was an LDS church member and middle school teacher in Rawlins, Wyoming; found guilty of sexually abusing two minor girls; sentenced to a minimum of 36 years in prison

Case report

Jonathon Kent Moser was a Mormon and a special Ed teacher at Rawlins Middle School, in Wyoming who was convicted of sexually assaulting two minor girls, one of which was intellectually disabled. He was sentenced to a minimum 36 years.

Moser was convicted in Wyoming in 2017, but a person familiar with the case told FLOODLIT that Moser allegedly sexually abused at least one victim in North Dakota several years before that.

The source told FLOODLIT that North Dakota LDS church leaders knew about the abuse but “did nothing.”

Offender Details
Name: Moser , Jonathon Kent
WDOC Inmate Number: 31433
Status: Inmate
Projected Discharge Date: 11/14/2029
Parole Eligibility Date: 3/12/2027
Correctional Facility/Office of Supervision: In Custody
Age: 42
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 6′ 02″
Weight: 182 lbs

Current Sentences
Current Offense: 2nd Degree Sexual Abuse of a Minor- less than 16 yrs
Count #: 3
Sentence Date: 1/10/2017
Length of Sentence: 16 To 20 Years
Sentencing County: Carbon
Consecutive Sentence: Yes. Consecutive sentence information will be displayed at the time the consecutive sentence goes into effect.

Case facts

Case photos

Case information sources

  1. Rawlins Ex-Teacher Sentenced in Child Sex Abuse Case
    view source details | 12 Jan 2017 | K2 Radio
  2. Moser v. Wyoming Attorney General, No. 21-8094 (10th Cir. 2022)
    view source details | 6 Sep 2022 | Justia US Law
  3. Offender Details
    view source details | 10 Jan 2017 | Wyoming Department of Corrections
  4. Offender Profile Jonathon Kent Moser
    view source details | 16 Jan 2024 | Offender Radar

Case information source details

Browse the Mormon Sexual Abuse Database

FLOODLIT.org has a free public database of hundreds of reports about people who committed or allegedly committed sex crimes, including sexual abuse, while they were active Mormon church members. You can browse the entire database in all sorts of ways, including by LDS church position, number of victims, places where crimes took place, or criminal/civil case result.

View the Mormon Sexual Abuse Map

International map of locations where active members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints perpetrated or allegedly perpetrated sexual abuse or other sex crimes, or where LDS leaders failed or allegedly failed to help abuse survivors.

 

Add information

Search the Mormon Sexual Abuse Database