4317 people accused of sex crimes they perpetrated or allegedly perpetrated while active in the LDS/Mormon church.
Browse by LDS position and more »Leslie Brandt Loveland
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Born: 1994
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unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, - Leslie Loveland (1994 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty of rape in 2019; sentenced to one year in prison and three years of probation
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Scott Oscar Ashton
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Born: 1976
LDS positions: Youth leader, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Probation, - Scott Ashton (1976 – ) was an LDS church member in Pasco, Washington; charged with prostitution-Patronizing a Prostitute 04/30/2015; Ashton's sentence was modified on 1/29/2016 to Disturbing the Peace
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Daniel Waddington
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Born: 1955
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Ongoing, Police investigation, - Daniel Waddington (1955 – ) was an LDS church member and retired police officer in American Fork, Utah; arrested in August 2023 and charged with 11 felony counts related to child sexual exploitation
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Kent Charles Staheli
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Born: 1958
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, - LDS mission:
Sweden - Sweden Goteborg 1977-1979 - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, - Kent Staheli (1958 – ) was an LDS church member in California and Utah; served as first counselor in a Mormon bishopric; convicted in federal court in 2010 of charges related to child sex trafficking
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Robert Kenneth Nelson
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Born: 1949
LDS positions: Bishop, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Community service, Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - Robert Nelson (1949 – ) was an LDS bishop in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; accused of sexual abuse of a "mentally handicapped" woman; pleaded guilty in 1989; placed on two years probation, ordered to do 150 hours of community service, and ordered to take a conducted tour of a local jail
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David Gerald Chesser
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LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Prison, - David Chesser was an LDS church member and track and field athlete in Texas and at BYU-Provo; joined the airforce and moved to Japan; In 2016, was convicted of 2 counts of child sexual abuse and was sentenced to 13 years of confinement accused of sexual abuse
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Benjamin Covey
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Born: 1792
Died: 1868
LDS positions: Bishop, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
Convicted, - Benjamin Covey (1792 – 1868) was a Mormon church member in the 1840s and 1850s; in 1848, was excommunicated for having sexual intercourse with two girls "less than Twelve years of age" who were his foster daughters; was rebaptized and soon thereafter was made bishop of the Salt Lake City Twelfth Ward from 22 February 1849 until 1856
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Keith Richard Price
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Born: 1956
LDS positions: Bishop, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Unknown result, - Keith Price (1956 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Pleasant Grove, Utah; convicted in 2018 of class A misdemeanor voyeurism; secretly recorded underage girls; the crime occurred while he was serving as bishop
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Thomas Frank Waitman
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Born: 1944
LDS positions: Scout leader, Seminary teacher, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, - Thomas Waitman (1944 – ) was an LDS church member in Cupertino, California; convicted of felony child sexual abuse in 1995 in California; as of 2023, registered sex offender living in Redmond, Washington
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David Evans Webb
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Born: 1977
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
Thailand - Thailand [unknown city; dates approximate] 1996-1998 - Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Ongoing,
Ongoing, - David Webb (1977 – ) was an LDS church member and oral surgeon in Vacaville, California; accused of sexual abuse of multiple patients in 2021 and again in 2022; gave up his license to practice in 2023; got a license to practice dentistry in Idaho; as of March 2024, a criminal case and several civil cases in California are ongoing
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Douglas George Stoddard
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Born: 1949
LDS positions: Bishop, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Probation, Registered sex offender, - Douglas Stoddard (1949 – ) was an LDS bishop in Hurst, Texas; convicted in 1992 of a felony child sexual abuse charge of indecency with a child by contact; sentenced to 8 years of probation; a lifetime registered sex offender in Texas; named publicly in August 2023 by a victim who said Stoddard molested him and three other boys in his Mormon ward while serving as bishop
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Eric Whitney Jones
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Born: 1981
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender, - Eric Jones (1981 – ) was an LDS church member in Blackfoot, Idaho; arrested for alleged sexual contact with a toddler; convicted in January 2024 of battery with the intent to commit lewd conduct of a child after a one-day trial; sentenced in March 2024 to two to 20 years in prison; required to register as a sex offender
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Ruecha Tokputza
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unknown - Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Unknown result, - Ruecha Tokputza was an LDS church member in Australia; accused of sexual abuse
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Fred M Radichel
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LDS positions: Scout leader, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Unknown number of victims,
Unknown result, - Fred Radichel was an LDS church member and scout leader in Detroit, Michigan; accused of sexual abuse
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Douglas Todd Lund
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LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
Unknown result, - Douglas Lund was a former Mormon bishopric counselor in Pahrump, Nevada; arrested in 2011 and accused of repeated sexual abuse of two young girls; the alleged abuse occurred over a period of several years
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Ryan Frandsen
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Born: 1976
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unknown - Victims: Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - Ryan Frandsen (1976 – ) was an LDS church member and fireman in Davis County, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2010 to five counts of lewdness involving a child; child sexual abuse material (CSAM) was found on his computer; sentenced in 2010 to 90 days in jail and three years of probation
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Stanley Lloyd Hunt
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Born: 1953
