was a Mormon stake high council member and former LDS bishop in Holladay, Salt Lake County, Utah; allegedly sexually harassed multiple women in his ward while he was their bishop (he was bishop from 2013 to 2017); in 2019, was caught taking photos of a young woman in a dressing room in Tennessee; pleaded guilty in November 2019; sentenced in 2019 to one year probation, 48 hours community service

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Multiple sources told FLOODLIT that while Murdock was serving as an LDS bishop in Utah, he sexually harassed multiple women in his ward.

As of 2019, Murdock was a stake high council member in a Holladay, Utah LDS stake (Salt Lake Olympus).

From 2013 to 2017, he was the bishop of the Olympus 8th Ward in the Salt Lake City area.

Murdock was caught in Nashville, Tennessee in August 2019, secretly taking photos of a young woman in a dressing room at Opry Mills Mall.

After Murdock was caught in Tennessee, his new stake president, Scott Buie, allegedly covered up the allegations against Murdock and placed a higher priority on getting him back to church over the safety of local church members.

He pleaded guilty in November 2019 and was sentenced to one year of supervised probation and 48 hours of community service, and ordered to undergo counseling.

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  1. Affidavit: Utah man photographed undressing woman in H&M dressing room at Opry Mills mall - The Tennesseean - 2019-08-14
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  2. Police: Man who filmed woman at dressing room identified as high member of LDS church
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  3. Utah Mormon official removed from local position after voyeurism arrest - Religion News Service - 2019-08-21
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  4. A Mormon leader secretly filmed woman getting changed in an H&M fitting room, police say - Insider - 2019-08-21
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  5. 1168: Accused Voyeur/Bishop Steven Murdock and Stake President Scott Buie: A Case Study in How the Mormon Church Ignores/Covers up Abusive Behavior, Leaving Future Victims Vulnerable - Mormon Stories - 2019-08-22
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  6. Man pleads guilty to taking photos of woman in dressing room at Opry Mills - WKRN - 2019-11-04
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  7. Former Utah church leader pleads guilty to photographing woman inside Opry Mills dressing room - The Tennesseean - 2019-11-05
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