- LDS positions: Seminary teacher, Tabernacle Choir member,
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found not guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
Case report
Ronald Devere Hall was a former LDS church seminary teacher and Manti Pageant director who was convicted of child sexual abuse in 2005.
In 1955, Hall was married in the Salt Lake Temple. At that time, he was a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.1, 5
Hall taught drama and music at Payson junior and senior high schools and joined the LDS Seminary system in 1966 as an instructor.10
Hall was principal of the Manti, Utah LDS seminary. He taught seminary at Manti and Richfield high schools.7
He was director of the Mormon Miracle Pageant in Manti from 1989 to 1997.9
On September 13, 1999, Hall was arrested by the Sanpete County Sheriff’s Office.8
Hall was charged with five counts of first degree felony aggravated sexual abuse of a child, two counts of class A misdemeanor lewdness involving a child and one count each of second degree felony criminal solicitation and third degree felony dealing in harmful material to a minor, after prosecutors alleged he molested three young girls.267
The crimes allegedly took place between 1994 and 1999.
In June 2000, Hall was acquitted of one count of sexual abuse.34
Prosecutors dismissed the allegations of one girl before Hall went to trial. Fifth District Judge James L. Shumate dismissed another. A jury acquitted Hall of the remaining three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child.
Hall’s attorney Walter Budgen said the charges against Hall “were the product of acrimonious, bitter divorces between the father of the accusing [victims] and two different mothers, both divorced from the father.”
Budgen also called the trial an “ordeal” and said it had damaged Hall’s reputation.
On March 14, 2005, Hall was convicted and sentenced for third degree felony attempted child sexual abuse (Utah case number 041700259). He was required to register as a sex offender in Utah.
As of 2023, Hall is no longer a registered sex offender. He lives in Manti, Utah.
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- AKA Ron Hall, Ronald D. Hall
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Born: 1931
- LDS mission: no
- During alleged crime/failure: Other leader,
- Lived in: Utah,
- During alleged crime, lived in: Utah,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2005,
- Latest update: 2023: no longer a registered sex offender; lives in Manti, Utah
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- The Ronald Devere Halls Feted At Wednesday Evening Reception
- Fairview Man Is Charged With Child Sexual Abuse
- Ex-pageant director acquitted of sex abuse charges
- Rural News Headlines
- Historical Member Roster
- Fairview man charged with sex abuse
- Former seminary teacher arrested...
- Former Richfield seminary teacher arrested in Fairview
- Ronald Hall released as director of Mormon Miracle Pageant, [redacted] called as new director
- Manti Pageant head retires after 20 years
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The Ronald Devere Halls Feted At Wednesday Evening Reception
Publisher: Deseret News
Date: 15 Dec 1955
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view all information sources Fairview Man Is Charged With Child Sexual Abuse
Publisher: Salt Lake Tribune
Date: 11 Oct 1999
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view all information sources Ex-pageant director acquitted of sex abuse charges
Publisher: Salt Lake Tribune (AP)
Date: 26 Jun 2000
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view all information sources Rural News Headlines
Publisher: Uintah Basin Standard
Date: 11 Jul 2000
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view all information sources Historical Member Roster
Publisher: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
Date: 3 Oct 2023
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Source type: OtherHall, Ronald D. - TBC [The Tabernacle Choir]
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view all information sources Fairview man charged with sex abuse
Publisher: St. George Daily Spectrum
Date: 11 Nov 1999
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view all information sources Former seminary teacher arrested...
Publisher: Moab Times-Independent
Date: 21 Oct 1999
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view all information sources Former Richfield seminary teacher arrested in Fairview
Publisher: Salina Sun
Date: 6 Oct 1999
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view all information sources Ronald Hall released as director of Mormon Miracle Pageant, [redacted] called as new director
Publisher: Mt. Pleasant Pyramid
Date: 25 Jun 1997
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view all information sources Manti Pageant head retires after 20 years
Publisher: Provo Daily Herald
Date: 19 Jul 1988
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