David Borg was a Mormon church member and scout leader in New Jersey and Arizona; pleaded guilty in Arizona to molesting multiple boys; admitted to having at least 15 victims; sentenced to 34 years in prison; Borg's BSA "perversion file" suggested that the LDS church might bear "potential liability" since Borg said he had spoken with a "Brother Perry" at LDS Social Services; released in 2022, lives in Utah.

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1989 – Arizona – LDS church member David James Borg, 36 – “David James Borg, a Mormon
Scoutmaster in Sierra Vista, Arizona, pled guilty to a charge of molesting three boys, ages
eleven, thirteen and fifteen years old, at his home and on scouting trips for five months in
1988 and admitted that there were at least twelve more victims. He was convicted and
sentenced to thirty-four years in prison.”

“He was placed on the BSA confidential files June 1989 (was in the BSA program since
May 1987 as Scout Master. In the files there is a memorandum dated November 8, 1988
which included the following statements. “The existence of molestations in the Troop and
Post sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sierra Vista 2nd ward,
came to light in September, 1988 at least five boys are involved. All of them apparently
come from Mormon families in the ward “Borg loved in 1987 from New jersey. He had
been involved there with this church as a Young Men’s organization president and had been
released from that calling after an incident where he was discovered in bed with a young
man from the ward, age 18. He apparently admitted to the Bishop That’s all I know
about the church calling in New jersey…. There is potential liability for the Church on
this one, independent of it’s position as Sponsoring Organization. It appears that Borg
had some contact with a “Brother Perry” in the Social Services of the LDS Church. He said
that Brother Perry didn’t understand homosexuality and didn’t help him very much. There
are at least 20 separate instances of sexual misconduct or molestation.” The mother of the
youngest victim reported the incident according to a copy of news clipping in the files. Borg
was convicted and under a plea agreement will serve 24 years in prison.”

As of 2022, Borg was a registered sex offender living in Taylorsville, Utah, according to the North Carolina state sex offender registry.

As of October 2025, Borg was a registered sex offender living in Sandy, Utah, according to the Utah Department of Public Safety.

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Sources

  1. David James Borg [BSA Perversion Files], Los Angeles Times, October 22, 2025.
  2. BORG,DAVID JAMES, North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry, October 22, 2025.
  3. David James BORG, Utah Department of Public Safety, October 22, 2025.

  • 1. David James Borg [BSA Perversion Files]

    • 20251022
    • News article
    • Los Angeles Times

    [PDF file]

  • 2. BORG,DAVID JAMES

    • 20251022
    • Registered sex offender record
    • North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry

    BORG,DAVID JAMES
    Reported Address - Out-of-State
    TAYLORSVILLE, UT 84123
    SRN:037851S2

    Race: W Sex: M
    Height: 6' 01" Weight: 200 lbs.
    Hair: BROWN
    Eyes: GREEN
    Birth Date: 07-11-1952
    Registration Type: Regular
    Registering Sheriff: OUT OF STATE
    Minimum Registration Period: 10 YEARS
    Offender Information
    Alias Names:
    BORG,DAVID
    Scars, Marks, Tattoos:
    None Reported

    Last Address Verified:

    Registration Status:
    Registered

    Registration Date:
    10-03-2022
    Violations:
    None Reported
    Conviction Information
    Offense 1
    Offense Date: 07-22-1988 County - State: COCHISE - AZ
    Conviction Date: 01-20-1989 Release Date: 09-15-2022
    Probation: 5Y Confinement: 40Y
    Statute: 14-208.7.A
    Description: REGISTERED AS A RESULT OF OUT-OF-STATE CONVICTION

    Out-of-State Statute: 13-1410
    Out-of-State Description: MOLESTATION OF CHILD
    Victim's Age: 13 Offender's Age: 36
    Primary Name at time of Conviction: None Reported
    Alias Name(s) at time of Conviction: None Reported
    Primary Name at time of Sentencing: None Reported
    Offense 2
    Offense Date: 04-03-1988 County - State: COCHISE - AZ
    Conviction Date: 01-20-1989 Release Date: 09-15-2022
    Probation: 5Y Confinement: 40Y
    Statute: 14-208.7.A
    Description: REGISTERED AS A RESULT OF OUT-OF-STATE CONVICTION

    Out-of-State Statute: 13-1410
    Out-of-State Description: MOLESTATION OF CHILD
    Victim's Age: 13 Offender's Age: 35
    Primary Name at time of Conviction: None Reported
    Alias Name(s) at time of Conviction: None Reported
    Primary Name at time of Sentencing: None Reported

  • 3. David James BORG

    • 20251022
    • Registered sex offender record
    • Utah Department of Public Safety

    Name: David James BORG Registration #: 10738679
    Aliases: David BORG
    Status: Active

    Physical Description
    • Age: 73 (DOB: [redacted]/1952) • Height: 6'01''
    • Sex: M • Weight: 225lbs
    • Race: White • Eyes: Green
    • Hair: Gray
    • Scars/Tattoos: Scar on Back (Surgical Scar on spine)

    Address
    [redacted] SANDY, UT 84092
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    Other Known Addresses
    Offenses
    • Description: 13-1410 - Molestation of child
    • Date Convicted: 01/20/1989
    • Conviction State: Arizona
    • Release Date:
    • Details: J&C states: 13-1410, 13-604.01, 13-701 and 13-801
    • Counts: 1
    • Description: 13-1410 - Molestation of child
    • Date Convicted: 01/20/1989
    • Conviction State: Arizona
    • Release Date:
    • Details: J&C states: 13-1410, 13-604.01, 13-701 and 13-801
    • Counts: 1

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