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Personal information

  • Ricks, Shon M
  • Alias(es): n/a
  • Died: 2023
  • Gender: Male

Case summary

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06/01/97 Utah

LDS Shon M. Ricks “was found guilty by a Salt Lake City jury of molesting a 6-year-old girl
in February 1997. Citing Ricks’ severe heart condition, the judge reduced his two second-
degree felony convictions to third-degree felonies, which carry a maximum sentence of five
years rather than the 15 years he could have received.

Then when Ricks, a Mormon, came up for parole in a hearing last August, his friends,
relatives and church leaders reportedly filled the room.

The reason: Mormon leaders contended that Ricks was sufficiently rehabilitated after less
than two years in prison to receive a church “call” to a mission in Chile.” “The parole board
chairman, also a Mormon pushed for the early release-which the full board later approved-
and Ricks was freed over the objections of the victim’s father, who also is a Mormon.”

“Ricks remains free, although the church scrapped the mission assignment after a high-
ranking Mormon official in Salt Lake City intervened.”

RICKS-Shon Ricks 1.pdf

Mormons caught up in wave of pedophile accusations / Church deals with abuse cases
without reporting them, critics say

PAUL McKAY Staff

131 of 316

SUN 05/09/1999 Houston Chronicle,

http://nowscape.com/atheism/mo pedophile.htm

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LDS/Mormon church membership history

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LDS mission information

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

LDS temple marriage information

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Alleged crime(s)

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Alleged victim(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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