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John Doe
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- was an LDS bishop in Monticello, Utah in 2001; accused of sexual abuse.
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John Doe
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Dave Doe
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon bishop in West Valley City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; excommunicated, but never prosecuted.
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John Doe
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
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John Doe
- LDS mission: no
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a child who was placed in his care as part of the Indian Student Placement Program, also known as the Lamanite Placement Program, run by the LDS church.
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Eldon Andrew Saling
- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender in Idaho; lives in Burley, Idaho
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1963
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member in California and Utah; convicted in 1987 in California and in 1993 in Utah of charges related to sexual abuse; as of 2024, lives in Burley, Idaho as a registered sex offender.
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Danny P Pitcher
- AKA Dan Pitcher
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- was a Mormon church member and youth sports coach in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in 2000 to 15 years to life in prison; as of 2024, remained in prison.
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Lionel Lamar Drage
- AKA Lionel La Marr Drage
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Born: 1925
Died: 2022
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- was an LDS bishop in Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; was allegedly excommunicated from the LDS church for sexually abusing one or more children; died in 2022.
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Tracy Rogers
- LDS mission: unknown
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Dale Ward Wilkinson
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Born: 1953
- LDS mission: unknown
- was an LDS church member in Salt Lake County and Tooele County, Utah; convicted of LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD - Class A Misdemeanor.
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Aaron Esplin
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Born: 2024
- LDS mission: unknown
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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W Andrew Loveless
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Born: 1979
- LDS mission: unknown
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Jeena Nilson
- LDS mission: unknown
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Daniel Landeros
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Born: 1970
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: unknown
- was a Mormon missionary; accused of sexual abuse.
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James Neumeyer
- AKA Ricky Neumeyer
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Born: 1955
Died: 5/10/24
- LDS mission: unknown
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Thomas R Durham
- LDS mission: unknown
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Herman Blom
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Born: 1948
Died: 9/2023
- LDS positions: Bishopric, Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Bryce Stephen Ray
- Latest update: July 2024: arrested in Utah and charged with enticing a minor and sexual solicitation of a child
- Victims: 1,
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Born: 1975
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member and former bank officer in West Haven, Utah; arrested in July 2024 and charged with enticing a minor and sexual solicitation of a child.
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John Archer
- LDS mission: unknown
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Samuel Craig Doxey
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Born: 1952
- LDS mission: unknown
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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William Carstensen
- Latest update: 1995: died by suicide in Utah
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1952
Died: 1995
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation, Suicide,
- was a Mormon church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; charged; died by suicide.
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Michael Holt
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Born: 1980
- LDS mission: unknown
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Jeremiah Hatch
- LDS positions: Bishop, Scout leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- was a Mormon bishop; accused of sexual abuse.
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Orson Davis Wright
- AKA Orson D. Wright, President Wright
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1928
Died: 2017
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Branch president, Mission president, Missionary, Stake high council, Temple Square tour guide, Temple worker,
- LDS mission: Australia - Australia [unknown]
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon mission president in Sydney, Australia from 1978 to 1980; accused of grooming some of the sister missionaries in his care to be his polygamous wives; removed early from his mission assignment; LDS church leaders in Salt Lake City, Utah allegedly covered up the reasons for Wright's removal.
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Robert Tanner Lant
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Born: 1970
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Brian Call
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Born: 2024
- LDS positions: Primary teacher, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member and dentist; accused of sexual abuse.
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Ruth Zurcher Worthen
- Latest update: June 2024: arrested and charged with child sexual abuse
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1949
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- was a Mormon church member in Hyde Park, Cache County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse by one adult in a 2019 civil lawsuit and in 2023 by four adults (one of whom was the 2019 plaintiff); arrested and charged in June 2024 with numerous felonies related to child sexual abuse.
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Alan Brower Bassett
- AKA Alan Brouwer Bassett
- Latest update: June 2024: charged with child sexual abuse
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1948
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Ward clerk,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed without prejudice,
- was a Mormon church member and retired air traffic controller in Fruit Heights, Davis County, Utah; accused in a 2019 civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse (dismissed without prejudice); charged in June 2024 with child sexual abuse; reportedly admitted to molesting many neighbor children; tried to get his case dismissed due to a 35-year-old agreement with the Davis County Attorney's Office.
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David John Keller
- AKA Dave Keller
- Latest update: May 2024: admitted to child sexual abuse and was charged with seven first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1970
- LDS positions: Stake presidency counselor, Sunday school teacher, Temple worker,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon temple worker, Sunday school teacher and former stake presidency member in Paradise, Cache Valley, Utah; admitted in May 2024 to child sexual abuse and was charged with seven first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child.
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Neil Louis Erickson
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Born: 1970
- LDS positions: Other leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Michael Alan Watson
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Born: 1964
- LDS positions: Bishopric, Stake high council, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Michael R Mitchell
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Born: 1970
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Tevita Hoihoi Mounga
- AKA Tevita Mo'unga
- Latest update: May 2024: arrested and charged with sexual assault and kidnapping
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1946
- LDS positions: Bishop, Ward mission leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a former Mormon bishop and ward mission leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; arrested and charged in May 2024 with sexual assault and kidnapping.
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Noah Alan Rada
- Latest update: 2023: sentenced to three years in prison and 20 years probation
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1999
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of possession of child sexual abuse material in 2022; pleaded guilty.
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Spencer Scott McDougal
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Born: 1957
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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James Ricky Neumeyer
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Born: 1955
Died: 2024
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
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Doyle Clarence Kelstrom
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1938
- LDS mission: United States - Texas [unknown]
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Probation,
- was a Mormon church member in Oregon and Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 1992 to five years to life in prison in Utah.
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Brent Johnson
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Born: 2024
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Abraham Isaac (possibly Issac) Cruz
- AKA Elder Cruz
- Latest update: June 2024: charges were dismissed without prejudice
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 2004
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: United States - unknown - Saratoga Springs area 2023-2024
- Criminal case: Criminal charges dropped, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon missionary in Saratoga Springs, Utah; arrested in May 2024 on suspicion of sexual assault; charged with three first-degree felony counts (two of forcible sodomy, one of rape); charges were dismissed without prejudice in June 2024.
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Devin Todd Tuttle
- Latest update: Is a registered sex offender lives in Draper, Utah
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1997
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission: United States - Philidelphia
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown,
- was a Mormon church member in Draper, Utah; convicted of UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH A 16 OR 17 YEAR OLD/CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
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Dale Lynn Andreason
- Latest update: Currently in prison in UTAH STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1952
- LDS positions: Primary teacher, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- was a Mormon church member in Magna, Utah; found guilty of three counts of AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD a 1st Degree Felony and was sentenced 6 years to life.
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Jeffrey Aaron Young
- Latest update: Is a registered sex offender, lives in Bountiful, Utah
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1976
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member in Lehi, Utah; convicted of 12 counts of VOYEURISM BY ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT CONCEALED OR DISGUISED, one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of obstructing justice.
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Ryan Chad Sherry
- Latest update: 2024: Registered sex offender; lives in Spanish Fork, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1983
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was a Mormon church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; tried to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex after online contact; arrested in a police sting operation; convicted in 2015 of forcible sexual abuse and attempted lewdness involving a child.
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Chet Barry Egley
- 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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Craig Steven Nebeker
- Latest update: Craig Nebeker is currently serving in the Utah Department of Corrections
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was a Mormon church member in California and St. George, Utah; accused of sexual abuse and convicted of three counts of AGGRAVATED SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD and one count SODOMY ON A CHILD.
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Jeremy Roland Rose
- Latest update: 2014: convicted in Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1977
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was a Mormon church member in Tremonton, Utah; accused and charged with 16 charges in Box Elder, County; case was transferred to Ogden, Utah courts.
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James D. Stokes
- Latest update: Is a registered sex offender living in Farmington, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1948
- LDS positions: Sunday school teacher, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; Was a drama teacher at a high school in Utah found guilty of forcible sexual abuse of a 14 year old drama student.
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Denim Lee Robinson
- AKA Denim L., Denim Lee
- Latest update: Is a registered sex offender living in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1977
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- was a Mormon church member in Payson, Utah; found guilty of 3 counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to 1-10 years in June 2015.
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Richard Curtis Baker
- Latest update: Lives in Brigham City, Utah
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1978
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor,
- LDS mission: United States - Washington D.C. South Mission
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- was an LDS church member in Clearfield, Utah; accused of voyeurism and child sexual exploitation.
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Joseph Paul Durborow
- AKA JOSEPH PAUL DURBOROW X JP X LAZARAS
- Latest update: Is a registered sex offender, lives in Orem, Utah; severed 10 years for Federal/State convictions
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1961
- LDS mission: unknown
- was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in Federal and State courts in 2003.
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Benjamin Michael Manning
- AKA Ben Manning
- Latest update: April 2024: sentenced to 120 years in prison
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1991
- LDS positions: Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- was a Mormon church member in Massachusetts and Utah; in 2014, molested a child while living with her family in Salt Lake City, Utah; charged with child sexual abuse in 2019; was a Sunday school teacher at some point between 2014 and 2024; found guilty by a jury in February 2024; sentenced in April 2024 to 120 years in prison.
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Jay Benjamin Elggren
- AKA Jay B Elggren
- Latest update: is a registered sex offender, lives in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1972
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Keele Ryan Taylor
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; convicted for possession of child pornography; In July 2019, accepted plea deal to possession, so the distribution charge was dropped.
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Leeroy Fry
- AKA Lee Fry, Lee Roy Fry
- Latest update: Lives in Farmington, Utah
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- was a former Mormon bishop in Farmington, Utah; in 1982-83, was an LDS bishop in the Hunter 1st Ward of the Hunter Central Stake in Magna, Utah; in 2012, pleaded guilty to two charges of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child, a 1st degree felony.
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Joseph Thomas Dunlop
- AKA Joe Dunlop
- Latest update: April 2024: charged with five felony counts related to child sexual abuse
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1983
- LDS positions: Primary teacher,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
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Shane Cameron Pugh
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1973
- LDS positions: Sunday school president,
- LDS mission: United States - Oklahoma City
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member in Cedar Hills, Utah; accused of touching an underage girl while she was sleeping; in 2017, found guilty of forcible sexual abuse (2nd degree felony); sentenced to 1 to 15 years in prison and 3 years probation.
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Spencer C Turner
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1977
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- was a Mormon church member in Murray, Utah; In June of 2007 arrested for meeting with a girl he thought was a minor for kissing and fondling her; also possibly sexually abused 3 other minor girls.
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Charles Edward Weber
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member and principal in Heber, Utah; convicted of forcible sodomy, forcible sexual abuse unlawful sexual activity with a minor; admitted to sexually abusing children throughout his 35 year career.
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Brad Lee West
- 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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Brenda Nelson Miles
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- was an LDS church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse.
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Jeffrey Allan Vargo
- AKA Allen (on court records)
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Terry Alan Stidd
- Latest update: Out on parole lives in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1960
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Terry Alan Stidd was an LDS church member in Kearns, Utah; in 1998, pleaded guilty to rape in the first degree and sodomy in the first degree and was sentenced to 10 years in prison; as of 2024, is out on parole and lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Kurt Arthur Vanwagoner
- AKA Kent Backman
- Latest update: March 2024: arrested, charged with 10 felony counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor (sharing CSAM)
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1966
- LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: United States - Ohio Akron 1985-1987
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member in Centerville, Utah who worked with young men in his ward as of March 2024; arrested and charged in March 2024 with 10 first degree felony counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor (sharing CSAM); police said he sent online chat messages talking about himself secretly taking photographs of women he found attractive in his LDS ward, during church services.
