was a high school teacher and Mormon church group leader, sentenced to 10 years in prison for hosting sex parties for teenage boys
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LDS Jared Anderson was arrested for abusing “ten or more teens and was charged on two counts of sexual performance with a child and one count of indecency with a child after several teen boys from his church reported abuse to church officials.”

The boys were ages 15-17. “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a statement” regarding this abuse. “When we learned of the situation, local leaders reported it immediately to law enforcement.”

LDS ward of accused at time of alleged crime(s): Encino Park


From Fox News

“A former high school teacher who hosted sex parties for teenage boys — including a “bros night” that featured a front-door sign urging them to get naked — has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Jared Anderson, who was honored as teacher of the year at Judson High School in Texas just two months prior to his arrest in March 2016, pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual performance by a child and two count of indecency with a child by exposure as part of a plea deal about one month ago, attorney Eduardo Garcia told the San Antonio Express-News.

Anderson, 29, taught English at the high school in the San Antonio suburb of Converse for about a year. Police said two victims told authorities that Anderson had been hosting parties for several months at his home that involved sexually charged games with multiple boys.

Anderson’s arrest led school officials to recall yearbooks in order to remove a page that cited him as Teacher of the Year just two months earlier, the Express-News reports. He was later indicted on several counts of sexual performance by a child and was placed on administrative leave by schools officials before being fired.

Anderson hosted one party at his home on Feb. 12, 2016, that he called a “bros night,” with seven boys ranging from 15 to 17 years old, a San Antonio police spokesman told the newspaper. A sign on the door of the home read: “The last one to get naked has to get the first dare.”

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Location/residence history

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  • Date: 2022
  • Description: living in San Antonio, TX
  • Country: United States
  • State: TX
  • City: San Antonio
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  • Sources
    1. 1 (archive)

LDS/Mormon church membership history

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LDS mission information

The accused served a full-time LDS mission in the Utah Ogden mission from 2007 to 2009.

Sources
  1. 1 (archive)

LDS temple marriage information

FLOODLIT is not aware whether the accused was married in a Mormon temple.

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Alleged crime(s)

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Alleged victim(s)

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  • Number of alleged victim(s) - note if approximate: 10
  • Average age of alleged victim(s) at time of alleged crime(s): 16

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Arrest information

  • Arrest date: March 2016
  • Country: United States
  • State: Texas
  • City/area: San Antonio
Sources
  1. 1 (archive)

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LDS church response(s)

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  • Alleged failure to report by local LDS leaders? no
  • Alleged misconduct by local LDS leaders? no
  • Alleged misconduct by global LDS leaders? no

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