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Case summary
Add info | Back to topPaul Newman was a Mormon bishop in Utah and served in other leadership callings in the LDS church.
In 2020 Newman was arrested and charged with a sex crime.
Thanks to your donations, Floodlit has obtained court documents in this case. From a probable cause statement dated 2020-05-27:
“On December 25, 2013, in Alpine, the Defendant, Paul Newman, touched a 10-year-old girl, skin-to-skin with his hand, on her breasts and nipples.
As a member of the alleged victim’s extended family, and the fact that they would see each other on occasion at family gatherings, Newman occupied a position of special trust relative to her.
Newman has been previously accused of very similar conduct with at least three other girls of similar age over the past twenty years.
Newman was not taken into custody as part of this investigation.”
Floodlit has court documents showing that Newman was convicted of a sex crime in this case.
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LDS/Mormon church membership history
Add info | Back to topLDS mission information
FLOODLIT is not aware whether the accused served a full-time LDS mission.
LDS temple marriage information
FLOODLIT is not aware whether the accused was married in a Mormon temple.
Alleged victim(s)
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LDS church response(s)
Add info | Back to top- Alleged failure to report by local LDS leaders? unknown
- Alleged misconduct by local LDS leaders? unknown
- Alleged misconduct by global LDS leaders? unknown
FLOODLIT is not aware whether the Mormon church paid any settlement amounts related to this case.