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Gregg Terry Nielsen
- AKA Skip Nielsen, Skipp Nielsen, Dr. Gregg T. Nielsen
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- was an LDS church member and dentist in South Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
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Frederick Merlin Edvalson
- AKA Frederick Merlin Edvalson, Frederick Melvin Edvalson, Frederick Edvalson, Fredrick Edvalson, Fred Edvalson
- Latest update: 2009: died in Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1920
Died: 2009
- LDS positions: Ministering/home teacher, Other leader, Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Ongoing civil case,
- was a Mormon in Utah and Camp Springs, Prince George's County, Maryland; convicted 3 times of sexual abuse in Maryland in the 1980s; third conviction: while on probation, groomed a 10-year-old girl and sexually assaulted her in a room inside a Mormon chapel on multiple occasions from 1983 to 1984; reportedly told her he was giving her "special religious training;" sentenced to 8 years in prison.
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Mitchell McKee
- AKA Mitch
- Latest update: March 2024: arrested
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1966
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member and retired Utah State Highway Patrol officer in Heber City, Utah; when arrested in 2024, was a licensed marriage and family therapist with experience helping LDS clients address "pre and post mission sexual issues;" accused of sexual abuse of a minor.
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Shane Michael Murray
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1982
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Pleaded guilty,
- was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; pleaded and convicted of 2 counts of FORCIBLE SEX ABUSE - 2nd Degree Felony the victim was 14 year old female.
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Eric Robertson Senior
- AKA Erick Senior
- Latest update: March 2024: lives in Provo, Utah as a registered sex offender
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- was an LDS church member in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse in the 1990s; convicted; sentenced to prison; lost an appeal with the California Supreme Court; as of March 2024, lives in Provo, Utah as a registered sex offender.
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James Addison Tolman
- Latest update: Lives in Cheyenne, Wyoming
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1972
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah and Cheyenne, Wyoming; convicted of UNLAWFUL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE in 1994 in Utah and SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR IN THE SECOND DEGREE in Wyoming.
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Stanley Lloyd Hunt
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1953
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Ward clerk,
- LDS mission: Sweden -
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- was an LDS church member in St. George, Utah; Hunt was a custodian in the Washington County School District in St. George Utah; Hunt was found guilty of 2 counts of SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD - 2nd Degree Felony.
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Ryan Frandsen
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1976
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- was an LDS church member and fireman in Davis County, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2010 to five counts of lewdness involving a child; child sexual abuse material (CSAM) was found on his computer; sentenced in 2010 to 90 days in jail and three years of probation.
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Eddie Aulton Bunch
- AKA Ed Bunch
- Latest update: March 2024: is a registered sex offender in St. George, Utah
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1943
- LDS positions: Temple worker,
- LDS mission: Unknown country -
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- was an LDS church member in St. George, Utah; convicted in 2016 of misdemeanor lewdness involving a child and misdemeanor sexual battery; one victim was 16 years old and the second victim was 12 years old; served 135 days in jail and had 36 months of probation; as of March 2024, is a registered sex offender living in St. George, Utah.
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Leslie Brandt Loveland
- Latest update: Lives in Provo, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1994
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty of rape in 2019; sentenced to one year in prison and three years of probation.
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Lance Mark Rushton
- Latest update: Lives in Provo, Utah
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1970
- LDS positions: Music leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- was an LDS church member in Provo; accused of photo shopping faces of family members, ward church members of adults and children on to pornographic material and distributed them; convicted in 2007 and sentenced to three months in jail and three years of probation.
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James Rowley Danenon
- Latest update: On probation, lives in Lehi, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1989
- LDS mission: Taiwan -
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member in American Fork, Utah; guilty of sexual abuse of a minor abuse.
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Thomas Alan Gibby
- Latest update: 2006: released from prison
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1948
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Released,
- was an LDS church member and dentist in Salt Lake County, Utah; sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy; pleaded guilty to two felony counts: one second-degree felony charge of sex abuse of a child, and one third-degree charge of attempted sex abuse of a child.
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Kelly Arthur Mangrum
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1952
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- was an LDS church member and dentist in West Valley City, Utah; accused of sexual misconduct, prescribing medications for a drug addict for sex.
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Brent Dixson Hansen
- Latest update: Died in 2015
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1938
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, High priest group leader, Scout leader, Stake high council, Sunday school president, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- was an LDS church member and dentist in Spanish Fork, Utah; accused of receiving sexual favors from a dentistry patient in return for prescriptions for narcotics.
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Kent Blaine Hansen
- Latest update: Died in 2019
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1938
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Senior missionary, Stake president,
- LDS mission: United States - Honolulu/Senior Mission Canada Toronto West Mission
- was an LDS church member and dentist in Spanish Fork, Utah; accused of receiving sexual favors from a dentistry patient in return for prescriptions for narcotics.
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Derrick Evan Pickering
- Latest update: 2024: ongoing civil sexual harassment lawsuit
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1984
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: Ongoing civil case,
- was a Mormon church member and nurse practitioner in Utah; accused in 2024 by multiple former patients in a civil lawsuit of touching them in sexually inappropriate ways.
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Efrey Antonio Guzman
- Latest update: Was acquitted in 2014
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1966
- LDS positions: Branch president,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Found not guilty,
- was an LDS church member and branch president in Sandy, Utah; charged with aggravated sexual assault, aggravated burglary, both first-degree felonies, and sexual abuse of a child and forcible sexual abuse, both second-degree felonies; acquitted.
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Jayson Heath Martineau
- Latest update: Dec 2023: pleaded guilty in Utah and was sent on a one-year ride program
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1973
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Unknown country - unknown 1992-1994
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member in Idaho and Tremonton, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in December 2023 in Utah and was sent on a one-year rider program.
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Chad Kaye Robertson
- AKA Chad Kay Robertson
- Latest update: June 2024: sentenced in Utah to one year in the Iron County Jail, with credit for time served, and four years of probation
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1984
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member and high school assistant basketball coach in Parowan, Utah; accused in 2023 of unlawful sexual activity with a child; admitted to having sex with a 16-year-old boy on five separate occasions; in March 2024, pleaded guilty to two felonies; in June 2024, was sentenced to one year in the Iron County Jail, with credit for time served, and four years of probation.
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Mark Nielson Cram
- Latest update: 2008: case dismissed, expunged
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1956
- LDS positions: Bishop, Church employee, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Criminal case expunged, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency counselor, and city manager in Riverton, Utah; charged in 2006 with voyeurism; admitted climbing a 9-foot wall at a tanning salon to watch a 16-year-old girl undress; pleaded guilty; plea was held in abeyance; he completed the terms set by the court, charge was dismissed and case was expunged in 2008; as of February 2024, lives in Riverton, Utah.
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Robert Wayne Larsen
- Latest update: Was released from prison 2013
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1965
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Released,
- was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD in 1993, and SEX ABUSE CHILD in 1998, as well as POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY in 2009.
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David M Chadwick
- Latest update: Chadwick was convicted of Sex Abuse of a Child in August 2019
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1966
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- was an LDS church member in Eagle Mountain, Utah; convicted in 2019 of sex abuse of a child.
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Luis Andres Morales Silva
- Latest update: Serving prison time in Utah Correctional Facility
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1987
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member in Lehi, Utah; found guilty 4 counts of sexual abusing a child in the 2nd degree.
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Armando Flores
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Branch president,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail,
- was a Mormon branch president in West Valley City, Utah for five years; accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl on two separate occasions at their local LDS chapel: once in his office and once in another room; convicted in 2012 of misdemeanor forcible sexual abuse and unlawful detention; sentenced to zero to one year in jail.
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Louis Darrell Kinyon
- AKA Darrell Kinyon Jr
- Latest update: Spending Life in Utah State Corrections Facility
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1954
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; convicted in 2005 of aggravated murder.
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Jordan Lyn Jolley
- Latest update: February 2024: completed 1 month of at home confinement after being convicted by a jury in January 2024
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1987
- LDS positions: Primary teacher, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: United States - San Bernardino 2006-2008
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member in Syracuse, Utah; convicted of voyeurism in January 2024.
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Revere Wedekind Burnett
- Latest update: Served his prision sentence and is currently living in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1972
- LDS mission: Sweden -
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Unknown,
- was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse and found guilty of multiple felonies; appealed and received a lesser conviction sentence for misdemeanors; was not required to register as a sex offender.
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Ashlyn Amy Harvey
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1989
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- was an LDS church member in Gunnison, Utah; accused in 2024 of sexual contact with a 17-year-old student for whom she was a substitute teacher.
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William Sterling Evans
- AKA William Sterling Evans Sr.
- Latest update: 1991: died
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1909
Died: 1991
- LDS positions: Bishop, Stake presidency counselor,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a prominent Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; was bishop twice of the Grant 6th ward; from 1957 to 1962, was in the Utah State Legislature; served as Salt Lake County Clerk from 1968 to 1983; died in 1991; allegedly raped a relative in Salt Lake City in the early 1980s.
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Byard James Price
- AKA Bud, Buddy, Jim
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1940
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse, then reapplied to be a scout volunteer after his conviction.
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Richard Lorin Miles
- AKA Dick Miles, Rich Miles
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1951
- LDS positions: Mission president,
- LDS mission: unknown
- was an LDS church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit; case was dismissed with prejudice in 2020.
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Loren Hurd
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1964
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- was an LDS church member in Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender as of 2023; lives in Ogden, Utah.
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Jeffrey Vern Fox
- AKA Jeff Fox
- Latest update: 2022: Utah case dismissed without prejudice due to a federal charge
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a former state legislator (1977-1982) in Utah; convicted federally for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2013 and placed on probation for 15 years; in 2019, probation was terminated for completing terms; in 2022, arrested and charged in Utah with 8 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; case dismissed without prejudice due to a federal charge.
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Roger David Gunn
- Latest update: As of 2024-01-22 Gunn was reported to live in Bonita California. (San Diego area)
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1956
- LDS mission: Unknown country -
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; found guilty of SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD - 2nd Degree Felony; currently lives in Bonita, California.
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Jason Michael Pedersen
- Latest update: Lives in Riverton, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1979
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum presidency, Elders quorum president, Missionary, Scout leader, Ward clerk,
- LDS mission: United States - Mesa
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; found guilty of first degree felony attempted aggravated sex abuse of a child; as of April 2024, lives in Riverton, Utah as a registered sex offender and is an LDS elders quorum president.
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Michael Colby Hare
- Latest update: Serving Time in Beaver County Jail in Utah
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1978
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member in Tooele, Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse.
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Scott Fredrich Farr
- Latest update: Living in Palm Desert, California.
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1953
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; found guilty in 1981 of forcible sexual abuse and 1991 of sex solicitation.
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Samuel Wallace Cantrell
- AKA Sam
- Latest update: Sentenced to prison in October 2023; serving in Davis County Correctional Facility as of September 2024
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1973
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member in Farmington, Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl.
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Jeffery David Scofield
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1974
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Unknown country -
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of a 6 year old girl in 2001 and served 6 years in prison; 2017 was arrested and charged with rape of a 73 year old woman.
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Nicholas Alahverdian
- AKA Nicholas Rossi, Nicholas Brown Knight, Nicholas Alahverdian, Rossi, Nicholas Brown, Arthur Brown, Adam Smith, Professor Alistair Jones, Nicholas Alahverdian Rossi, Nicholas Edward Rossi, Nicholas Alahverdian-Rossi, Nick Alan, Nicholas Brown, Arthur Knight
- Latest update: 2024: extradited to Utah from Scotland to face charges of rape
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1987
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; accused of rape; recently extradited from Scotland; has a lengthy history of criminal behavior.
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Matthew Scott Patton
- Latest update: Homicide by police officer after he charged at them with 2 knives.
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1982
Died: 2020
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; found guilty sexual abuse and sentenced to time in prison; crossed state lines after being released from prison and got pulled over by police; tried to flee from police and then charged police with knives; died my police homicide.
