Marcus Udall (1996 – ) was an LDS church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2014 to a reduced felony charge; .

Marcus Udall was a Mormon church member in Mesa, Arizona who pled guilty to attempted child molestation, a reduced charge, and sentenced in 2014 to one year in jail and 10 years of probation.

At least two sets of local LDS church leaders allegedly failed to follow the Mormon Church’s own policy regarding membership disciplinary councils in Udall’s case.

According to someone familiar with the case Udall admitted to molesting 21 children, one as young as four years old.

CR2014-001360-001
Party Name
Marcus Udall
Crime Date
10/1/2013
Date
8/12/2014
Description
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT – MOLESTATION OF CHILD
ARSCode
13-1410 (F3)
Disposition Code
Pled to Reduced Charge
Disposition
Pled Guilty To Reduced Charge

 

 

 

 

 

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  1. Case CR2014-001360, Maricopa County, November 27, 2023.

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