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Ward clerk, - LDS mission:
Sweden - - Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - Stanley Hunt (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and custodian in the Washington County School District in St. George, Utah; convicted of second-degree felony sex abuse of a child via a plea agreement; convicted in 2023 of violation of the terms of his sex offender registration
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Floyd Keith Godfrey
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unknown - Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
Never charged, Not convicted, - Floyd Godfrey was a Mormon church member and sexual orientation conversion therapist in Arizona; accused of sexual misconduct by two employees; in 2023, Godfrey was forced to surrender his license
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Eddie Aulton Bunch
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Born: 1943
LDS positions: Temple worker, - LDS mission:
Unknown country - - Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender, - Eddie Bunch (1943 – ) was an LDS church member in St. George, Utah; convicted in 2016 of misdemeanor lewdness involving a child and misdemeanor sexual battery; one victim was 16 years old and the second victim was 12 years old; served 135 days in jail and had 36 months of probation; as of March 2024, is a registered sex offender living in St. George, Utah
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Eric Robertson Senior
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unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, - Eric Senior was an LDS church member in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse in the 1990s; convicted; sentenced to prison; lost an appeal with the California Supreme Court; as of March 2024, lives in Provo, Utah as a registered sex offender
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James Hayes
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Born: 1956
LDS positions: Bishop, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, - James Hayes (1956 – ) was an LDS bishop in the Timmins - North Bay area, Ontario, Canada; convicted of sexual exploitation in November 2001; molested an underage girl in his ward while serving as her bishop
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Erick Allen Mosteller
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Born: 1965
LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader, - LDS mission:
Unknown country - - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - Erick Mosteller (1965 – ) was a Mormon church member and former youth leader in Utah; was caught downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM); admitted to soliciting sex acts from trafficked women at Asian massage parlors; pleaded guilty in March 2023 to two second degree felony charges of child sexual exploitation; sentenced in August 2023 to 250 days in jail, with credit for 79 days served; placed on 4 years probation
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Carl Edward Sepos
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Born: 1945
LDS positions: High priest, Temple worker, - LDS mission:
no - Victims: 1 victim,
Community service, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - Carl Sepos (1945 – ) was an LDS temple worker and high priest in Payson, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2015 to sexually abusing an adult woman with Down syndrome and autism at a hotel swimming pool; he blamed his sex crime in part on an addiction to pornography; sentenced to 150 days in jail, 36 months of probation and 100 hours of community service
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John Michael McKown
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unknown - Victims: Unknown number of victims,
Ongoing, Unknown result, - John McKown was an LDS church member in Arizona; charged in 2023 with child sexual exploitation
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Shane Michael Murray
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Born: 1982
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unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Vehicle,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - Shane Murray (1982 – ) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; pleaded and convicted of 2 counts of FORCIBLE SEX ABUSE - 2nd Degree Felony the victim was 14 year old female
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Malcolm Noyes Goodwin
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Born: 1940
LDS positions: Bishop, High priest, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Unknown number of victims,
Ongoing, Unknown result, - Malcolm Goodwin (1940 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and retired pathologist and coroner's physician in O'Fallon, Illinois; US Army Reserves and Air Force veteran; arrested in 2022 for Predatory Sexual Assault of a Child; charged with six felony counts of predatory criminal sexual assault involving minors
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Cristifer Kalen Biggs
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Born: 1999
LDS positions: Missionary, - LDS mission:
United States - Salt Lake City Headquarters (history center and family history center) 2018-2020 - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, - Cristifer Biggs (1999 – ) was an LDS returned missionary and BYU-Idaho student; convicted in July 2023 of one first degree felony count of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor
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Brian Mathew Bowen
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Born: 1975
LDS positions: Missionary, - LDS mission:
United States - Arizona Tempe (Spanish speaking) 1994-1996 - Victims: 9 victims, Multiple victims,
Ongoing, - Brian Bowen (1975 – ) was an LDS church member and podiatrist in Portland, Oregon; accused of sexual abuse of at least nine women; as of February 2024, indicted with two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, one count of second-degree sexual abuse, nine counts of third-degree sexual abuse, and two counts of sex abuse by fraudulent representation
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Richard Cole
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Born: 1975
Died: 1975 - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
- Richard Cole (1975 – 1975) was an LDS church member in Santa Rosa, California; accused of sexually and physically abusing his wife; in 1975 was murdered by his wife when she said needed the abuse to stop
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Thomas Jay Strickland
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LDS positions: Scout leader, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Unknown number of victims,
Unknown result, - Thomas Strickland was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader; accused of sexual abuse
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Eric Griffin
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LDS positions: Scout leader, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Unknown number of victims,
Unknown result, - Eric Griffin was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader; accused of sexual abuse
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Gerald Howard Elison
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Born: 1930
Died: 2019
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Primary, Stake high council, - LDS mission:
no - Victims: 1 victim,
Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
Dismissed, - Gerald Elison (1930 – 2019) was an LDS church member and junior high school drama teacher in Orem, Utah; accused in 2014 in a civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy student in the early 1980s; died in 2019
