Former Evolve CEO faces decades in prison for allegedly soliciting sex
Evolve Bank & Trust on Friday, February 7, 2025. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
The criminal complaint against former Evolve Bank & Trust CEO Robert Hartheimer was unsealed Friday, Oct. 31, and it alleges he used dating app Grindr to solicit sex with a 15-year-old boy.
According to the complaint, there is probable cause for child sex trafficking and sending obscene materials to minors, offenses that could result in Hartheimer, 68, being sentenced to decades in prison if convicted.
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Sophia Surrett
Sophia Surrett is a University of Alabama graduate, where she received her B.A. in news media and M.A. in journalism and media studies. She covers small business, nonprofits, restaurant real estate, hospitality and tourism, manufacturing, and transportation and logistics.
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