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John Doe
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- LDS mission:
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- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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John Doe
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- LDS mission:
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- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Virgil Dean Larson
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- Latest update: September 2024: arrested and charged
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Youth leader, - LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member and first counselor in an LDS ward bishopric in Chubbuck, Idaho; arrested in September 2024 and charged with sexual abuse of five boys, ages 12-15; he knew the boys from LDS ward activities and was their priesthood leader.
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Chey Miles
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- LDS mission:
unknown
- was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse.
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Paul Barnes
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- LDS mission:
unknown
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Richard A Cook
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- Latest update: 2020: arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing young boys
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Nursery leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member and former LDS nursery leader in Boise, Idaho; arrested in 2020 on suspicion of sexually abusing young boys.
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Larry Story
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- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Kurt Stimpson
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- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Troy Dameron
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- Latest update: May 2024: sentenced in Idaho to 15 days in jail (with work release) and two years of probation
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- was a Mormon church member, electrician and sheriff's deputy in Teton County, Idaho; lived in Rexburg, Idaho; a 911 dispatcher said he asked her sexually charged questions, shared sexual fantasies and masturbated in a bathroom near her work desk; pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of indecent exposure; sentenced in May 2024 to 15 days in jail (with work release) and two years of probation.
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Stanley Lyn Bitsoi
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- Latest update: is a registered sex offender living in Ririe, Idaho Children-Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16; is a registered sex offender
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1960
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho; convicted of .
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Aaron Mark Nelson
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- Latest update: Convicted of Disturbing the peace in plea agreement, died 1 month later.
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1976
Died: 2020
- LDS mission:
Argentina - Argentina Buenos Aires North Mission
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; charged with 3 counts of Battery-Actual, Intentional and Unlawful Touching or Striking of Another Against their Will and 3 counts of Disturbing the Peace; accepted plea deal and found guilty of Disturbing the Peace; died 31 days after convicted.
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Chet Barry Egley
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- Latest update: Is currently registered in the Utah Department of Corrections as being on probation
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1982
- LDS positions: Elders quorum presidency, Sunday school teacher, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country -
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- was a Mormon church member in Weston, Idaho; tried to meet a 13 year old girl for sex; pleaded guilty and convicted to one count sexual abuse of a child and two counts o f entice a minor by internet or text.
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John William Tonks
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- Latest update: PENDING CASE as of 2024-04-19
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1957
- LDS positions: Bishopric, Bishopric counselor, Building supervisor, Other leader, Temple worker,
- LDS mission:
New Zealand -
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- was a Mormon church member in Pocatello, Idaho; accused and charged with two counts of rape.
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Matthew Collin Felshaw
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- Latest update: no current registration on Idaho Sex offender list as of 2024-04-10
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1980
- LDS mission:
unknown
- was a Mormon church member in Caldwell, Idaho; charged with sexually assaulting a young child; took a plea deal and was convicted of Injury to child; received suspended prison sentence and 8 years probation and has to register as a sex offender.
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Richard Oren Fowler
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- Latest update: is a registered sex offender living in Post Falls, Idaho
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1944
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member in Sandy Point, Idaho; pleaded guilty to two felony counts of Children-Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16 in 20.
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Isaac Vernon Mardis
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- Latest update: Case is Pending
- Victims: 1 victim, 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1976
- LDS mission:
unknown
- was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; charged with Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16 in April 2024; was also accused in 2022 by the same victim.
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Brad Lee West
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- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1974
- LDS mission:
Unknown country -
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- was an LDS church member in Boise, Idaho; charged with sexual battery; took plea deal for battery; RN license revoked because of sexual of the abuse.
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Roland Shea Byrd
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- Latest update: 2024: lives in Toquerville, UT; is a registered sex offender
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1971
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- was an LDS church member in Caldwell, Idaho; convicted of sexual abuse of a child under 16 years; as of 2024, lives in Toquerville, Utah as a registered sex offender.
