was a Mormon primary teacher in Utah; pleaded guilty to sexually abusing children; as of March 2024, is out of prison on parole and lives in Woods Cross, Utah as a registered sex offender

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Aaron Montoya was a Mormon church member and Primary teacher in Syracuse, Utah.

Montoya sexually molested several children in an LDS chapel during Primary classes, and at his home.

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Case information sources

  1. LDS Primary teacher accused of fondling young girls
    view source details | 23 Dec 2004 | Salt Lake Tribune
  2. LDS teacher faces charge of sex abuse
    view source details | 23 Dec 2004 | Deseret News
  3. Montoya Sentenced; Victim Parents Criticize Judge
    view source details | 21 Oct 2005 | KSL

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