4 LDS sex abuse cases found
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- Jeffery Niemi (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Duluth, Minnesota; convicted in 2016 and again in 2025 of felonies related to child sexual exploitation; sentenced in 2025 to 30 years in prison
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Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Minnesota,
- Crime state: Minnesota,
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Convicted: 2016, 2025,
Was Unknown position,
Convicted, Prison,
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- Jason Pedersen (1979 – ) was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; convicted guilty of first-degree felony attempted aggravated sex abuse of a child; as of April 2024, lives in Riverton, Utah as a registered sex offender and is an LDS elders quorum president
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Was Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Scout leader, Ward clerk,
Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Jason Smith (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Indiana; in 2019, confessed to sexually abusing a child; pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2021 to 728 days of probation for battery against a child under 14 years old
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Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Indiana,
- Crime state: Indiana,



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- Sterling Van Wagenen (1947 – ) was a co-founder of Sundance Film Festival and director of some Mormon temple endowment videos; publicly accused of sexual abuse of two children in two separate instances; sentenced to prison in 2019 for child sexual abuse
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Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,




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