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Robert Thomas Bunker
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- Latest update: 2024: is a registered sex offender; lives in Pocatello, Idaho
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1990
- LDS mission:
unknown
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- was an LDS church member in McCammon, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2006; sentenced to 33 days in jail; as of 2023, is a registered sex offender living in Idaho.
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Ryan Pugh
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- Latest update: March 2024: charged in Idaho with sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
United States - Minnesota Minneapolis (Spanish speaking) 2019-2021
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Ongoing,
- was a former Mormon missionary and BYU-Idaho student in Rexburg, Idaho; arrested and charged in 2024 with sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online.
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Brian Mathew Bowen
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- AKA Dr. Bowen
- Latest update: February 2024: ongoing criminal case; nine victims have accused Bowen of sexual misconduct
- Victims: 9 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1975
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
United States - Arizona Tempe (Spanish speaking) 1994-1996
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member and podiatrist in Portland, Oregon; accused of sexual abuse of at least nine women; as of February 2024, indicted with two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, one count of second-degree sexual abuse, nine counts of third-degree sexual abuse, and two counts of sex abuse by fraudulent representation.
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Scott Oscar Ashton
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- Latest update: Lives in Pasco, Washington
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1976
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Probation,
- was an LDS church member in Pasco, Washington; charged with prostitution-Patronizing a Prostitute 04/30/2015; Ashton's sentence was modified on 1/29/2016 to Disturbing the Peace.
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Brandon Rex Brown
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- Latest update: 2024: arrested and charged
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1978
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member in Pocatello, Idaho; accused of untying two teenage girls' swimsuit tops and touching them inappropriately .
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Denny Antreo
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- Latest update: ongoing
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 2000
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
- was an LDS church member in Rexburg, Idaho; accused of breaking and entering women's apartments at BYU-Idaho and watching them sleep.
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Keith Kenneth Bergstresser
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- AKA Keith Bergstresser Jr
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Idaho; lives in Star, Idaho
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1975
- LDS positions: Elders quorum presidency,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member in Oregon and Idaho; convicted in 2002 in Oregon of contributing to sexual delinquency of a minor; made a registered sex offender; in 2019, was assigned a position in an elders quorum presidency in Idaho.
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Grant Peck Packer
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- AKA Grant P Packer Jr
- Latest update: 2008-06-02: died in Idaho Falls, Idaho
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1925
Died: 2008
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum president, Missionary, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
Canada - Canada 1946-1948
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member in Idaho; served a full-time mission to Canada in 1946-48 and two senior missions to Atlanta, Georgia and San Bernardino, California; charged with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty; sentenced to three to 10 years in prison and 10 years probation; died in 2008.
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Jake S Hally
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- AKA Jake Stevenson
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1995
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country -
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- was an LDS church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse.
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Cody Jonathan Lara
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- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1990
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member in Arizona City, Pinal County, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse in 2018; convicted in 2019 of three reduced counts of abuse of a child or vulnerable adult.
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John Earl Goodrich
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- AKA Dr. Goodrich
- Latest update: December 2023: AP story breaks about a secret $300,000 offer by the Mormon church to Goodrich's confessed sexual abuse victim
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Criminal charges dropped, Withheld judgment,
- Civil case: Settlement,
- was a former Mormon bishop and dentist in Idaho; accused of child sexual abuse and of having nonconsensual sex with a woman he admitting to drugging; given a withheld judgement; in December 2023, the AP reported that the Mormon church had offered $300,000 to a victim and her mother to not use her story to sue the church, and to keep the NDA secret; arrested in Virginia in March 2024.
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Bagley Tara
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- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- was an LDS church member in Idaho; pleaded guilty to two counts of Sexual Battery of a Child 16 or 17 years of age and was sentenced to 13 years in prison.
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Benjamin Robert Hicks
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- AKA Ben Hicks
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 2001
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Keven Brad Nelson
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- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused of grooming and/or sexual abuse by multiple boys in his scout troop; in 1988, his BSA registration was suspended.