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Albert Dee Halladay
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1930
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a former LDS bishop in Sandy, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1988; pleaded guilty in 1989 to one second degree felony charge of sex abuse of a child; convicted.
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Arthur Gus Bennett
- Latest update: deceased by suicide in a jail cell awaiting a trial
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide,
- was an LDS church member in Hurricane, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of two teenage girls; allegedly faked a suicide to collect insurance money; was arrested and charged with murder and sexual abuse; died by suicide in jail while awaiting trial.
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Major Lynn Madon
- Latest update: Currently serving time in Central Utah Correctional Facility
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Nursery leader, Stake high council, Sunday school teacher, Ward clerk,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- was an LDS church member in Mapleton, Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse; as of 2024, serving time in prison in Central Utah Correctional Facility.
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Prue Jeremy Christopher
- AKA “CJ” Prue
- Latest update: Currently serving time in Kane County Jail as of 2024-01-10
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1991
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Oliver Preston Robinson
- AKA O. Preston Robinson
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Mission president, Missionary, Other leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- was a prominent LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; served in numerous church leadership positions; was president of the Utah Symphony; was general manager of Deseret News Publishing Company and editor of the Deseret News; accused posthumously, along with his wife Christine Hinckley Robinson, of child sexual abuse.
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Christine Hinckley Robinson
- Latest update: 1991: died
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member in Utah; sister of Mormon church president Gordon Hinckley; accused posthumously of child sexual abuse, along with her husband Preston Robinson.
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Robert Henry Paisola
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1967
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, No contest, Plea agreement,
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2008 and sentenced to 90 days in jail.
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Jonathan A Gonzalez
- Latest update: 2023: convicted
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1990
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: United States - Florida (unknown)
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member in Layton, Utah; found guilty of BURGLARY - 2nd Degree Felony, LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD - Class A Misdemeanor, LEWDNESS - FIRST OR SECOND OFFENSE - Class B Misdemeanor.
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Devin Richard Hartman
- AKA Zach, Zach Anderson, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Zach Anderson
- Latest update: found guilty of rape and is serving 2 life sentences in prison
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1975
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Portugal - Porto Portugal
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- was an LDS church member in Mableton, near Atlanta, Georgia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; given two consecutive sentences of life in prison.
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Stephen J Coleman
- AKA Steve Coleman
- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender, lives in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1971
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member and analyst in the Utah state Office of Planning and Budget; accused of sexual abuse in 2011; convicted and sentenced to prison; as of 2016, was serving two sentences of 15 years to life in prison in Utah.
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Gordon Ariel Neeley
- Latest update: 2018: died
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1935
Died: 2018
- LDS positions: High priest, Missionary,
- LDS mission: Unknown country - 1955-1957
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member and daycare owner in Salt Lake City, Utah; plead guilty to ATTEMPTED - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD; convicted; died in 2018.
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Robert Lee Erickson
- AKA Bob Erickson
- Latest update: 2023: charged with child sexual abuse
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1932
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- was an LDS church member in Eagle Mountain, Utah; in 2023, charged with three first degree felony counts of aggravated child sexual abuse; he was 91 years old at the time of the charges.
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Dennis L Judd
- Latest update: June 2024: accused in a civil lawsuit of voyeurism
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1954
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: United States - Hawaii [unknown]
- Criminal case: Plea agreement, Probation,
- Civil case: Ongoing civil case,
- was an LDS church member and Uintah County, Utah attorney; charged with voyeurism and stalking in October 2023 after allegedly filming his female employees in his law firm's bathroom; in January 2024, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of stalking; plea held in abeyance; in June 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of voyeurism.
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Adrian Villar
- Latest update: WEBEX PRETRIAL CONFERENCE scheduled on January 08, 2024 in Spanish Fork Utah, Utah County
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1958
- LDS positions: Primary teacher,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- was an LDS church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; accused of sexually abusing an 8 year old and 11 year old separately .
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Bryce Johnson
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1984
- LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; three counts of aggravated child sex abuse/1st degree felony and sexual exploitation of a minor/2nd degree felony.
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Max Todd Cheatham
- AKA CHEATMAN,MAX TODD CHEATHAM,MAX T CHEATHAM,MAX
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Argentina - Argentina 1979-1981
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member in Utah and Colorado; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in Colorado of child sexual abuse.
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Stephen Dwayne Boyd
- AKA Steve Boyd
- Latest update: 2023-11-27: charged in Utah with one felony count of enticement of a minor; lives in Eagle Mountain, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1964
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- was a Mormon church member in Colorado and Eagle Mountain, Utah; graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1991; accused in November 2023 of felony enticing a minor, a sex crime; allegedly asked an undercover police officer posing as a 13-year-old girl in an online chat to meet up for sex; police statement said he sent a photo of his face and crotch via text to the officer.
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Brian Gordon Briggs
- AKA Brian Gordan
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1984
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Violated parole/probation,
- was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to sexual abuse charges; sentenced to a year in jail; violated probation and was sentenced to one to 15 years in the Utah State Prison.
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Darren John Haymond
- Latest update: Fired from his job at Provo High School in 2011, and is currently living in Salt Lake City Utah
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: Unknown country -
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown,
- was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah and a custodian at Provo High School; pleaded guilty to voyeurism, a class B misdemeanor; sentenced in 2011.
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Thomas Ray Gibbons
- AKA Ray Gibbons
- Latest update: 2023: lives in Kaysville, Utah
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1952
- LDS positions: Ministering/home teacher, Primary teacher,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member in Tennessee and Layton, Utah; worked as a police officer; pleaded guilty to two felony charges of forcible sex abuse; sentenced in 2000 in Utah to prison.
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Kenneth Higa
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- was an LDS church member in Orem Utah and karate teacher; accused of sexual abuse of a 14 year old girl, one of his karate students; Higa unable to pass a court ordered competency test the case was unable to proceed.
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Spencer Kay Kartchner
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1965
- LDS positions: Ward mission leader,
- LDS mission: Unknown country -
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sex crimes in 2009 and 2021.
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Anthony Mark Teeples
- AKA Tony Teeples
- Latest update: Currently in Prison at Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City Utah
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1968
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown,
- was an LDS church member in Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1989 and in 2019.
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Robert Virgil Dindinger
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- was an LDS church member and psychologist in Orem, Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
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David R Dawson
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- LDS positions: Elders quorum presidency, Primary teacher, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- was an LDS church member and primary teacher in Logan, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted.
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Kimball Reid Ungerman
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Orem, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1957
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Thailand - Thailand Bangkok 1977-1979
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2020 to one felony count of 2nd degree aggravated child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison but the prison term was suspended; sentenced to probation; completed probation; as of 2023, registered sex offender; lives in Orem, Utah.
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Lynn Earl Baldwin
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Utah; lives in Fruit Heights, Utah
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted of lewdness in 1996 and sexual exploitation of a minor in 2002 (attempted); released in 2006; is a registered sex offender.
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Herbert Calvin Mataele
- Latest update: October 2023: ordered to serve 3 years in jail in Utah, with credit for the almost year and a half he has already served, followed by six years of probation
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1967
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member in Bluffdale, Utah; convicted of sexually abusing a disabled girl he was caring for; sentenced in October 2023 to between three years and life in prison, but that prison sentence was suspended; the judge ordered him to serve three years in jail, with credit for the almost year and a half he had already served, followed by six years of probation.
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Jayden Becker Nelson
- Latest update: 2019: in prison in Utah
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1997
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member in South Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 4-year-old child and of a teenage female; sentenced in 2018 to 15 years to life in prison for aggravated sexual abuse of a child.
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Kent Daniel Prestwich
- Latest update: November 2023: pleaded guilty to two 2nd degree felony counts of child sexual exploitation
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1977
- LDS positions: Nursery leader, Primary teacher,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- was an LDS church member and nursery leader (Primary teacher/worker) in Lewiston, Utah; arrested in 2023 for allegedly downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM) for 15 years "because it aroused him;" pleaded guilty to two 2nd degree felony counts of child sexual exploitation; January 2024: sentenced to two concurrent terms of one to 15 years in prison, with credit for 91 says served.
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Brandon Lee Manning
- Latest update: November 2023: registered sex offender in Georgia; not incarcerated; lives in Fort Valley, Georgia
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1973
- LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: United Kingdom - Scotland (Glasgow) 1993-1993
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member in Utah and Georgia; convicted three times of sex crimes: Scotland in the 1990s, Utah in 2001, Georgia in 2020; assigned to be a young men's president in a Georgia LDS branch in 2017; arrested in 2019 and charged with eight felony counts of child sexual exploitation; convicted; as of November 2023, lives in Fort Valley, Georgia as a registered sex offender.
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Russell George Crosland
- Latest update: Is a registered sex offender living in Dover, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1962
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was a Mormon church member in Fillmore, Utah; tried meeting a 13 year old that he chatted with online for sex; it was an undercover agent; he was arrested.
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Timothy Blain Ballard
- AKA Tim Ballard
- Latest update: November 2023: amended complaint filed by five women against Tim Ballard for sexual misconduct and misusing funds from donors
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1976
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Chile - unknown
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted, Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Civil case: Ongoing civil case,
- was a Mormon anti-sex trafficking activist; claimed to be friends with LDS apostle Russell Ballard (no relation); accused in 2023 of sexual misconduct by at least eight women and a couple; in June 2024, one civil case was dismissed; in July 2024, a lawsuit said his DNA was found on a victim’s skirt.
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David George McConkie
- AKA Bishop McConkie, President McConkie
- Latest update: Feb. 7, 2024: pleaded not guilty; 2023-11-20 - preliminary hearing waived; McConkie was permitted to move to Utah
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1978
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: Bolivia - Bolivia Cochabamba 1997-1999
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a former Mormon stake president, Mormon bishop and deputy district attorney in Colorado, and paternal grandson of former Mormon apostle Bruce R. McConkie; arrested in August 2023; charged in September 2023 with felony sexual assault on a child by someone in a position of trust; in November 2023, granted permission by the judge to move to Utah; pleaded not guilty in February 2024.
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Kayla Kehaunani Atkin
- Latest update: September 2023: sentenced in Utah to 180 days in jail after pleading guilty to one felony count of attempted object rape
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1993
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail,
- was an LDS church member and therapist in Lehi, Utah; charged in 2022 with three felony counts of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in April 2023 to one count of attempted object rape (victim was 14-15 years old at the time of the crime); sentenced in September 2023 to 180 days in jail.
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Kami Lee Chesnut
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement,
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
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Matthew Gregory Shepard
- Latest update: Currently in DUCHESNE CO JAIL in Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1974
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; In October of 2019 chatted with online 13year old persona to try and meet for sex; found guilty to 3 counts of entice a minor by internet or text; currently in jail in Duchese, Utah..
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Mark Evan Morgan
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- was an LDS church member in Springville, Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
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Kenny Van Parcell
- Latest update: 2023: resigned after allegations of sexual harassment
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: United States - Tennessee (unknown city)
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member and president of the National Association of Realtors; former Mormon ward young men's leader in Utah and bishopric counselor at BYU-Provo; accused in 2023 of sexual harassment by three women; resigned.
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Gerald Howard Elison
- AKA Gerry Elison, Jerry Elison, Mr. Elison, Mr. E
- Latest update: 2019: died
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1930
Died: 2019
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Primary teacher, Stake high council,
- LDS mission: no
- was an LDS church member and junior high school drama teacher in Orem, Utah; accused in 2014 in a civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy student in the early 1980s; died in 2019.
