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
- Victims: 1,
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Born: 1997
- AKA Ben
- Missionary,
- Dominican Republic -
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- Alleged failure to report
- Guilty,
- Crime scenes: Online,
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Benjamin Alyk was a Mormon church member in Utah.
According to news reports, Alyk claimed he told multiple LDS church officials and even appeared before a disciplinary council. He turned himself in to police in 2018. He pleaded guilty to six counts of voyeuristic image distribution and two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.
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- Benjamin Alyk
- LDS Church leaders didn't report man who confessed to making child porn, docs say
- LDS Church leaders didn’t report member who confessed to making child porn: docs
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Benjamin Alyk
Source type: Registered sex offender record
Publisher: Offender Radar
Date published/accessed: 20 Sep 2023
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back to online sources list LDS Church leaders didn't report man who confessed to making child porn, docs say
Source type: Website
Publisher: KUTV
Date published/accessed: 24 Jul 2019
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Source type: Website
Publisher: New York Post
Date published/accessed: 25 Jul 2019
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