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Cristifer Kalen Biggs
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- AKA Cris Biggs
- Latest update: August 2023: pleaded guilty to child sexual exploitation
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1999
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
United States - Salt Lake City Headquarters (history center and family history center) 2018-2020
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS returned missionary and BYU-Idaho student; convicted in July 2023 of one first degree felony count of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor.
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Eric Whitney Jones
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- Latest update: March 2024: sentenced to two to 20 years in prison
- Victims: 2 victims, 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1981
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member in Blackfoot, Idaho; arrested for alleged sexual contact with a toddler; convicted in January 2024 of battery with the intent to commit lewd conduct of a child after a one-day trial; sentenced in March 2024 to two to 20 years in prison; required to register as a sex offender.
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David Evans Webb
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- AKA Dave Webb, Dr. Webb
- Latest update: March 2024: a criminal case and several civil cases in California are ongoing
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1977
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
Thailand - Thailand [unknown city; dates approximate] 1996-1998
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: Ongoing civil case,
- was an LDS church member and oral surgeon in Vacaville, California; accused of sexual abuse of multiple patients in 2021 and again in 2022; gave up his license to practice in 2023; got a license to practice dentistry in Idaho; as of March 2024, a criminal case and several civil cases in California are ongoing.
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Robert Eugene Stahn
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- AKA Bob Stahn
- Latest update: October 2023: pleaded guilty to felony sexual abuse or exploitation of a vulnerable adult
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1958
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- was an LDS church member and therapist in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused in April 2023 of sexual abuse; once served as clinical director of Operation Shield, counseling child sexual trauma survivors; pleaded guilty in October 2023 to felony sexual abuse or exploitation of a vulnerable adult.
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John Eric Thiele
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- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1956
- LDS positions: Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- was a Mormon church stake high council member in Idaho; convicted in 2018 of sexual abuse, no jail time served; registered as sex offender.
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John Doe
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- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Never charged,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: $1,100,000
- was a Mormon church member in Tacoma, Washington; sexually abused a preschooler in his ward in the 1980s; the LDS church settled with the abuse survivor for $1.1 million in 2023.
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Kay Leroi Walker
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- Latest update: January 2024: lives in Idaho Falls, Idaho
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1942
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
United States - served in Virginia and North Carolina
- Criminal case: Alford plea, Convicted,
- was a Mormon church member and Nauvoo Inn owner in Nauvoo, Illinois; charged with sexually abusing his employees; entered an Alford plea in 2004, resulting in a conviction while maintaining his innocence before the court; January 2024: lives in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
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Calvin James McGee
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- AKA Elder McGee
- Latest update: May 2024: sentenced in Idaho to three to 25 years in prison
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 2002
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
United States -
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- was an LDS missionary in Virginia in 2022; accused of soliciting sexually explicit pictures and video from a person he believed to be an 11-year-old girl, and inviting her to meet in person; arrested in Boise, Idaho in July 2023 and accused of rape of a minor; pleaded guilty to two charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in May 2024 to three to 25 years in prison.
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Jason Stark
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- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
United States - 1995-1995
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- was a former full-time Mormon missionary in Kentucky; accused of sexually abusing three people in 2005 while on his mission.
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Errol Kent Pilling
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- AKA E Kent Pilling
- Latest update: February 2024: lives in Twin Falls, Idaho
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1942
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- LDS mission:
United Kingdom - North British Mission 1962-1964
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- was a Mormon bishop and licensed psychologist in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; went on an LDS mission to England in the early 1960s; pleaded guilty in 1988 and in 1994 to charges of sexual misconduct; in September 1994, his registration as a chartered psychologist with the Psychologists Association of Alberta was cancelled; in 1994, was excommunicated; as of February 2024, lives in Twin Falls, Idaho.
