Convicted:
1997,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, ever-stake-missionary, Other leader,
During crime: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown
Alleged:
Unknown number of victims,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
updated Jan 16, 2026 - request update | add info
Karl Bergen was a Mormon church member in Brigham City, Utah.
In 1997, Bergen was convicted in Colorado of sexual assault on a child. He remained a registered sex offender until his death in 2019.
From Bergen’s 2019 obituary: “As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he enjoyed serving in numerous positions including Stake Missionary, Elders Quorum President, and as a member of various Bishoprics.”
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1. Karl Lloyd Bergen (obituary)
Karl married his eternal sweetheart [...] on October 21, 1942 in the Logan Utah Temple.
For the first four years of their marriage, he served in the United States Navy during World War II where he instructed his fellow servicemen to operate the guns on the battleships while stationed in Rhode Island. Upon returning from the Navy, Karl spent much of his career working as an office manager for Allied Chemical [...] in Los Angeles, California.
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he enjoyed serving in numerous positions including Stake Missionary, Elders Quorum President, and as a member of various Bishoprics. Karl adored music. So much so that he majored in music, played the trumpet and piano, and had a love of directing choral arrangements. His passion was classical music, and he instilled in his [descendants] a love of musicals and the performing arts.
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Services will be held in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Brigham City 12th Ward Chapel, 139 East 300 North, Brigham City, Utah at 2 p.m. on Monday, February 4, 2019.
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2. Registered sex offenders in Brigham City, Utah
Karl Bergen
Location: Colorado, Offense date: 1997-03-10, Statute: 18-3-405 - Sexual assault on a child
Address: [...]
Zip Code: 84302
Sex: Male
Age: 98
Date of birth: 1921-10-06
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Gray
Height: 5'06"
Weight: 155
Race: WhiteBased on this official offender page
[link: https://web.archive.org/web/20191028154934/http://www.icrimewatch.net/offenderdetails.php?OfndrID=703118&AgencyID=54438]
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