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Cristifer Kalen Biggs
- 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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Carl Edward Sepos
- Latest update: 2015: convicted of third degree felony attempted forcible sexual abuse
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1945
- LDS positions: High priest, Temple worker,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Community service, Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- was an LDS temple worker and high priest in Payson, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2015 to sexually abusing an adult woman with Down syndrome and autism at a hotel swimming pool; he blamed his sex crime in part on an addiction to pornography; sentenced to 150 days in jail, 36 months of probation and 100 hours of community service.
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Erick Allen Mosteller
- Latest update: August 2023: sentenced
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1965
- LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: Unknown country -
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- was a Mormon church member and former youth leader in Utah; was caught downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM); admitted to soliciting sex acts from trafficked women at Asian massage parlors; pleaded guilty in March 2023 to two second degree felony charges of child sexual exploitation; sentenced in August 2023 to 250 days in jail, with credit for 79 days served; placed on 4 years probation.
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Keith Richard Price
- AKA Bishop Price
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in American Fork, Utah;
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1956
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- was a Mormon bishop in Pleasant Grove, Utah; convicted in 2018 of class A misdemeanor voyeurism; secretly recorded underage girls; the crime occurred while he was serving as bishop.
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Benjamin Covey
- AKA Bishop Covey
- Latest update: 1868: died
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1792
Died: 1868
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was a Mormon church member in the 1840s and 1850s; in 1848, was excommunicated for having sexual intercourse with two girls "less than Twelve years of age" who were his foster daughters; was rebaptized and soon thereafter was made bishop of the Salt Lake City Twelfth Ward from 22 February 1849 until 1856.
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Kent Charles Staheli
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Sandy, Utah
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1958
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor,
- LDS mission: Sweden - Sweden Goteborg 1977-1979
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- was an LDS church member in California and Utah; served as first counselor in a Mormon bishopric; convicted in federal court in 2010 of charges related to child sex trafficking.
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Roselle Anderson Stevenson
- AKA Rosie Hamblin, Roselle Hamblin
- Latest update: December 2023: Waiver hearing scheduled for December 20, 2023; 2023-08-09: arrested in Provo, Utah and charged with a felony count of sodomy on a child
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1953
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused in August 2023 of child sexual abuse; ex-wife of ritualistic abuse suspect David Hamblin.
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Daniel Waddington
- AKA Dan Waddington
- Latest update: December 2023: Waiver/status hearing scheduled for January 16, 2024; August 2023: arrested and charged with 11 felonies related to child sexual exploitation
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1955
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Police investigation,
- was an LDS church member and retired police officer in American Fork, Utah; arrested in August 2023 and charged with 11 felony counts related to child sexual exploitation.
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Donald Ray Tolman
- AKA Don Tolman
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Utah
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1943
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council,
- LDS mission: Ireland - Ireland 1963-1965
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member and former bishop in Provo, Utah (Provo 10th Ward, starting in 1975); convicted in 2020 of six felony counts related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2020 to 25 years to life in prison.
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Thomas Grant Black
- AKA Thomas G. Black, Tom Black
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Utah; registered address is the Utah State prison in Draper, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1961
- LDS positions: BYU employee,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Parole, Prison, Released,
- was an LDS church member and BYU greenhouse manager in Provo, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison in Utah in 2003 for rape.
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Kevin Gerald Bowman
- Latest update: June 2024: found guilty by a jury of forcible sexual abuse (second-degree felony) and lewdness (class B misdemeanor); sentencing set for July 29, 2024
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1980
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Other leader,
- LDS mission: Taiwan - Taiwan Taipei (Da Xi, Yi Lan, Tao Yuan, San Xia, Tai Pei) 1999-2001
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS first counselor in a ward bishopric and a restaurant owner in Spanish Fork, Utah; was an LDS missionary in Taiwan 1999-2001; accused of sexual abuse of a teenage girl who worked in his restaurant; arrested in July 2023; in June 2024, found guilty by a jury of forcible sexual abuse (second-degree felony) and lewdness (class B misdemeanor); sentencing set for July 29, 2024.
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Thomas Lee Monson
- AKA Tommy Monson
- Latest update: 1996: agreed to an undisclosed settlement with a victim who filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against him
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1951
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: Settlement,
- was an attorney for the LDS church's law firm, Kirton McConkie; In 1989, Monson paid a $75 fine and was placed on probation after he pleaded guilty to charges of soliciting sex from a prostitute; sued in the 1990s for sexual harassment; reached a settlement with the victim; was a Mormon bishop in Utah in 2008.
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Shawn Edward Scherick
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1970
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender,
- was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted three times of sex crimes between 2004 and 2012.
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Allen Quinn Stailey
- AKA Alan Stailey, Al Stailey
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Utah; lives in Spanish Fork, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown,
- was an LDS church member in Colorado and Utah; convicted in 1999 in Colorado of sexual assault on a child.
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Samuel Whitney Faber
- AKA Sam Faber
- Latest update: 2024: pleaded guilty
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown,
- was an LDS church member in Sandy, Utah; charged in 2022 of sexually assaulting a woman he met on an LDS dating app called Mutual; in 2024, admitted to sexually assaulting three women and pleaded guilty to amended first-degree felony charges of rape and forcible sodomy, and third-degree felony aggravated sexual assault and two counts of third-degree felony forcible sexual abuse.
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Michael James Lister
- AKA Mike Lister
- Latest update: June 2023: sentenced in Utah to 25 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to one felony count of sodomy upon a child
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- was an LDS church member in or near Cedar City, Utah and Bunkerville, Nevada; accused in Utah in 2023 of sexual abuse of two young girls; pleaded guilty to one count of sodomy on a child; sentenced in June 2023 to 25 years to life in prison.
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Alan R Grant
- Latest update: 1998: sentenced to prison in Utah
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
- LDS positions: Primary teacher,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail,
- was an LDS church member and primary teacher in Utah; found guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced in August 1998 to two months in jail.
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Craig Aaron Housley
- Latest update: 2018: convicted of two felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1980
- LDS positions: Missionary, Other leader,
- LDS mission: Brazil - 1999-2001
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- was an LDS church member in Utah; found guilty in 2018 of child sexual exploitation; sentenced to 210 days in state prison and five years of probation.
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Adam Robert Dimond
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Lehi, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1987
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Unknown country - 2006-2008
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- was an LDS church member and dancer in Farmington, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2020 to a second-degree felony charge of enticing a minor by Internet or text; sentenced to 40 days in jail and 4 years of probation.
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Antonio Rubalcaba Lacy
- Latest update: 2012: found guilty of forcible sex abuse
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1994
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- was an LDS church member and BYU student in Provo, Utah; convicted in 2012 of forcible sexual abuse.
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Matthew LeRoy Faerber
- AKA Matt Faerber, Mr. Faerber
- Latest update: 2023: not a registered sex offender; lives in Duluth, Minnesota
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1962
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Brazil - Brazil Porto Alegre 1981-1982
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Probation, Released,
- was an LDS church member and high school choir director in Murray, Utah; pleaded guilty in 1990 or 1991 to two counts of attempted sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in February 1991 to six months in jail (two of those months under house arrest) followed by three years of supervised release.
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Kenneth Merlin Richens
- AKA Ken Richens
- Latest update: April 2024: sentenced in Utah to two consecutive terms of one to 15 years in prison
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1963
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Canada - Canada Winnipeg 1982-1983
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member and chief information officer (CIO) of Central Valley Medical Center in Nephi, Utah; accused in 2023 of child sexual exploitation; pleaded guilty in February 2024 to two felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; in April 2024, sentenced to two consecutive terms of one to 15 years in prison.
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Jared Evan Tichy
- AKA Mr. Tichy
- Latest update: April 2023: Criminally charged, awaiting pre-trial
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1978
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: United States - Nebraska Omaha
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
- was an LDS church member and elementary school teacher in Salt Lake City, Utah; in April 2023, charged with child sexual abuse; several other victims came forward in April 2023.
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Robert Alexander Smith
- AKA Bob Smith
- Latest update: November 2023: charged with more sex crimes
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1957
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
- was a Mormon church member in Tooele, Utah; worked for the FBI; accused in 2022 of sexual abuse of several girls; as of April 2023, case is still underway in the Utah court system; in November 2023, charged with more sex crimes.
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Allan Colman Cook
- AKA AC Cook, Al Cook
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender living in West Jordan, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1948
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Germany - Germany South
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2020 to three second degree felony charges of aggravated child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison in 2020.
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Cortney Ted Andrew
- AKA Cort Andrew
- Latest update: January 2024: sentenced to 60 days in jail with work release
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1984
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- LDS mission: United States - Lansing
- Criminal case: Jail, Probation,
- was a Mormon church member and bishopric counselor in Logan, Utah; charged in early 2023 in Utah with four second degree felony counts of enticing a minor by internet or text: sentenced in January 2024 to 60 days in jail.
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Melvin Eugene Hansen
- AKA Mel Hansen
- Latest update: 2023: is in prison in Utah
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1952
- LDS positions: Other leader, Tabernacle Choir member,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Police investigation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member, school music teacher and former Tabernacle Choir member in Utah; convicted in 2021 in Utah of first degree felony attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; also accused of sexual abuse in Arizona.
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Curtis Reed Crittenden
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Guatemala - Guatemala 1993-1995
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- was a Mormon church member and LDS full-time missionary in Guatemala in 1993-1995; admitted to sexually abusing boys while on his mission and later when he was the head of 4-H in Tooele County; sentenced to prison in 2007 in Utah for child sexual abuse of several boys in his care as their 4-H leader.
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Les Ernest Johnson
- AKA Les E Johnson, possibly Bananas the Clown
- Latest update: released from prison in the 1980s; lives in Utah as of 2023
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1944
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Released,
- was a Mormon church member in northern Utah; found guilty of child sexual abuse; was granted parole in 1984 in Utah after serving 7 months of a 0-5 year prison sentence; as of 2023, lives in Bountiful, Utah.
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Charles Lynn Camper
- AKA Charlie Camper
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1961
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: United States - Pennsylvania [unknown city; served in Carlisle in 1981] 1980-1982
- Criminal case: Convicted, Ongoing, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- was a Mormon church member in Layton, Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse in 2004; charged in 2023 with aggravated child sexual abuse, voyeurism and sexual exploitation of a minor; convicted in June 2024.
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Stephen Anderson Wold
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Utah
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1988
- LDS positions: BYU employee, Missionary,
- LDS mission: Panama - Panama (unknown) 2007-2009
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- was a Mormon church member and former full-time missionary (to Panama) who lived in Highland, Utah; convicted in 2017 of first-degree felony aggravated sexual abuse of a 10-year-old girl and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.
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Elwood Bruce Haws
- AKA E. Bruce Haws
- Latest update: January 2023: violated probation
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1951
- LDS positions: Church employee,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Violated parole/probation,
- was a longtime employee and vice president of an LDS church-owned trust company in Utah; charged in 2020 with 13 second degree felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor (related to possession of child pornography); admitted that he viewed child pornography 3-4 times a week over a 3-4 year span; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three counts and was sentenced to 180 days in jail; in 2023, violated probation.
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Jack Earl Bowers
- AKA Jack E. Bowers
- Latest update: released from prison; 2021: living in northern Utah; 2023: registered sex offender in Kearns, Utah
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2010 to two second degree felony counts of child sex exploitation; sentenced to two consecutive terms of 1 to 15 years in prison.
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Michael William Hiatt
- AKA Mike Hiatt
- Latest update: August 2023: sentenced to 45 days in jail, with credit for 15 days served, and 4 years probation
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1990
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Unknown country -
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member in Clinton, Utah; charged in Utah in March 2023 with two second degree felony counts of enticing a minor, and one third degree felony count of dealing in materials harmful to a minor; pleaded guilty in June 2023 to one second degree felony count of enticing a minor; sentenced in August 2023 to 45 days in jail, with credit for 15 days served, and 4 years probation.
