Larry Harmon (1932 – 2012) was a Mormon in Utah; sentenced to jail and probation in 2005 for aggravated sex abuse of a child; charged in 2012 with first-degree felony aggravated sex abuse of a child; according to police, Harmon was allowed to be around children at an LDS ward Christmas party (where the alleged abuse took place in 2011) despite being a registered sex offender; died in 2012, so the charge was dismissed.
According to police, Harmon was allowed to be around children at an LDS ward Christmas party despite being a registered sex offender
"[T]he defendant was at his LDS Church building in Orem assisting members of the ward in setting up for a Christmas party. He located the 12-year-old female victim alone in the kitchen of the church."
— 2012 police probable cause statement

Larry Harmon was a Mormon church member in Utah. In the 1950s, he was a missionary for the church in Manchester, England.

In 2005, Harmon pleaded guilty to three first-degree felony charges of aggravated sex abuse of a child.

In December 2005, Harmon was sentenced to nine months in the Utah County Jail and three years of probation.

Floodlit is seeking additional court documents in Harmon’s 2005 criminal case.

As of 2007, Harmon was a registered sex offender.

Court records indicate that Harmon’s felony convictions were reduced to Class A misdemeanors in 2008.

In March 2012, Harmon was charged with one count of first-degree felony aggravated sex abuse of a child.

A probable cause statement in Harmon’s 2012 case states: “On 12/10/2011 the defendant was at his LDS Church building in Orem assisting members of the ward in setting up for a Christmas party. He located the 12-year-old female victim alone in the kitchen of the church. He approached the victim from behind, embraced her, and touched the victim’s buttocks. At the time of the offense the defendant had previously been convicted of a misdemeanor sexual offense.”

Harmon died on June 3, 2012. The felony charge was dismissed without prejudice five days later.

From Harmon’s obituary:

“He served in the U.S. Army 1953 to 1955 and later served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Manchester, England. Larry married [his wife] on February 3, 1961 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.

[…]

“He and [his wife] served missions in the Utah Provo Mission Office and Korean Temple, and served many years in the Provo Temple and the Mt. Timpanogas [sic] Temples.”

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Sources

  1. STATE OF UTAH vs. LARRY E HARMON CASE NUMBER 051401330, Utah Xchange, March 28, 2005.
  2. STATE OF UTAH vs. LARRY E HARMON CASE NUMBER 121400734, Utah Xchange, March 13, 2012.
  3. Larry Harmon (obituary), Castle Valley Funerals & Cremations, June 3, 2012.

  • 1. STATE OF UTAH vs. LARRY E HARMON CASE NUMBER 051401330

    • 28 Mar 2005
    • Court record
    • Utah Xchange

    FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT - PROVO DISTRICT COURT UTAH COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH
    STATE OF UTAH vs. LARRY E HARMON CASE NUMBER 051401330 State Felony
    CHARGES
    Charge 1 - 76-5-404.1(3) - AGGRAVATED SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony (402 amended to) - Class A Misdemeanor
    Offense Date: March 10, 2004
    Plea: October 26, 2005 Guilty
    Disposition: October 26, 2005 Guilty
    Charge 2 - 76-5-404.1(3) - AGGRAVATED SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony (402 amended to) - Class A Misdemeanor
    Offense Date: March 10, 2004
    Plea: October 26, 2005 Guilty
    Disposition: October 26, 2005 Guilty
    Charge 3 - 76-5-404.1(3) - AGGRAVATED SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony (402 amended to) - Class A Misdemeanor
    Offense Date: March 10, 2004
    Plea: October 26, 2005 Guilty
    Disposition: October 26, 2005 Guilty

  • 2. STATE OF UTAH vs. LARRY E HARMON CASE NUMBER 121400734

    • 13 Mar 2012
    • News article
    • Utah Xchange

    PROBABLE CAUSE STATEMENT: [...] On 12/10/2011 the defendant was at his LDS Church building in Orem assisting members of the ward in setting up for a Christmas party. He located the 12-year-old female victim alone in the kitchen of the church. He approached the victim from behind, embraced her, and touched the victim's buttocks. At the time of the offense the defendant had previously been convicted of a misdemeanor sexual offense.

  • 3. Larry Harmon (obituary)

    • 3 Jun 2012
    • Website
    • Castle Valley Funerals & Cremations

    He served in the U.S. Army 1953 to 1955 and later served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Manchester, England. Larry married [his wife] on February 3, 1961 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.

    [...]

    "He and [his wife] served missions in the Utah Provo Mission Office and Korean Temple, and served many years in the Provo Temple and the Mt. Timpanogas [sic] Temples.

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