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Connor Hammond
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- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- was a Mormon church member and BYU student in Utah; in 2019, pleaded guilty to rape of a child and was sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.
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Wade Lee Schvaneveldt
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- Latest update: June 2023: was sentenced in Idaho to 8 to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty in April 2023 to two felony counts of rape
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1971
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- was an LDS church member and high school girl's basketball coach in or near Grace, Idaho; accused of raping a child numerous times over a period of several years, including at his home while his family was attending LDS church meetings; in April 2023, accepted a plea deal to two felony counts of rape; in June 2023, was sentenced to 8 to 18 years in prison.
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Darin Ogden
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- Latest update: 2020: pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown,
- was a Mormon church member in Idaho; faced eight charges, including four counts of lewd conduct with a child younger than 16; in 2020, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison.
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Layne Schuyler Bingham
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- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Boise, Idaho
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1981
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- was an LDS church member in Boise, Idaho; convicted of child sexual abuse in 2008; as of 2023, was a registered sex offender living in Boise.
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Robert Norman Dahle
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- AKA Bob
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1937
Died: 2022
- LDS positions: Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- was an LDS church member, Utah Highway Patrol trooper; alleged rapist of a 13-year-old girl.
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Cory Richard Gaylor
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- AKA Cory R Gaylor
- Latest update: September 2023: sentenced in Idaho to 60 years in prison, with 13 years fixed before being eligible for parole
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1971
- LDS positions: Other leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country - South America; dates approximate 1990-1992
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- was an Idaho school teacher and LDS deacons quorum adviser; arrested and charged with lewd conduct and enticing a child via the Internet; in July 2023, pleaded guilty; sentenced in September 2023 to 60 years in prison, with 13 years fixed before being eligible for parole.
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Byron Dean Wiscombe
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- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1977
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- LDS mission:
Spain - Spain Bilbao 1997-1999
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- was an LDS bishopric counselor and Idaho city councilman; signed a plea agreement indicating he would admit to committing lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to prison in 2023.
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Ronald Terry Brockner
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- AKA Ronnie Brockner
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1959
- LDS positions: Bishop, Stake president,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was a former Mormon bishop and stake president in Louisiana; found guilty in Idaho in 2020 of sexually exploiting a minor; sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison.
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David Brian Farley
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- AKA David B. Farley, Dr. Farley
- Latest update: February 2024: lives in Nephi, Utah; February 2024: the city of West Linn, Oregon released a report about the way its police department investigated Farley
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1958
- LDS positions: Primary teacher, Stake high council, Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a former doctor and LDS church member in West Linn, Oregon; accused of sexually abusing over 200 patients; the alleged abuse occurred over a span of many years, during which Farley was an LDS stake high council member for some time; never criminally charged; in February 2024, the city of West Linn, Oregon released a report about the way its police department investigated Farley.
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James Phillip Schmidt
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- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1944
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- was an LDS church member and scout leader, with multiple charges of child sexual abuse over six years; convicted in the late 1990s in Maryland; as of 2024, registered as a sex offender.
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LaVar Madsen Withers
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- AKA Dr. Withers
- Latest update: 2005: died
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2005
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member and physician in Rexburg, Idaho; was accused of sexual abuse by at least 133 women and children (some as young as 13 years old) over a period of 30 years or more; admitted to sexual abuse; found guilty of misdemeanor battery; sentenced to 30 to 60 days in jail and two years probation; the Mormon church placed him on probation and took his temple recommend; died in 2005.
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Jason Chad Larsen
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- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1977
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- was an LDS missionary from Idaho in Bakersfield, California; accused in 1997 of sexual abuse of an 8-year-old girl at a school; as of 2024, lives in Meridian, Idaho.
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Lawrence Libey
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- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Unknown result,
- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse.
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Dylan Kevin Whiting
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- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1988
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- was an LDS bishop in Nampa, Idaho; was removed from his position in 2021 after child sexual abuse allegations surfaced; was charged with four sex crimes; pleaded guilty to one felony count; sentenced in 2022 to prison.