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Patrick Brady Fox
- AKA Pat Fox
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Utah; lives in Saratoga Springs, UT
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1972
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown,
- was a Mormon church member in Saratoga Springs, Utah; found guilty of a sex crime; registered sex offender in Utah.
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Roland Edwin Westrup
- AKA Ronald Westrup (misspelled)
- Latest update: March 2023: arrested and charged in Utah
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1999
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: United States - Missouri St. Louis (also served in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois) 2018-2020
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
- was a Mormon church member and returned missionary (St. Louis, Missouri) in approximately 2018-2020; arrested in Salt Lake County, Utah in March 2023; charged with 10 felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; admitted to possessing and sharing child pornography, and to having sexual fantasies for many years about having sex with male children as young as infants to teens.
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Jeffrey Parnell Ringstad
- AKA Jeff Ringstad
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1971
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Unknown,
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted in the 2010s of two counts of rape of a child, one count of object rape of a child, two counts of sodomy on a child, and three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, all first degree felonies.
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Reed Nathaniel Decker
- AKA Reed N Decker
- Latest update: March 2024: jury trial is scheduled for September 2024
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1944
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: United Kingdom - Edinburgh, Scotland 1963-1965
- Criminal case: Jury trial, Ongoing,
- was a Mormon church member in Davis County, Utah; charged in March 2023 with two felony counts of child sexual abuse; as of March 2024, a jury trial is scheduled for September 2024.
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Paul William Newman
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1957
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was a former Mormon bishop in Utah; charged in 2020 with child sexual abuse; convicted of a sex crime.
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Curtis William Payne
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1959
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Japan - Japan [unknown]
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- was a Mormon church member and elementary school teacher in St. George, Utah; convicted in 2019 of child sexual abuse and sentenced to four consecutive terms of 15 years to life in prison.
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Nathan A Madsen
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Probation,
- was a Mormon church member and University of Tampa, Florida music professor; pleaded guilty in 2017 to charges of enticing a child to produce child pornography and possessing child pornography; sentenced to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison, followed by a life term of supervised release.
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Gerald Arthur Collingwood
- AKA Jerry Collingwood
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1943
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Alabama; moved to Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1996 in Utah.
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Sydney Arthur Wengreen
- AKA Syd Wengreen
- Latest update: January 2024: registered sex offender in Utah; lives in Wellsville, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1959
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to felony sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in 2003 to five years to life in prison.
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Thomas Jared Weaver
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1973
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: Unknown country -
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; arrested in 2023 and charged with felony child sexual abuse.
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Mark Chadwick Porter
- AKA Mark C. Porter
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1942
- LDS positions: Missionary, Other leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- was a Mormon church member and former stake presidency member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 2022 after allegedly groping women in a Logan grocery store; pleaded guilty in December 2022.
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Sheril Dale Burton
- Latest update: January 2024: lives in Pleasant Grove, Utah; not a registered sex offender
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1935
- LDS positions: BYU professor,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member and BYU professor in Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of two underage girls sentenced to up to 15 years in prison; as of January 2024, lives in Pleasant Grove, Utah.
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Michael Blair Ehlert
- AKA Mike Ehlert
- Victims: 2 victims, 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1961
- LDS positions: BYU professor,
- LDS mission: Unknown country -
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member and former BYU professor in Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse in Guam in 2017.
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Jeffrey Lane Hansen
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Born: 1964
- LDS mission: unknown
- was a Mormon church member in Provo, Utah; charged with distribution of pornography and stalking.
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Floyd C Jennings
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- LDS mission: Brazil - unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- was a former Mormon bishop and school bus driver in Utah; arrested in February 2017 for soliciting sex from two girls he thought were 13 years old; convicted in 2019.
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Leonard Loschen
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1948
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- was a Mormon church member; sentenced in 2022 to prison in Utah for sexually abusing LDS missionaries.
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Lonnie Kent Nyman
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: United States - Minnesota Minneapolis (Hmong speaking) 1993-1995
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- was a Mormon church member and funeral director in Utah; accused of sex crimes; pleaded guilty; sentenced in August 2019.
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Dennis Joe Loveless
- AKA Dennis J. Loveless
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Died: 2016
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1977 and 1984; sentenced to prison both times; died in 2016.
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Michael W Fritchen
- AKA Mike Fritchen
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1955
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; sentenced to prison twice for child sexual abuse.
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John Doe
- 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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Alan Roy Willey
- AKA Mr. Willey
- Latest update: 2023 Registered sex offender in Utah, lives in Sandy Utah in a house he bought in 2016
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1954
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- was a Mormon church member and schoolteacher in Utah; honored as teacher of the year twice at local schools; sentenced to prison in 2007 for sexually molesting a child who was one of his students; accused of sexually abusing many other little children in his classes.
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Alan Lee Croshaw
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1946
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- was a Mormon bishop in Utah in the 1990s; admitted to having a lifelong sexual addiction with a preference for prepubescent girls; downloaded and distributed child pornography; in 2015, sentenced to 30 days in jail for felony voyeurism and misdemeanor lewdness; violated probation by downloading porn.
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Kay Leroi Walker
- 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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Glen Douglas Borst
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1958
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; sentenced to prison in 2004 for child sexual abuse.
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Christopher Mark Taylor
- AKA Chris Taylor
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1979
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- was an LDS church member in Utah; arrested in January 2022 for possession of child pornography; case pending as federal charges are being evaluated.
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Craig David Whiting
- AKA Ozzy Whiting
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1971
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Jury trial, Unknown,
- was an LDS church member in Bluffdale, Utah; charged in 2018 with child sexual abuse; as of Feb 2023, pleaded not guilty and requested a jury trial; jury trial was scheduled to move forward in 2023.
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Alan Byron Pace
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1964
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Probation,
- was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; sentenced in 2015 to 30 days in prison and 36 months of probation for felony child sexual abuse.
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Michael Lynn Bronson
- AKA Mike Bronson
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1964
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- LDS mission: Honduras - Honduras Tegucigalpa 1982-1984
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- was a former Mormon bishop in Utah; sentenced to prison in 2017 for first-degree felony attempted aggravated child sexual abuse.
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Darran Scott
- AKA Darran Scott Page, Dan Scott, JD Scott
- Latest update: 2017: sentenced to 10 years in prison in Australia for child sexual abuse
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1964
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- was a Mormon church member and filmmaker in Archies Creek, Victoria, Australia; pleaded guilty in 2017 to 16 charges related to the sexual abuse of 11 boys over a 25-year period; sentenced in 2017 to 10 years in prison.
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Robert Preston Wily
- AKA Preston Wily, Robert Wily, Rob Wily, Bob Wily, Bobby Wily
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1979
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- was an LDS member in Utah arrested for allegedly possessing several child exploitation images ; convicted of one felony count in 2020; Also found guilty of 4 SEXUAL BATTERY - Class A Misdemeanor and sentenced to 365 days in jail and 48 months probation.
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Gary Edward Erickson
- Latest update: 2018 or after: pleaded guilty; 2023: lives in West Jordan, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1968
- LDS positions: Missionary, Other leader, Scout leader,
- LDS mission: Philippines - Philippines [unknown - served in Tacloban/Tolosa Leyte]
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member, boy scout leader and Mesquite, Nevada police detective; was arrested in 2018, pleaded guilty to a charge of crossing state lines to engage in illicit sexual conduct; convicted in Utah.
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Norman Arthur Maxfield
- Latest update: 1988: convicted of sexual abuse of multiple boys
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1944
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- was an LDS church member and high school drama teacher in Utah; convicted in 1988 of sexually abusing boys.
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Bradley Newell Roylance
- AKA Bradley Roylance, Brad Roylance
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1969
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- was a Mormon church member and attorney; convicted in 2010 of two counts of sexual abuse of a minor, sentenced to 180 days in prison.
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Nicholas Randy Lewis
- AKA Nick Lewis
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender living in Bremerton, Washington
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1992
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- was a Mormon church member and BYU student; accused of sexually abusing young girls and attempting to solicit sex from a teen online; sentenced to jail time and probation; 2023: registered sex offender living in Bremerton, Washington.
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Darcy Finlinson Anderson
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1951
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl; sentenced in 2022 to serve a minimum of 16 years in prison.
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Robert Norman Dahle
- 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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Jesse Paul Murff
- Latest update: June 2020: died
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Died: 2020
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Died awaiting trial, Suicide,
- was an LDS church member and attorney in Utah; arrested in May 2020 on 26 counts related to alleged sexual abuse; died in June 2020 at a hospital several days after he apparently attempted suicide in his cell.
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Richard Lloyd Dilley
- AKA Dick Dilley
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Airway Heights, Washington
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Burien, near Seattle, Washington; dishonorably discharged from the Navy in 1983 after admitting to abusing boys in a Scouting program in Athens, Greece; pleaded guilty in 1990 to one count of third degree child rape and five counts of child molestation for "repeated" offenses over two years of the scouts in his LDS troop; sentenced to 9 years in prison.
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Michael Simms
- AKA Mike Simms
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- was a Latter-day Saints (LDS) church member, organist and music teacher in Oregon; accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy about 100 times between 1974 and 1976.
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James Edrick Denos
- AKA Bishop Denos, James Denos Jr.
- Latest update: 2017-10-25: died in Draper, Utah
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1929
Died: 2017
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council, Temple worker, Ward clerk,
- LDS mission: Netherlands - Holland 1947-1950
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was a former LDS bishop and junior high school teacher in Utah; previously lived and served as a Mormon bishop in California; sentenced in 2002 to a minimum of 20 years in a Utah state prison for sexually abusing four of his granddaughters living in Utah; allegedly began molesting kids as early as 1950.
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David Brian Farley
- 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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Kim Charles Nelson
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse; LDS leaders allegedly knew about the abuse and failed to report to police.
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Brent David Noorda
- Latest update: March 2024: in prison in Utah
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1980
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Unknown country - unknown 1999-2001
- Criminal case: Convicted, No contest, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member and chiropractor in St. George, Utah; arrested in 2019 and accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison.
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Brady Glen Allen
- AKA Brady Glenn Allen
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1990
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was a Mormon church youth leader and Utah teacher in Davis County, Utah; admitted to trying to meet 13-year-old for sex; convicted; sentenced to 1-15 years in Utah State Prison.
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Norman Carl Barber
- AKA Norm Barber, Dr. Barber, Norm C. Barber DDS
- Latest update: 1988: pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of two 15-year-old girls
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member and dentist in Layton, Utah; was a scout leader; pleaded guilty in 1988 to sexually abusing two girls who were his dental patients; the sexual abuse occurred in his dental office and included drugging one or both girls with nitrous oxide.
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Steven LeRoy Hammock
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: Civil judgment in favor of plaintiff,
- was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty in 1983 to two counts of forcible sex abuse of a child and served six months in an inpatient treatment facility; the LDS church excommunicated him, but during a civil suit filed in 1989 by the victim, it refused to divulge information that Hammock had previously revealed to church officials; in 1994, a federal judge awarded damages to the victim.
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Kyle Saucier
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Criminal charges dropped,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon missionary in Utah; charged in 2007 with aggravated sexual abuse of a child, but the charges were dropped after prosecutors said they could not proceed due to "witness problems".
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George Martin Schliesser
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1958
- LDS positions: Primary teacher, Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was a Mormon church member and primary teacher in Utah; was a scout leader and a primary leader who was charged with two counts of sodomy on a child and two counts of sex abuse on a child in 1990; in September 2021 he was arrested after a third attempt at voyeurism, the first two in 2020.
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Phillip Brandon Stokes
- AKA Phil
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1981
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an active LDS church member and music composer for multiple videos posted to official Church websites or social media accounts; in 2022, he was found guilty and sentenced to prison for rape of a child.
