former LDS bishop; arrested for sexual solicitation of a minor online
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Personal information

  • Coleman, Michael Wayne
  • Died: unknown
  • Gender: Male

Case videos

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    • Video title: Former Mormon bishop accused of luring teenage boy for sex - 2014-01-23
    • Video description: "A former bishop with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is accused of trying to lure a teen boy for sexual exploitation, according to the Mesa Police Department."

Case summary

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In 2014 in Mesa, Arizona, Michael Wayne Coleman was accused of sexual exploitation of a minor. Investigators found explicit sexual conversations with underage boys on Coleman’s computer.

Coleman was at one time the Bishop of the Lehi 2nd Ward in Mesa.

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LDS/Mormon church membership history

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Bishop
  • Start date:
  • End date: 2013
  • Country: United States
  • State: Arizona
  • Stake:
  • Ward: Lehi 2nd
  • Held at the time of the alleged crime(s)? yes
  • Held at the time of being publicly accused or arrested? yes

LDS mission information

The accused did not serve a full-time LDS mission.

LDS temple marriage information

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

LDS church positions ever held by the accused: Bishop
LDS church positions held by the accused at the time of the alleged crime(s):
LDS church positions held by the accused at the time of being publicly accused:

Alleged crime(s)

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Alleged victim(s)

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

Arrest(s)

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Other court cases

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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

FLOODLIT is not aware whether the Mormon church paid any settlement amounts related to this case.

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