Licensed pedophile on trial for kidnapping California 12-year-old dies in custody – Orange County Register

FRESNO — A self-proclaimed pedophilia attorney and accused kidnapper on trial for allegedly grooming a 12-year-old California girl has died in custody in Arizona, according to public records.

Nathan Larson was arrested in 2020 by authorities who said they caught him flying across the country with the girl he had persuaded to run away from his home in Fresno.

Larson died Sept. 18 and a termination order in his case was filed Oct. 11, the Sacramento Bee reported Monday. The US Attorney’s Office did not have any further details about the death.

The Bee reported that Larson had been transferred from a federal facility in the Fresno area to an Arizona prison, where he died. The primary cause of death is still pending, according to the Maricopa County, Arizona coroner.

Larson, 41, last appeared in court in March, arguing he would represent himself in a state crime case in which Bee said he could have served life in prison if convicted.

He was arrested at Denver International Airport in December 2020 while attempting to take the girl to his home in Catlett, Virginia, where he planned to sexually assault and impregnate her when she turned 13, according to court documents.

Larson had the girl wear a long-haired wig to make her look older and told her to pretend to be mute during her trip, Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims said at the time of his arrest.