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Gary Lee Bell
- Latest update: July 2023: in prison in Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1956
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member and former prosecutor in Utah; pleaded guilty in December 2022 to four second degree felony charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in January 2023 to one to 15 years in prison; in June 2023, was convicted of 15 counts of 2nd degree felony sexual exploitation of a minor and two counts of class B misdemeanor voyeurism; no additional prison time was added.
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David Marlen McGhie
- AKA Dave McGhie
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in St. George, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1963
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted; an LDS bishop was accused of failing to report the abuse.
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Luke Elbert Dalton
- AKA Lee Dalton; Luke Elbert Dalton Jr.
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1941
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member; admitted to sexually abusing dozens of boys over decades in Ohio, Montana and Utah; arrested in 1997 in Utah for sexually abusing his only son; convicted and sentenced to prison; served 3.5 years in prison.
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William Scott Hanson
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: Yes (undisclosed amount)
- was an LDS church member; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse.
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Lawrence Libey
- 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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John Baysden
- AKA John Baysen (misspelled by an AP news release)
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: United States - Ogden 2005-2005
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS missionary from North Carolina who, while serving his mission in Roy, Utah (Ogden Utah mission), videotaped himself molesting two victims, ages 15 and 18; pleaded guilty to 2 counts of forcible sex abuse with minors.
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Erik Wayne Hughes
- AKA Bishop Hughes
- Latest update: July 2023: out on parole
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1966
- LDS positions: Bishop, Church employee, Missionary, Stake high council, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: United States - California Anaheim 1985-1987
- Criminal case: Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon bishop in Mapleton, Utah and a Mormon church senior product manager when he sexually abused two underage children in his LDS ward dozens of times; was sentenced to prison in 2017; released in 2023; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Utah.
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Sean David Sund
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1972
- LDS positions: Other leader, Primary teacher,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS primary teacher in Utah; was convicted in 2022 of sexually abusing a girl from his LDS ward.
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Kevin G Sykes
- Latest update: Serving Time in Prison in Utah, sentenced 11-20-2023
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1967
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church youth leader in Utah; arrested for possessing child pornography; later arrested for forcible sodomy, human trafficking, sexual abuse of a minor, child abuse and obstructing justice; pleaded guilty in February 2023 to four counts of felony child sexual abuse; in November 2023, was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison in Utah.
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Michael Alan Jordan
- AKA Mike Jordan
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1980
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member in West Valley, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted of 33 felonies related to child sexual abuse (CSA).
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Douglas Bruce Hall
- AKA Doug Hall
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1952
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS bishop and retired Utah Highway Patrol sergeant; pleaded guilty in 2001 to two third degree felony counts of attempted forcible sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2002 to one second degree felony count of sex abuse of a child.
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Paul Maxce Jellum
- AKA Paul M Jellum
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1959
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Police investigation, Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon scout leader in Logan, Utah in the 1980s; suspended by the BSA in 1987 after being accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old Boy Scout in his troop during a 1986 Scouting event at Camp Hunt near Bear Lake, Utah; in 1990, Jellum became a scoutmaster in a Nevada LDS ward despite his prior suspension; in 1991, Jellum admitted to the abuse.
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Andrew James Gwilliam
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse.
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Brian David Mitchell
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1953
- LDS positions: Stake high council, Temple worker,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was a Mormon church member and temple worker in Utah; abductor, with Wanda Barzee, of Elizabeth Smart.
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Michael James Clay
- AKA Mr. Clay, Professor Clay, Mike Clay
- Latest update: June 26, 2023: sentenced to two years of probation and no jail time after agreeing in May 2023 to a plea deal of three reduced misdemeanor charges of sexual battery
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1974
- LDS positions: BYU professor, Church employee, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Community service, Convicted, No contest, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member and BYU professor in Provo, Utah; charged with sexually abusing three students; entered a plea bargain in May 2023 in which he agreed to plead no contest to three class A misdemeanor charges of sexual battery, complete 24 months of probation, do 50 hours of community service, and take a sexual boundaries course; sentenced in June 2023 according to the plea deal.
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Leroy Ball Hamblin
- AKA Leroy B. Hamblin
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1947
- LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
- LDS mission: United Kingdom - Southwest British 1966-1968
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was a Webelos scout leader in Kaysville, Utah; pleaded guilty in 1987 to lewdness with a child; served prison time.
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Eric Norman Olsen
- AKA Mr. Olsen
- Latest update: 2007: convicted in California of six felony counts of child sex abuse; 2023: registered sex offender, lives in Brigham City, Utah
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1977
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- was an LDS church member and schoolteacher in Bakersfield, California; admitted to Ontario, California police that he had sexually abused between 200 to 300 girls, with as many as 30 victims in Kern County; convicted in 2007 in California of 6 felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced to five years in prison; lifetime registered sex offender; as of 2023, lives in Brigham City, Utah.
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Jon Rick Carpenter
- AKA Rick Carpenter, Jon Ricks Carpenter, John Ricks Carpenter, Jon Rick Carpenter, Jon Richard Carpenter
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1964
- LDS positions: Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse; the day after sentencing, injured himself to avoid serving longer in prison.
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Arthur Gary Bishop
- AKA Art Bishop, Roger Downs
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1952
Died: 1988
- LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
- LDS mission: Philippines - Philippine Islands / Philippines 1971-1973
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon boy scout leader in Utah; was excommunicated in the 1970s; later molested multiple children and killed five young boys; was sentenced to death by lethal injection in 1988.
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Ralph Edward Neeley
- AKA Ralph E. Neeley
- Latest update: 2020: died of COVID-19 in Texas while serving life in prison
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1949
Died: 2020
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: $5,000,000
- was an LDS church member in the Beaumont, Texas area; was sentenced in January 1994 to life in prison in Texas for repeated sexual abuse of an 8-year-old girl in an LDS chapel during church meetings and in other locations; died in prison in 2020; the Mormon church reportedly paid several million US dollars in a settlement to the victim.
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Ronald Devere Hall
- AKA Ron Hall, Ronald D. Hall
- Latest update: 2023: no longer a registered sex offender; lives in Manti, Utah
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1931
- LDS positions: Seminary teacher, Tabernacle Choir member,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found not guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member and former Mormon Tabernacle Choir member in Utah and Washington; accused of sexually molesting three underage girls in 1997 or 1998; acquitted in 2000; accused of sexual abuse of a fourth victim, an underage girl, in approximately 2003; convicted in 2005 of third degree felony attempted child sexual abuse; sentenced.
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Brian Richard Pickett
- 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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Aaron Marcos Montoya
- Latest update: March 2024: out of prison on parole and lives in Woods Cross, Utah as a registered sex offender
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1972
- LDS positions: Primary teacher,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- was a Mormon primary teacher in Utah; pleaded guilty to sexually abusing children; as of March 2024, is out of prison on parole and lives in Woods Cross, Utah as a registered sex offender.
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Jarom Christopher Brown
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1983
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member and Utah Valley University professor; accused in 2021 of voyeurism and electronic communication harassment; convicted and sentenced in 2022.
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Trevor Robert Milton
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1982
- LDS mission: Brazil - Brazil
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member and former technology billionaire (Nikola) in Utah; accused of sexual assault of two minors.
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Matthew Todd Wallis
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1984
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
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Michael Jay Pratt
- AKA Mike Pratt
- Latest update: Late 2017: released from prison
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Seminary teacher,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was a former LDS seminary principal; arrested in 2009; convicted and sentenced in 2010 for the sexual abuse of a 16-year-old seminary student.
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Keith Robert Vallejo
- AKA Keith Vallejo
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1974
- LDS positions: Bishop, High priest, Other leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- was a Mormon bishop in Utah; convicted of sexually abusing and raping two underage girls; sentenced in 2017 to five years to life in prison.
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Andrew Mack Bishop
- AKA Andy
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1981
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member in Pleasant Grove, Utah; arrested in 2015 and admitted to sexually abusing 5 individuals in 10 years; convicted of sexual abuse of a minor in the first and second degree in February 2016; sentenced in 2016 to prison in Utah.
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Joseph Layton Bishop
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Mission president, Missionary, Other leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Police investigation,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed, Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- was a Mormon church member and president of the Provo, Utah Missionary Training Center (MTC) in the 1980s; allegedly sexually abused multiple sister missionaries; not criminally charged because the statute of limitations had expired (in 1984, the legal deadline in Utah for filing a rape charge was four years); civil lawsuit was dismissed after an agreement by the plaintiff and the LDS church.
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Leroy Harvey Richins
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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George Kermit Tilson
- AKA George K Tilson Jr
- Latest update: 2020-04-27: died in Utah
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1942
Died: 2020
- LDS positions: High priest, Scout leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Unknown result,
- was a Mormon church member in the Salt Lake City, Utah area (including Holladay); pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse in the 1990s; alleged coverup by Mormon leaders.
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Keith Lorraine Gillins
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1947
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- was a former mayor, LDS bishop and high school teacher in Fillmore, Utah; arrested on charges of having sex with a 17-year-old girl; convicted in 2009 of first degree felony attempted rape, first degree felony attempted sodomy and second degree felony forcible sexual abuse; sentenced in 2009 to three sentences of three years to life in prison.
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Hayden Hoss Hunter
- AKA Elder Hunter
- Latest update: 2021: convicted in California of possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM)
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 2001
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Released,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon missionary in California; he was from Pleasant Grove, Utah; arrested in 2020 for distribution of child sexual abuse material (child pornography) while on his mission; convicted of possession of CSAM in 2021.
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Daniel David Taggart
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- was an LDS church member and co-founder of Ancestry.com; found guilty and sent to prison in Utah for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl.
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Benjamin Aaron Alyk
- AKA Ben Alyk
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1997
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Dominican Republic -
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member from Utah and a missionary in Dominican Republic; confessed to making child porn; LDS church leaders allegedly didn't report his crime.
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Sergey Tyler Millett
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
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Michael Adam Davis
- AKA Mike Davis
- Latest update: March 2024: appealed his 2022 Minnesota conviction, claiming ineffective counsel and a violation of his constitutional rights
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1985
- LDS positions: Elders quorum president, Other leader,
- LDS mission: United States -
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- was an LDS church member in Utah and later an elders quorum president in Minnesota; pleaded guilty in 2003 in Utah to misdemeanor lewdness involving a child; pleaded guilty in Utah in 2006 to felony forcible sexual abuse; arrested in 2019 in Minnesota; sentenced in 2022 to 30 years in prison for sexual abuse of a juvenile under his care; in March 2024, appealed his 2022 Minnesota conviction.
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David Harrison Broadbent
- AKA Dr. David H. Broadbent, Dr. David Broadbent, Dr. Broadbent
- Latest update: November 2024: charged with a felony count of object rape
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed, Ongoing civil case,
- was a Mormon and obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN) doctor in Provo, Utah; in 2022, dozens of women joined a class action lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault; in 2022, a Utah judge dismissed the case; as of October 2023, nearly 300 victims had come forward; in June 2024, was charged with forcible sexual abuse; in August 2024, the Utah Supreme Court ruled that the lawsuit could proceed.
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George Patrick Lee
- AKA George P. Lee
- Latest update: 2010: died
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1943
Died: 2010
- LDS positions: General authority, Mission president, Other leader, Seventy,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a former LDS general authority; pleaded guilty to attempted sexual abuse of a child, a third-degree felony.
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George William Aaron
- AKA Bill Aaron
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1941
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: Civil judgment in favor of plaintiff, Liable,
- was a former Mormon bishop in a college ward in Provo, Utah; allegedly sexually abused his two teenage daughters in the 1980s and early 1990s; found civilly liable in 2001 to have "inflicted emotional distress," "breached fiduciary duty," and behaved with "reckless disregard" toward his younger daughter; paid $25,000 in punitive damages.
