Alan Manning Chambers, former president of Exodus International, was arrested in Orlando and charged with solicitation of a minor via computer, sending harmful material to a minor, and illegal use of a two-way communication device. Police alleged a detective posing as a 14-year-old boy on Snapchat was contacted by someone claiming to be a 50-year-old man named “John David.” Investigators said the conversation moved to Telegram and text messages and continued for months. Police alleged the phone number, Telegram account, and Snapchat profile were linked to Chambers. Police said Chambers believed he was speaking with a 14-year-old and suggested meeting in April 2026, later proposing the teen take an Uber to his office. Chambers was stopped and arrested on 19 May 2026. Conversion therapy is widely discredited and linked to increased risks of depression, anxiety, and suicidal feelings.
"Alan Manning Chambers, the former president of conversion-therapy-promoting ministry Exodus International, has been arrested in Orlando and charged with soliciting sex from a minor in an alleged police sting, according to Orange County court documents. Chambers was arrested by Orlando Police and was charged with solicitation of a minor via computer, as well as sending harmful material to a minor, and illegal use of a two-way communication device."
"As per local TV reporting, a detective posing as a 14-year-old boy on Snapchat was contacted by someone claiming to be a 50-year-old man named “John David”. Police allege the conversation later moved to Telegram and text messages and continued for several months. Investigators reportedly linked the “John David” phone number, Telegram account and Snapchat profile back to Chambers."
"Police alleged Chambers told them he believed he had been talking to a person on Snapchat who was 14 years old, but he would not answer more questions. Detectives allege “David” suggested meeting someone he believed to be 14 in April 2026, but later claimed he had been pulled over, so could not meet at the agreed time. He allegedly suggested the teen take an Uber to his office instead."
"Conversion therapy is widely discredited by major medical and psychological bodies and is linked to increased risks of depression, anxiety and suicidal feelings among LGBTQ+ people. Chambers became a prominent public face of the “ex-gay” movement in US media before later distancing himself from “change” narratives. He publicly renounced conversion therapy in 2012 and said he did not believe “cure” was an appl"
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