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Arthur Noel Krigbaum
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- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse.
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Robert Scott Price
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- AKA Scott Price
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse.
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Jared Chabot Murray
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- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1942
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Rexburg, Idaho; pleaded guilty in 1989 to a child sexual abuse charge.
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James Vetro Samuels
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- AKA James Vetro
- Latest update: Is a registered sex offender living in Mountain Home, Idaho
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1943
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was a Mormon church member in Thornton, Idaho; found guilty of LEWD COND WITH A MINOR CHILD U/16 Date : 03-18-1980.
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Brian Richard Pickett
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- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- LDS positions: Branch president, Other leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- was a Mormon branch president and leader at a youth program picking pineapples in Maui, Hawaii; accused of sexual abuse.
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Stephen Ronald Young
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- AKA Steve Young
- Latest update: 2023-03-06: In prison in Idaho
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1951
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member and police officer in Idaho; allegedly abused 20 babies over a 30 year period; found guilty in 2010 of lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced to 25 years in prison.
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Kenne Worthen
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- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1988
- LDS positions: BYU professor, Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Pleaded guilty,
- was a Mormon elementary school teacher and BYU-Idaho adjunct professor who sexually abused a 12-year-old child; pleaded guilty to sexual conduct with a minor and two counts of attempt to commit child molestation; sentenced to 25 years in prison and a lifetime of probation after.
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Laury Scott Wolfley
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- LDS mission:
unknown
- was an LDS church member in Idaho; sentenced in 2007 to prison time and probation for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy.
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Rex Lyle Furness
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- Latest update: 2005: died
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1923
Died: 2005
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Withheld judgment,
- was a former Idaho state senator and Mormon bishop in Idaho; in 1996, pleaded guilty to sexual battery for fondling an underage girl; was sentenced to 60 days in jail; given a withheld judgment: if he did not violate the terms of his probation, the felony conviction would be kept from his record.
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Dennis Joe Empey
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- Latest update: 2023: lives in Driggs, Idaho
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1957
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Probation,
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Blackfoot, Idaho; accused of sexually abusing many children; his stake president allegedly knew Empey was abusing kids; convicted of child molestation in May 1991; sentenced to two years probation.
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Robert D Campbell
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- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
United States - Tennessee Nashville 1987-1988
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- was an LDS church member in Nebraska; accused of sexual abuse.
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Kip E Later
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- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused in the 1980s of sexual abuse; Mormon church leaders allegedly failed to tell police about abuse allegations.
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Larren Bybee Arnold
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- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1935
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: Yes (undisclosed amount)
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; in 1984, arrested for lewd conduct with a minor under sixteen (molested a nine year-old boy) in Idaho; convicted in October 1984; received a five year suspended sentence and three years probation.
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Lon Harvey Kennard
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- AKA Lon Kennard Jr., Lon Kennard Sr.
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1941
Died: 2019
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- LDS mission:
Germany - North Germany 1961-1963
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- was a former Mormon bishop in Utah; in 2011, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in November 2011 to three consecutive terms of five years to life in the Utah State Prison.
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Billy Joe Hagen
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- Victims: 1 victim,
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Died: 2005
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison; died in 2005.
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Keith O'Dell (or Odell) Peterson
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- AKA O'Dell Peterson, Odell Peterson, Mr. Peterson
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1948
Died: 2020
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- was a Mormon church member and former high school teacher in Nampa, Idaho; accused in 1991 of inappropriate sexual contact; sentenced to 180 days suspended jail time and two years of probation; charge was dismissed in 1998 after he completed probation; pleaded guilty in October 2019 to one count of lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced in 2020 to 17 years in prison.