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Broch Clyde DeGraff
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1985
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Costa Rica - Costa Rica San Jose 2004-2006
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member and private school teacher at Liahona Preparatory Academy in Pleasant Grove, Utah; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges; sentenced in 2013 to up to 20 years in prison.
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Scott Dale Owen
- AKA Scott Owen
- Latest update: December 2023: charged with sexual abuse of a teenage girl
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake presidency counselor,
- LDS mission: Guatemala - Guatemala [unknown]
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- was a Mormon bishop (twice), stake presidency counselor and therapist in Provo, Utah; called himself the "Porn King;" accused by 7 former patients of sexually abusing them during sessions, and by a cousin (alleged sex abuse in 1980s); an LDS bishop, a stake president (his business partner) and Utah DOPL all allegedly failed to report to police; arrested in November 2023; charged in December 2023.
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John Wood Fanning
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Unknown,
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1987 of a teenage boy during an overnight scouting activity.
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Jason Strong
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
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Dennis Joe Empey
- 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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Samuel Heber Butler
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1995
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member; sentenced in 2020 to 15 years to life in prison for child sexual abuse.
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Robert Lewis White
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- was a Mormon missionary in South Dakota in the late 1960s; accused in a civil lawsuit in 2008 of sexually abusing a boy while on his mission.
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Kip E Later
- 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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David Allen Williams
- Latest update: In prison at UTAH STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1948
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member in West Valley, Utah; found guilty of sexually abusing 7 little girls for 14 years; the abuse was reported to parents and bishop and they did nothing.
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Jeffery Thomas Westerman
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1977
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Police investigation, Unknown,
- was a Provo, Utah police officer; was arrested for allegedly threatening to jail a woman unless she exposed herself to him.
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Maurice Wade Harker
- AKA Dr. Harker
- Latest update: 2023: charged with aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult and kidnapping, both second-degree felonies
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1969
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: United States - Michigan Dearborn 1988-1990
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member and therapist in Utah; accused of psychologically and physically harming sexual abuse victims who came to him as patients; charged in September 2023 with felony aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult and kidnapping.
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Julio Morais
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- was a Mormon church member in Pawtucket, Rhode Island; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
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Allen B Washburn
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
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Raphael Giuseppe Caccioppoli
- Latest update: 2008: sentenced in New Zealand to five years in jail for child sexual abuse and animal sex abuse (bestiality)
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1971
- LDS positions: Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church Sunday school teacher, lawyer and Justice Ministry judicial officer in New Zealand; confessed sex crime behavior to a Mormon bishop in 1998; LDS leaders did not tell police or local parents of children he was left alone to supervise; turned himself in to police in 2007; sentenced to five years in jail for child sexual abuse and animal sex abuse (bestiality).
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Michael Driggs
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: no
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
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Richard Blaine Sampson
- AKA Rick Sampson
- Latest update: 2024: Out on parole; registered sex offender, lives in Holladay, Utah
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1945
- LDS positions: Bishop, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- was a Mormon bishop, stake high council member and doctor in Provo, Utah; Director of Medical Affairs for the LDS Missionary Training Center; sexually abused at least seven children; convicted and sentenced in 2014 to one to 15 years in prison for child sexual abuse; as of 2024, was out on parole living in Holladay, Utah.
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Robert Bentley Jackson
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1942
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, BYU professor, Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- was a former assistant BYU professor and Mormon bishopric member (second counselor) in Provo, Utah; sentenced to two years in prison in 2006 for video recording a 14-year-old undressing.
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Craig Allen Harward
- AKA Mr. Harward
- Latest update: July 2024: is a registered sex offender, lives in St. George, Utah; lawsuit filed against the LDS church and Harward, claiming local LDS leaders knew of his abuse but didn't report or try to stop it
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1948
- LDS positions: Missionary, Other leader, Ward executive secretary,
- LDS mission: Uruguay - Uruguay 1972-1974
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Ongoing civil case,
- was a Mormon ward executive secretary and former elementary "teacher of the year" in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse of at least 10 children; pleaded guilty to charges related to sexual abuse of four children over a six-year period; sentenced to 14 years in prison; in 2024, a lawsuit said the LDS church failed to report abuse; as of 2024, lives in St. George, Utah.
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Steven Dean Murdock
- AKA Bishop Murdock
- Latest update: 2019: sentenced in Tennessee to one year of supervised probation and 48 hours of community service, and ordered to undergo counseling
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1963
- LDS positions: Bishop, Stake high council,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Released,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon stake high council member and former LDS bishop in Holladay, Salt Lake County, Utah; allegedly sexually harassed multiple women in his ward while he was their bishop (he was bishop from 2013 to 2017); in 2019, was caught taking photos of a young woman in a dressing room in Tennessee; pleaded guilty in November 2019; sentenced in 2019 to one year probation, 48 hours community service .
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Lon Harvey Kennard
- 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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Bruce T Jeppesen
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1956
- LDS positions: Elders quorum president,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was a former Mormon elders quorum president; sentenced to two concurrent terms of 15 years in the Utah State Prison for raping a child .
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Doug Lovell
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a woman he murdered; he claimed the LDS church meddled in his 2015 trial by discouraging a former prison bishop from testifying in his defense.
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Michael Lynn Larsen
- AKA Mike Larsen
- Latest update: 2023: lives in Tooele, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1963
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: Unknown country -
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Utah; convicted in the 1980s of child sexual abuse; as of 2023, lives in Tooele, Utah.
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Timothy James Hallows
- AKA Tim Hallows, Timothy J Hallows
- Latest update: February 2024: lives in Pleasant View, Utah
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1958
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Released,
- was a Mormon bishop in Utah when he perpetrated sex crimes; sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM); released in January 2023; as of February 2024, lives in Pleasant View, Utah.
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Kevin Stacy Garn
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1955
- LDS positions: Bishop, Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a former Utah House majority leader and LDS bishop in Utah; admitted in 2010 to a nude encounter with a 15-year-old girl in a hot tub in 1985, when he was 28.
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Scott Elvin Phister
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1964
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake president,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was a Mormon bishop and stake president in Wyoming; later moved to Utah and worked as a massage therapist; pleaded no contest in 2022 to two class A misdemeanor charges of sexual battery for touching a female massage client in a sexual manner.
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David James Gomez
- AKA Dave Gomez
- Latest update: 2005: criminal charges dropped
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1946
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Criminal charges dropped,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a former LDS bishop and department of corrections administrator in Utah; arrested in 2004 and charged with 125 counts of sexual abuse; charges were dropped in 2005 due to issues related to the statutes of limitations.
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Larry E Harmston
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse which allegedly took place at a Mormon chapel in Orem, Utah; convicted; charged again (result unknown).
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Shonn M Ricks
- AKA Shon Ricks
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- was an LDS church member in Benson, Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; found guilty by a jury in 1997; served about 14 months in prison; attempted to serve a Mormon mission and was supported by his stake president, Jerry Toombs; his mission call was withdrawn.
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William Butcher
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
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Brandon Clay Beckham
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1975
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- was a Republican candidate for Utah Senate; charged in 2022 with one second degree felony count of forcible sexual abuse; pleaded not guilty; as of January 16, 2024, the case was headed toward a final pretrial hearing on January 17.
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Gary Wade Brown
- AKA Wade Brown
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1967
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; sentenced to one year in prison for sexually abusing one of his scouts.
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Jeffrey Paul Olson
- AKA Jeff Olson
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1966
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Peru - Peru Lima North 1985-1987
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; found guilty of first-degree felony aggravated sex abuse of a child and was sentenced in 2020 to four consecutive terms of three years to life in prison.
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Timothy O'Sean McCleve
- AKA Sean McCleve
- Latest update: 2024: charged in Utah with threatening a witness in a parole violation investigation
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1956
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- was a former Mormon bishop in Harrisville, Utah when he was charged with sexually abusing three children; some of the abuse took place while he was bishop; sentenced in 2008 to up to 30 years in prison for child sexual abuse; in 2024, charged in Utah with threatening a witness in a parole violation investigation.
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John Allen Midgett
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Bountiful, Utah; is a registered sex offender
- Victims: 5 victims, 8 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1962
- LDS positions: Primary teacher,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member and Sunday school teacher in the San Diego area, California; also was a Navy petty officer first class; initially pleaded not guilty to 43 felony counts of child molestation; later pleaded guilty; sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually abusing eight girls ages 5 to 10 in his LDS sunday school class; as of 2024, lives in Bountiful, Utah as a registered sex offender.
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Timothy William Bothell
- AKA Tim Bothell
- Latest update: Pleaded guilty
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1969
- LDS positions: Church employee, Stake high council,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a LDS church employee and LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2013 for sexual abuse of 2 girls ages 11 and 13.
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Scott Logan Gollaher
- AKA Scotty Gollaher
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Canada - Alberta
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member in Utah; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse.
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Bradley Grant Stowell
- 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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Daniel Smoot Henshaw
- Latest update: 2023: found competent to stand trial on charges of plotting to rape and murder a Logan, Utah woman
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1990
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Unknown country -
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Ongoing,
- was a Mormon church member in Logan, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2019 of sexually abusing a 3-year-old girl; sentenced to seven months in jail; arrested in 2023 and found competent to stand trial on charges of plotting to rape and murder a Logan, Utah woman.
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Paul J Bryant
- Latest update: December 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Utah; pre-trial hearing scheduled for Dec. 11, 2023
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1968
- LDS positions: Branch president, Missionary, Other leader, Primary teacher, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: Argentina - Argentina Cordoba 1987-1989
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Ongoing, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member and former LDS Primary teacher in Utah; was a branch president while on a Mormon mission to Argentina in the 1980s; in 2016, pleaded guilty to three first-degree felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child; in 2016, was sentenced to prison; in 2023, pleaded not guilty to failure to register as sex offender; was an HOA president in Lehi, Utah.
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Oliver Dean Eames
- AKA Oliver D. Eames, Mr. Eames
- Latest update: 2005: died in Utah
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1948
Died: 2005
- LDS positions: Other leader, Scout leader, Tabernacle Choir member,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member, sixth grade teacher and Mormon Tabernacle Choir singer in Farmington, Utah; admitted to trying to fondle several children he had been hired to tutor; pleaded guilty in 1988 to two felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child; local police had documented 52 alleged child sexual abuse incidents involving him.
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David Lawson Millett
- 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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Spencer Remde Dixon
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1964
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Found not guilty, Jury trial,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon bishop in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused in 2002 of touching a 13-year-old girl inappropriately inside the LDS chapel of the Monument Park 7th Ward; acquitted in a jury trial.
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Brandon Scott Cordero
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
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Peter Taylor
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: Civil judgment in favor of plaintiff, LDS church ordered to make payment, Settlement,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: $2,500,000
- was a Mormon church member in Washington; confessed to sexual abuse of his two underage stepdaughters; convicted; Mormon church lost a civil lawsuit and was court ordered to pay the victims $2.5 million.
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David Lee Hamblin
- AKA Dave Hamblin
- Latest update: remote hearing on 2023-03-22
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1954
- LDS positions: Elders quorum president,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- was an LDS church member in Utah; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexual abuse of a child; connected to an ongoing investigation into ritualistic sexual abuse in Utah; ex-husband of Roselle Stevenson, who was arrested in 2023 and charged with child sexual abuse.
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Scotty Hyrum Mortensen
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Utah; accused in 1988 of child sexual abuse.
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Brad Gale
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member; sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for photographing a teenage boy engaging in sexual acts.
