Kimball Ungerman was an LDS bishopric counselor in California; moved to Utah; pleaded guilty in 2020 to one felony count related to child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison, but term was suspended; sentenced to probation; as of 2023, registered sex offender, lives in Orem, Utah; a 2021 California lawsuit against the church said bishop Phil Stewart failed to protect a victim, and a mission president didn't report.
  • "The Church does not keep a repository of documents relating to allegations, claims, or notification of child sexual abuse. There is no 'sexual abuse' file."— Branden Wilson, LDS church risk management director

    • UPDATE Aug. 13, 2025: Floodlit is in the process of expanding this case report, based on court documents we’ve obtained from California and Utah.

    Mormon church risk management director Branden Wilson declared the following in a lawsuit against the church over alleged sexual abuse by Kimball Ungerman and alleged failures by church officials:

    “The Church does not keep a repository of documents relating to allegations, claims, or notification of child sexual abuse. There is no ‘sexual abuse’ file.”

    Kimball Ungerman was a Mormon church member in California and Utah.

    Ungerman sexually abused a 13-year-old boy in Utah in January 2019.

    In December 2020, Ungerman was sentenced for 2nd degree child sexual abuse, a felony.

    His prison term of one to 15 years in the Utah State Prison was suspended by the judge.

    Instead, Ungerman was sentenced to 4 years of probation.

    Ungerman successfully completed his probation in late 2022.

    Ungerman is a registered sex offender as of 2023. He lives in Orem, Utah.

    Thanks to your donations, FLOODLIT has obtained court documents in this case.

    According to a police probable cause affidavit, Ungerman told his victim that he had confessed the sexual assault to his Mormon bishop.

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    Sources

    1. Back From Mission, Davis County Clipper, October 31, 1979.
    2. Kimball Reid Ungerman, Offender Radar, November 15, 2023.

    • 1. Back From Mission

      • 31 Oct 1979
      • News article
      • Davis County Clipper

      Kimball Ungerman Farmington has returned from a mission for the LDS Church to Bankok Thailand.

      HIS PARENTS [REDACTED] Ungerman and their children [REDACTED] met Kimball in Honolulu Hawaii.

      The family then toured the island for several days before flying back to Salt Lake City.

      The family entertained with a homecoming for Kimball on Sunday Oct 28 at their home.

      He will be working until early January when he will begin the winter quarter at the University of Utah.

    • 2. Kimball Reid Ungerman

      • 15 Nov 2023
      • Registered sex offender record
      • Offender Radar

      PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

      DOB : 12/30/1957
      Age : 64
      Sex : Male
      Height : 5'07''
      Weight : 230
      Race : White
      Hair : Gray
      Eyes : Hazel

      OFFENSES

      Description : 76-5-404.1 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD, 2ND DEGREE FELONY
      Date Convicted : 12/04/2020
      Conviction State : Utah
      Statute : 76-5-404.1
      Offense Count : 1

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