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Bradley Grant Stowell
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- AKA Brad Stowell
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Herriman, Utah
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1972
- LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
United States - Alaska Anchorage 1991-1993
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; confessed to sexually abusing 24 boys; pleaded guilty to molesting two boys; sentenced in 1997 to 150 days in prison and 15 years of probation; local LDS church coverup alleged; one of Stowell's victims, Adam Steed, came forward, spurring lawsuits against the Mormon church and the BSA; as of 2024, lived in Herriman, Utah.
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David Lawson Millett
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- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1976
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse and sentenced in 2022 to prison.
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Sidney L Spencer
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- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in 1984 of child sexual abuse; a Mormon bishop approved his application to be a scout leader despite his prior sex crime conviction.
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Allen Brent Johnson
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- AKA Allen B, Kendal
- Latest update: March 2024: registered sex offender living in Provo, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1965
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- was an LDS church member; drove from Utah to Idaho to meet up with a person he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex; sentenced to eight years in prison; as of March 2024, is a registered sex offender living in Provo, Utah.
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Stephen Wayne Stokes
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- AKA Steve Stokes, Professor Stokes
- Latest update: 2022: Civil lawsuit dismissed with prejudice
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1948
Died: 2016
- LDS positions: Bishopric, BYU professor, High priest group leader, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Temple worker, Ward mission leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
United States - New York Cumorah 1967-1969
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed, Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- was a Mormon church member and Brigham Young University-Idaho (BYU-I) professor; accused of sexual assault by a former student; died in 2016; in 2022, civil lawsuit against BYU-I was dismissed with prejudice.
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Ronald Alvin Jenkins
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- AKA Ron Jenkins
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Caldwell, Idaho
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1942
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- was a former Mormon scout leader, bishopric counselor and stake high council member in Idaho; worked as a high school teacher; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1996 of 10 counts of lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to 17 years in prison.
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Steve Nelson
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- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1945
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- was an LDS church member in Idaho; in 2009, pleaded guilty to a charge of lewd conduct; sentenced to 30 years in prison; Mormon leaders failed to report abuse to police in the 1980s.
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Douglas Ray Bowen
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- AKA Doug Bowen
- Latest update: Lives in St. George, Utah
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1950
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader in Washington, California, Utah and Idaho; was convicted of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child.
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Gerald Elbert Mortimer
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- AKA Gerry Mortimer, President Mortimer
- Latest update: 2021: civil lawsuit dismissed with prejudice
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1943
- LDS positions: Mission president, Missionary, Temple president,
- LDS mission:
United States - North Central States (including time in Ontario, Canada) 1962-1964
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- was an OB/GYN doctor in Idaho and former Mormon temple president and mission president in the Philippines; admitted in 2019 to secretly using his sperm to artificially inseminate multiple women; a civil suit against him was dismissed with prejudice in 2021, possibly because of a private settlement agreement.
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Mark A Swanson
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- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; a local Mormon bishop recommended him for a scout leader position, reportedly because "he feels he is completely rehabilitated".
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Jeffrey Lee Hardin
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- AKA Jeff Hardin
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted of lewd conduct with a minor in October 1991.
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Clayton Ray Hildreth
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- AKA President Hildreth
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Dillon, Montana
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1952
- LDS positions: Bishop, Stake president,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was a Mormon stake president in Butte, Montana; from Dillon, Montana; arrested in June 2004 by Boise, Idaho police for soliciting sex from a person he thought was a 14-year-old girl online; was stake president at the time of his arrest; pleaded guilty in October to a charge of interstate travel with intent to have sex with a minor; sentenced in 2005 to three years and five months in prison.
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Jeff Lewis Ranstrom
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- Latest update: December 2023: registered sex offender in Idaho; lives in Eagle, Idaho
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1986
- LDS positions: Elders quorum president,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- was an LDS church member, elders quorum president and high school basketball coach in Idaho; accused in 2019 of sexually abusing a student; pleaded guilty to a felony charge of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2020 to 4 to 15 years in prison; as of December 2023, was out on parole living in Eagle, Idaho as a registered sex offender.
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