Convicted:
2015, 
LDS positions: Primary, - LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
1 victim,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, 
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Crime: 
Crime state:
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James Knudsen was a Mormon church member who pled guilty and was convicted of sex abuse of a child under 16, in 2015 in Nampa Idaho.
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Case Information
CR-2014-28005 | State of Idaho vs. James Bryan Knudsen
Case Number
CR-2014-28005
Court
Canyon County District Court
Judicial Officer
Whitney, Thomas W.
File Date
12/22/2014
Case Type
Criminal
Case Status
Closed
Disposition Events
06/22/2015 Plea
1
Children-Sexual Abuse by Causing or Having Sexual Contact with a Minor Under 16 YOA
Guilty
10/19/2015 Disposition
1
Children-Sexual Abuse by Causing or Having Sexual Contact with a Minor Under 16 YOA
Guilty
05/24/2016 Felony Sentence
1
Children-Sexual Abuse by Causing or Having Sexual Contact with a Minor Under 16 YOA
Felony Sentence
Penitentiary determinate: 3 years. Penitentiary indeterminate: 7 years.
Probation: 7 years
Sources
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1. James Bryan Knudsen
IMPORTANT OFFENDER DATA
Status : COMPLIANT
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
DOB : 01-25-1980
Sex : MALE
Height : 5'09"
Weight : 185
Race : WHITE
Hair Color : BROWN
Eye Color : GREENOFFENSES
Offense : SEX ABUSE OF CHILD U/16 YRS
Date Convicted : 10-19-2015
Statute : 18-1506
Conviction Location : CANYON IDREGISTRATION DETAILS
Date Verification : 04-07-2025
Collected From : Idaho State Registry -
2. James Bryan Knudsen
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