Convicted:
2015, 
LDS positions: Primary, - During crime: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Unknown crime scene,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released, 
updated Nov 29, 2025 - request update | add info
Crime: 
Crime state:
LDS positions: 
Alleged:
Alleged crime scenes:
Criminal case(s): 
James Knudsen was a Mormon church member in Nampa, Idaho.
In 2015, Knudsen was convicted of sex abuse of a child under 16.
Knudsen was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison, plus seven years of probation.
Floodlit is seeking more information in Knudsen’s case.
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Sources
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1. Idaho iCourt Portal
Case Information
CR-2014-28005 | State of Idaho vs. James Bryan Knudsen
Case Number
CR-2014-28005Court
Canyon County District CourtJudicial Officer
Whitney, Thomas W.File Date
12/22/2014Case Type
CriminalCase Status
ClosedDisposition Events
06/22/2015 Plea
1
Children-Sexual Abuse by Causing or Having Sexual Contact with a Minor Under 16 YOAGuilty
10/19/2015 Disposition
1
Children-Sexual Abuse by Causing or Having Sexual Contact with a Minor Under 16 YOAGuilty
05/24/2016 Felony Sentence
1
Children-Sexual Abuse by Causing or Having Sexual Contact with a Minor Under 16 YOAFelony Sentence
Penitentiary determinate: 3 years. Penitentiary indeterminate: 7 years.
Probation: 7 years -
2. IDAHO SOR - offender profile | Knudsen, James Bryan
IDAHO SOR - offender profile
Offender Identification Photograph
Reg ID: SX29168
KNO: 8014195
Name: KNUDSEN, JAMES BRYAN
Birth Date: January 25, 1980 Birth Place: AZ
Race: WHITE Sex: MALE
Height: 5 ft 09 in Weight: 185 lbs
Eye Color: GREEN Hair Color: BROWN
Primary Address
910 7TH AVE S
NAMPA, ID 83651-4575
CANYON COUNTYLast Photo Date: December 31, 2024
Last Registered: December 31, 2024
Last Process: VERIFY ADDR
Last Process Update: August 12, 2025
Last Verification Received: August 11, 2025
Reg Status: COMPLIANT
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