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Allen Brent Johnson
- 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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Clark Elwood Crookston
- AKA Dr. Crookston
- Latest update: March 2024: in prison at the Central Utah Correctional Facility (offender number 254115) in Gunnison, Sanpete County, Utah
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1949
- LDS positions: Bishop, High priest, Missionary, Stake high council,
- LDS mission: Germany - West German Mission 1968-1970
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- was a former Mormon bishop, dentist and college professor in Orem, Utah; accused of nearly 60 years of sex abuse of multiple children; found guilty of attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2022 to up to 35 years in prison.
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Rand Darrell Newby
- AKA Mr. Newby
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1953
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Washington, Oregon and San Francisco, California; had a career as a schoolteacher; charged in Oregon in 1986 with sexual abuse of two children; convicted of two counts, one class C felony and one class A misdemeanor; sentenced in 1987 to 5 years probation.
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Brian Richard Peterson
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Orem, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison.
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Robert Michael Tubbs
- Latest update: 2008: released from prison
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Slaterville, Weber County, Utah; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse; sentenced to six years to life in prison; released on parole on March 2008.
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Jay Toombs
- AKA Jay Tombs
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1958
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Never charged, Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member and private investigator in Benson, Cache Valley, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; allegations of his abuse were reportedly known to three LDS bishops and stake president Jerry Toombs (his older brother), who never reported it to police; convicted in 2000 and sentenced to life in prison.
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Homer Lewis Van Matre
- Latest update: Died 2017; Guilty charges of sexual abuse of child and sodomy on a child were reversed from the original court hearing in 1984
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1947
Died: 2017
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Overturned/reversed,
- was an LDS church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of child and sodomy on a child and charges were reversed in appeal when child recanted her story.
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David Neil Moss
- AKA Dave Moss
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1967
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: Unknown country -
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS bishop (2015-19) and police officer in Utah; arrested in 2019 for soliciting an undercover cop for sex; pleaded guilty in 2019 to a 3rd degree felony charge of exploiting a prostitute and a misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute; sentenced to prison, but both terms were suspended.
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Matthew Alan Nash
- AKA Elder Nash
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: United States - North Carolina (unknown city) 1999-1999
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a former Mormon missionary from Utah who served a mission in North Carolina in 1999; accused in 2001 of sexually molesting 11 girls while on his mission; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse.
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Eneudo Luis Petit
- AKA Eneudo Luis Petit Pimentel
- Latest update: 2024: in prison in Utah
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1972
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon bishop in Provo, Utah; while bishop, allegedly sexually abused a child; accused of molesting another child before becoming a bishop; allegedly avoided arrest warrant for child sexual abuse by fleeing the US to Venezuela; arrested in Texas in 2021; convicted in Utah in 2022 and sentenced to prison; as of July 2024, is in the Uintah County Jail.
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Sterling Gray Van Wagenen
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
- LDS positions: BYU professor, Stake high council, Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- was a co-founder of Sundance Film Festival and director of some Mormon temple endowment videos; publicly accused of sexual abuse of two children in two separate instances; sentenced to prison in 2019 for child sexual abuse.
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Gordon Brent Bodily
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Ogden, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1949
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- LDS mission: United States - Eastern States (headquarters in New York City) 1968-1970
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon bishop and physical education teacher in Hyrum, Cache Valley, Utah; accused in 2000 of luring a 17-year-old North Carolina girl to Utah for sex while serving as an LDS bishop; sentenced in 2001 to 21 months in federal prison.
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Derrick Starley
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: United States - Unknown (Idaho)
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- was an LDS church member and full-time missionary in Idaho; sentenced to prison for a sex crime committed while on his Mormon mission.
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James Grant Stringham
- AKA Grant Stringham; Dr. Stringham; J. Grant Stringham, Jr.
- Latest update: 2017: died
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1928
Died: 2017
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member and physician in Salt Lake City; in 1982, was found guilty of sexual exploitation of a minor; was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay $7,500 restitution.
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Glendon Templeton
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon bishop, Sunday school teacher and scout leader in Arizona; accused but never prosecuted for alleged sex crimes.
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Chesley Nels Pierson
- AKA Ches Pierson, Ches N. Pierson
- Latest update: 2021: died in Alberta, Canada
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1928
Died: 2021
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Other leader, Senior missionary, Stake patriarch, Stake presidency counselor,
- LDS mission: United Kingdom - England
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Police investigation, Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS bishop, stake presidency counselor and stake patriarch in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; accused of sexually abusing multiple young men.
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Christopher Michael Jensen
- AKA Michael Jensen, Chris Jensen
- Latest update: in prison
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1991
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: Unknown country - 2011-2012
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Settlement,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: Yes (undisclosed amount)
- was a Mormon church member in Utah and West Virginia; sentenced to 35 to 75 years in prison for sexually abusing two children; local LDS church coverup alleged; LDS church settled civil lawsuit out of court for an undisclosed amount.
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Mitchell Blake Young
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Ogden, Utah as a registered sex offender
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Canada - Whitefish Bay area, Canada
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Unknown result,
- was an LDS missionary in Canada; in 1980, sent home after allegedly molesting children; convicted in Arizona (1985) and Utah (1988) of child sexual abuse; in 1993, sentenced in Utah to 15 years in prison for molesting a child for five years; a 2002 lawsuit against the LDS church accused Mormon leaders of providing a safe harbor for him; as of 2024, lives in Ogden, Utah; registered sex offender.
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Kelly James Teters
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1963
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
- was an LDS church member; in 2001, accused of sexual abuse; in 2002, found guilty of sexual intercourse without consent.
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Robert David Stillwell
- AKA Robert David Brotherson
- Latest update: 1998: convicted of child sexual abuse
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1964
- LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: Taiwan - Taipei 1984-1986
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was a Mormon church member and boy scout leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1987; convicted in 1993 and 1998 in separate cases of child sexual abuse; reportedly, the local Mormon bishop became aware of the abuse but didn't take any church disciplinary action.
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Lynn William Harrison
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1935
Died: 2016
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, No contest,
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Eric Hacking
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
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Lloyd Gerald Pond
- AKA Gerry Pond
- Latest update: 2019: died
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1945
Died: 2019
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Georgia - West German 1964-1966
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was a Mormon church member and leader of an LDS church radio program in Utah; found guilty of child sexual abuse.
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Douglas Ray Bowen
- 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
- 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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Keldon Severn Cook
- AKA KC
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse.
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Cory Clyde Campbell
- Latest update: 2010: sentenced to prison in Utah
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexually abusing five underage girls; sentenced in 2010 to prison.
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Thomas Opfar
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse.
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Orin Ervin Searle
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Not convicted, Unknown,
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Douglas Saltsman
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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John Doe
- LDS mission: no
- was an LDS church member in New Mexico; accused of sexual abuse.
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John Gardner Cummings
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
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Arturo Tenorio
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1953
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
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Dustin Scott Cassady
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Roseville, California as a registered sex offender
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1981
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member in the Sacramento, California area (Carmichael); accused of child sexual exploitation; pleaded guilty; as of March 2024, lives in Roseville, California as a registered sex offender.
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Gerald Wayne Burgie
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1939
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; charged in 1981 with third degree felony foriclbe sexual abuse; convicted of attempted sexual abuse of a child.
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Melvin Kay Johnson
- AKA Kay Johnson
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
- LDS positions: BYU professor, Church employee, Other leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- was a seminary teacher, BYU religion professor; accused by his children of sexually abusing his daughters; excommunicated, rebaptized; confessed to sexual abuse, but has not been arrested or criminally charged.
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Donald Nelson Bills
- AKA Donny Bills
- Latest update: 2015: sentenced in Utah to a minimum of eight years in prison
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a school teacher and former Mormon bishopric member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including rape of a 17-year-old girl; sentenced in 2015 to a minimum of eight years in prison.
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Brent E Taylor
- AKA Mr. Taylor
- Latest update: June 2024: pleaded guilty
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1948
- LDS positions: Sunday school teacher, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty,
- was the Utah Valley Youth Symphony orchestra director, and an LDS Sunday school teacher; accused in 2018 of sexually abusing multiple boys; a judge issued a warrant in June 2023 for Taylor's arrest, ruling that he had exaggerated his health issues to avoid trial; as of September 2023, was found to have disappeared after his nurse overdosed on drugs and died; pleaded guilty in June 2024.
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Jeffrey Lee Hardin
- 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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Francis Heber Fuller
- AKA Heber Fuller, F. Heber Fuller
- Latest update: May 2023: registered sex offender living in Washington, Utah
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1940
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council,
- LDS mission: Australia - Australia [unknown]
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail,
- was a Mormon bishop in Highland, Utah in 1993; also was a stake high council member in Utah; in 2018 or 2019, pleaded guilty to two second degree felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2019 in Utah to two years in prison.
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Jeffrey Byron Head
- AKA Jeff Head
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1964
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- LDS mission: United States - Missouri St. Louis 1983-1985
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender, Released,
- was an LDS bishop in Utah; committed sex crimes while serving as a Mormon bishop; convicted of attempted forcible sexual abuse, two counts of lewdness and sexual battery; sentenced to four months in prison and four years of probation.
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Michael Terry Stillman
- AKA Terry Stillman, Mike Stillman
- Latest update: 2020-03-29: died
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1939
Died: 2020
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Tabernacle Choir member,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon Tabernacle Choir member and professional scouter with the Boy Scouts of America in Monroe, Sevier County, Utah; accused in 1989 of having sexually abused a boy between the ages of 13 and 15 in the mid-1970s; decided to resign as district scout executive as long as it did not imply guilt; was never reported to police or charged with a crime.
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Carl Matthew Johnson
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1945
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum president, Missionary, Stake high council,
- LDS mission: Ireland - Irish [Ireland] 1964-1966
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a former mayor of West Bountiful, UT; former Mormon bishop in Utah; arrested for and charged with sexually abusing several children; pleaded guilty in January 2023 to four felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in March 2023 to prison.
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Timothy Nathan Tuttle
- AKA Tim
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1962
Died: 2016
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- was an LDS church member in Utah; was found guilty of three counts of sexual battery.
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Timothy Morgan Butler
- AKA Tim Butler
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Keith G Williams
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1956
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly molested a boy for three years; Mormon leaders allegedly failed to report the abuse to police, but approved Williams for an LDS temple wedding.
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Tanner Paul Clark
- Latest update: 2021: arrested for enticing a minor; convicted and sentenced to 1 to 5 years in prison
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1993
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Prison, Probation, Violated parole/probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was an LDS church member in Utah; sentenced in 2019 to 90 days in jail for two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a 16 or 17 year old, two counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor, and two counts of dealing in materials harmful to minors; may have had over 100 victims; arrested in 2021 (while on probation) for enticing a minor; convicted and sentenced to 1 to 5 years in prison.
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Thomas Michael Wallin
- Latest update: Is a registered sex offender in Utah
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1999
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; admitted to sexually abusing a child within an LDS chapel.
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Gabe Ryan Gilbert
- AKA Gabe Gilbert
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 2000
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Unknown country -
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- was an LDS missionary; convicted in 2021 of five counts of first-degree felony aggravated sexual extortion of a child and four counts of second-degree felony sexual exploitation of a minor; was sentenced to terms of five years to life in state prison for each of the first-degree felonies.
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Cesar Duran
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1982
- LDS positions: Bishopric,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- was a Mormon bishopric member in Salt Lake City, Utah; arrested for alleged sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl in his ward.
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James William Penrod
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: United States - Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1997-1997
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church missionary in Pennsylvania in 1997; originally from Utah; sent home to Utah from his mission and arrested in July 1997 and charged with child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison for sexual abuse.
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Johnathon Damian Nixon
- Latest update: 2018: sentenced to prison in Utah
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- was a Mormon church member in Indiana and Utah; convicted guilty of sexual abuse in 2005 in Davis County, Utah; convicted again in 2018 and sentenced to prison.
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