Charged with forcible sexual activity with a 14-year-old girl, Daniel Thompson was known for editing videos to make them more family friendly.
Note: CleanFlicks has disputed much of the initial media reports cited here. See our update.
The co-founder of CleanFlicks, a video editing service once used by many Christians, has been arrested in Utah for allegedly paying a 14-year-old girl for sex.
Daniel Thompson, who ran CleanFlicks till the courts shut it down in 2006, had more recently operated Flix Club, a family-friendly edited-movie video business in Orem, Utah. He was arrested last Thursday on two charges of forcible sexual abuse and two charges of forcible sexual activity with a 14-year-old. Thompson is out on bail.
Thompson’s business partner at Flix Club, Isaac Lifferth, was also arrested on similar charges.
Thompson reportedly told police that Flix Club, which carried videos in which objectionable content had been edited out, was only a front, and that he and Lifferth were also involved in making and distributing porn movies.
Flix Club was forced to close last year after a federal court ruled that movie-editing businesses violated U.S. copyright law when they "sanitized" films by removing nudity, sex, profanity, and other objectionable content.
According to police reports, Thompson and Lifferth allegedly paid two 14-year-old girls $20 each to perform oral sex, and Lifferth allegedly had intercourse with a 16-year-old girl multiple times, including in the offices at Flix Club.
"I would have never suspected there was other stuff going on," the father of the 16-year-old told the Daily Herald in Provo. "I guess I didn't know Daniel. He always seemed like a real decent guy."
Obviously not. USA Today blogged several news items about the story under the title, "Clean Flicks, dirty man?"
Ironically, and perhaps prophetically, Thompson’s MySpace page includes the tagline, "Somewhere in the valley between Good and Evil." On that same page, for his "status"—where most people write something like "single" or "married"—Thompson wrote "Swinger."
Posted by Mark Moring on January 30, 2008 1:26PM
Comments
I think it is horrible what Daniel Thompson has allegedly done. And I think that other than the 14 and 16 year old girls, the biggest victims is the true Cleanflicks founder--Ray Lines. I knew this would happen that he would be erroneously and mistakenly associated with this scandal.
-Pete Maughan
Posted by: Pete Maughan at January 31, 2008
BAHAHAHHA please let there be a photo of this guy with Romney!
Posted by: Samir at January 31, 2008
It is sad that Ray Lines who is the Only founder of Cleanflicks has been wrongly put in the same category as these two obviously disgusting men. How sad when grown men have to prey on young unhappy girls. I hope that justice will be served.
Posted by: Mable Table at January 31, 2008
Those crazy Mormon Males are at it again. Sex with underage girls, sex with relatives. A Pervert Epidemic that appears to be part of the culture. We never hear any more about Elizabeth Smarts' adventure of being a voluntary sex toy for two perverts, and hiding from the world that tried to rescue her. The young girls are preprogrammed to be sex objects for male gratification and breeding. Sounds like a futuristic Sci-fi movie that most males can get into.
Posted by: Oscar at January 31, 2008
What do you expect from a Mormon who's clean on the outside but a filty grave on the inside? Without the Holy Spirit, this is what comes out from the heart...evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander...see, I wrote that in Matt.15.
Posted by: jesus at February 1, 2008
Making the wretched incident into an anti-Mormon thing is disgraceful.
Posted by: Gregory Peterson at February 1, 2008
I can't believe what the false "jesus" wrote. Jesus loves us all. He did not come to start a Christian party or organization. He came to pursue us who are sinners. He came for men like these two. It is a disgrace to have His name associated with such hateful, foolish comments. He came to redeem all of us, including those who hide their sinfulness in the sham of self-righteousness. Please, let us reflect the neverending patience of our Savior, calling all men to repentance. Lets offer hope, not sneering, childish stupidity.
Posted by: David at February 1, 2008
For the record, Daniel Thompson, nor the other gentleman charged had any direct affiliation with CleanFlicks. A press release with more information should be up on CleanFlicks Web site later today.
Posted by: JB at February 1, 2008
Here's the truth, Part 1. (This is straight from CleanFlicks itself the short version at least.)
Daniel Thompson's DAD purchased three CleanFlicks retail outlets from CleanFlicks as it was leaving the brick & mortar business. After Daniel Thompson got out of jail for securities fraud, his father gave him a job running one of the retail stores. Shortly thereafter, CleanFlicks told the DAD it wanted nothing to do with Daniel Thompson. The company then told the DAD and all other retail outlets to stop using the CleanFlicks name as it moved our of brick & mortar retailing and purely into editing movies and renting/selling such movies.
Here's the link to the CleanFlicks news release: http://www.cleanflicks.com/CleanFlicksDenial-FinalFinal.doc.
More to come. [DISCLOSURE: Our PR agency was retained by CleanFlicks to clear-up misperceptions about it on the Web and in the press.]
Posted by: David Politis at February 1, 2008
While Dan did make a mistake by getting oral sex from one of the girls that claimed to be 18, he did not have the porn. Issack made copies of one pornographic video. The media has told untruths and blown this up bigger that it really is. Dan is a single man and made an error. I and my husband have known him for a while and know who he truly is. Before you judge and believe the media and their word "alleged" search for the truth to come out. Dan gives money to people all the time. He funds beginning film makers, helps people pay for Mormon missions and has helped two acquaintances with finances that I know of. I know he does a lot more. And Oral Sex is liked by many, including Christians!
Posted by: pameliac at February 1, 2008
"And Oral Sex is liked by many, including Christians!"
Is paying $20 for oral sex liked by Christians as well?
Posted by: Ravyn at February 5, 2008
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