Thomas Gibby (1948 – ) was an LDS church member and dentist in Salt Lake County, Utah; sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy; pleaded guilty to two felony counts: one second-degree felony charge of sex abuse of a child, and one third-degree charge of attempted sex abuse of a child.

Thomas Gibby was a Mormon church member and dentist in Salt Lake County, Utah.

Gibby sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy.

Gibby pleaded guilty to two felony counts: one second-degree felony charge of sex abuse of a child, and one third-degree charge of attempted sex abuse of a child.

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CASE NUMBER 861914991 State Felony
CHARGES
Charge 1 – 76-5-404.1 – SEX ABUSE CHILD – 2nd Degree Felony
Offense Date: October 06, 1986
Attributes: Child.
Plea: October 20, 1986 Guilty
Disposition: October 20, 1986 Amended
Charge 2 – 76-5-404.1 – ATTEMPTED – SEX ABUSE CHILD – 3rd Degree Felony
Offense Date: October 20, 1986
Attributes: Child.
Plea: October 20, 1986 Guilty
Disposition: October 20, 1986 {Guilty Plea]

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Sources

  1. Offender Profile Thomas Gibby, Offender Radar, March 1, 2024.
  2. State Tries Revocation, The Salt Lake Tribune, November 13, 1994.
  3. Dentist Jailed, The Salt Lake Tribune , October 15, 1994.
  4. Sex Abuser Jailed, The Salt Lake Tribune, September 27, 1994.
  5. Boys Victimized?, The Salt Lake Tribune, June 17, 1994.

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