Timothy Stoen
American attorney (born 1938) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Timothy Oliver Stoen (born January 16, 1938) is an American attorney best known for his central role as a member of the Peoples Temple, and as an opponent of the group during a multi-year custody battle over his six-year-old son, John. The custody battle triggered a chain of events which led to U.S. Representative Leo Ryan's investigation into the Temple's remote settlement of Jonestown in northern Guyana, which became internationally notorious in 1978 after 918 people – including Stoen's son – died in the settlement and on a nearby airstrip. Stoen continued to work as a deputy district attorney in Mendocino County, California, where he was assigned to the District Attorney's Fort Bragg office. Stoen later joined the Mendocino County Public Defenders. He is now in the private practice of law. [1]
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Born | Timothy Oliver Stoen (1938-01-16) January 16, 1938 (age 86) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Known for | Peoples Temple involvement |
Children | 1 |