- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum president, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
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Grant Packer (Grant Peck Packer, Jr.) was a Mormon church member who sexually abused an underage girl who was his relative.
He was born in 1925 and died in 2008.
He was related to former LDS apostles Boyd Packer and Ezra Benson.
1989-1990 – first senior mission, to Atlanta, Georgia.
1992-1993 – second senior mission, to San Bernardino, California.
In 1996, Packer was charged with lewd conduct with a minor (Idaho case number CR-1996-4368).
In August 1996, he was disfellowshipped from the Mormon church, according to a brief autobiography.
In February 9, 1997, Packer was excommunicated “for grievous sins.”
In 1997, he pleaded guilty to multiple felony counts related to child sexual abuse.
He was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison, and 10 years probation.
He spent 6 months in the Idaho State Penitentiary in Boise, Idaho.
His probation was lifted in 2002 after about five and a half years.
He attempted to rejoin the LDS church. He was re-baptized in 2005.
In 2006, Packer’s Mormon priesthood and temple blessings were restored by Lynn Mickelsen of the LDS church’s Seventy.
Grant Packer: Mormon Sexual Abuser
Packer allegedly sexually abused at least one other underage female relative, according to FLOODLIT’s sources.
If you were abused by Grant Packer, please contact FLOODLIT or consider sharing your story anonymously.
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- AKA Grant P Packer Jr
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Born: 1925
Died: 2008
- LDS mission: Canada - Canada 1946-1948
- Lived in: Idaho,
- During alleged crime, lived in: Idaho,
- When accused, lived in: Idaho,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Latest update: 2008-06-02: died in Idaho Falls, Idaho
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Idaho case number CR-1996-4368.
Publisher: iCourt Portal - Idaho Courts
Date: 7 Dec 2023
Archive.org
Source type: Court record
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