about how they could sexually abuse children, including extended family members of one of the men.
Eventually, the two discussed meeting up in person and engaged in a sexual relationship, documents stated.
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According to court documents, this prompted an investigation into Christensen, and investigators discovered the two’s relationship.
On Monday, Christensen was also charged in the 1st District Court with two counts of enticing a minor using the internet, one second-degree felony and one third-degree felony, two counts of dealing in materials harmful to a minor, three counts of attempted aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, and obstruction of justice, third-degree felonies, according to court documents.
This case is a stunning betrayal of public trust and a dark stain on the community. The investigation isn’t over yet, but one thing is clear: justice must finally catch up with those who abused their power.
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