Kenneth Jenks (1941 – ) was an LDS church member in California (Milpitas Ward); was a ward executive secretary and ward librarian; charged with sexual abuse; convicted; served 14 years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor under duress; three victims sued the LDS church, claiming it knew about Jenks's abuse but allowed him to work with children.

Ken Jenks was a Mormon in California convicted of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 years of age by force or fear in 2006 and released in 2018.

Jenks was an LDS church member in California (Milpitas Ward); was a ward executive secretary and ward librarian; charged with sexual abuse; convicted; served 14 years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor under duress; three victims sued the LDS church, claiming it knew about Jenks’s abuse but allowed him to work with children

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Offense : LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS ACTS WITH CHILD UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE BY FORCE OR FEAR
Date Convicted : 2006
Statute : 288(b)(1)
Date Release : 2018

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  1. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTNORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION - Case No.23-cv-03290-BLF, Justia, November 16, 2023.
  2. Kenneth Enos Jenks, Megans Law, October 6, 2025.
  3. Kenneth Enos Jenks, Offender Radar, October 6, 2025.

  • 1. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTNORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION - Case No.23-cv-03290-BLF

    • 16 Nov 2023
    • Court record
    • Justia

  • 2. Kenneth Enos Jenks

    • 6 Oct 2025
    • News article
    • Megans Law

  • 3. Kenneth Enos Jenks

    • 6 Oct 2025
    • News article
    • Offender Radar

    Level : Unknown
    Status : In Violation

    PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

    DOB : 03/07/1941
    Sex : MALE
    Height : 5'11"
    Weight : 185
    Race : WHITE
    Hair Color : GRAY/PARTIALLY GRAY
    Eye Color : BROWN
    Scars & Tattoos:
    None

    OFFENSES

    Offense : LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS ACTS WITH CHILD UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE BY FORCE OR FEAR
    Date Convicted : 2006
    Statute : 288(b)(1)
    Date Release : 2018

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