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Kenny Van Parcell
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LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader, - LDS mission:
United States - Tennessee (unknown city) - Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
Never charged, Not convicted, - Kenny Parcell was an LDS church member and president of the National Association of Realtors; former Mormon ward young men's leader in Utah and bishopric counselor at BYU-Provo; accused in 2023 of sexual harassment by three women; resigned
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Frank Cornelis Lefrandt
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Born: 1961
Died: 2009
LDS positions: Missionary, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - Frank Lefrandt (1961 – 2009) was an LDS church member in Honolulu, Hawaii; served a Mormon mission to Guatemala; accused of sexual abuse; admitted in 2007 to sexually molesting a 13-year-old newspaper carrier; pleaded guilty in November 2008; disappeared while out on bail awaiting sentencing
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Kevin Patrick Kirkland
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Born: 1959
LDS positions: Seminary teacher, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Released,
Settlement, - Kevin Kirkland (1959 – ) was a Mormon seminary teacher and school teacher in the Redlands, California area; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2016 to molesting four female students from May 2015 to May 2016; sentenced to two years in jail; released in June 2017
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Ryan Pugh
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LDS positions: Missionary, - LDS mission:
United States - Minnesota Minneapolis (Spanish speaking) 2019-2021 - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
Admitted guilt, Ongoing, - Ryan Pugh was a former Mormon missionary and BYU-Idaho student in Rexburg, Idaho; arrested and charged in 2024 with sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online
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Robert Thomas Bunker
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Born: 1990
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unknown - Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, - Robert Bunker (1990 – ) was an LDS church member in McCammon, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2006; sentenced to 33 days in jail; as of 2023, is a registered sex offender living in Idaho
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Mitchell McKee
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Born: 1966
LDS positions: Missionary, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Ongoing, - Mitchell McKee (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member and retired Utah State Highway Patrol officer in Heber City, Utah; when arrested in 2024, was a licensed marriage and family therapist with experience helping LDS clients address "pre and post mission sexual issues;" accused of sexual abuse of a minor
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Frederick Merlin Edvalson
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Born: 1920
Died: 2009
LDS positions: Ministering/home teacher, Other leader, Scout leader, - LDS mission:
no - Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, - Frederick Edvalson (1920 – 2009) was a Mormon in Utah and Camp Springs, Prince George's County, Maryland; convicted 3 times of sexual abuse in Maryland in the 1980s; third conviction: while on probation, groomed a 10-year-old girl and sexually assaulted her in a room inside a Mormon chapel on multiple occasions from 1983 to 1984; reportedly told her he was giving her "special religious training;" sentenced to 8 years in prison
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Allan Turner Howe
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LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
Convicted, - Allan Howe was an LDS church member and Utah politician; accused of a sex crime; convicted
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Carlo Alan Lorge
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LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Unknown number of victims,
Ongoing, - Carlo Lorge was an LDS church member in Clarksville, Tennessee; arrested in 2022 for sexual exploitation of a minor
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Wesley Reinhard Tanner
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Born: 1940
Died: 2022
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Unknown number of victims,
Unknown result, - Wesley Tanner (1940 – 2022) was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
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John Doe
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- LDS mission:
unknown
Convicted, Jail, - John Doe was an LDS church member in Ipswich, Australia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced to 7 years in jail
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John Doe
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LDS positions: Scout leader, - LDS mission:
unknown
Convicted, Jail, - John Doe was an LDS church member in Brisbane, Australia; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to 15 months in jail
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Mark Evan Morgan
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LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, Unknown result, - Mark Morgan was an LDS church member in Springville, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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Peter Curtis Brackner
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LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, - Peter Brackner was second counselor in an LDS bishopric in Purvis, Mississippi, and a scoutmaster; accused of sexual abuse
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Matthew Gregory Shepard
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Born: 1974
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Online,
Convicted, Jail, - Matthew Shepard (1974 – ) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; In October of 2019 chatted with online 13year old persona to try and meet for sex; found guilty to 3 counts of entice a minor by internet or text; currently in jail in Duchesne, Utah
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Kami Lee Chesnut
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LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, Plea deal, - Kami Chesnut was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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Gregg Terry Nielsen
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Born: 1947
LDS positions: Missionary, - LDS mission:
Argentina - Argentina [unknown] - Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
Unknown result, - Gregg Nielsen (1947 – ) was an LDS church member and dentist in South Ogden, Utah; pleaded guilty in the 1990s to five felonies for molesting three girls, ages 11, 12 and 15, for six years in his home, office and on family outings; was sentenced to one year in jail, with releases to go to work and therapy
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Charles Brian Shield
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Born: 1942
LDS positions: Ward executive secretary, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison, - Charles Shield (1942 – ) was an LDS ward executive secretary in England and Scotland; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced in 2017 to six years in prison
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