3 LDS sex abuse cases found

  • Crime city: Orem
    • Robert Dindinger (1970 – ) was an LDS church member, psychologist and pornography addiction book author in Orem, Utah; was an LDS missionary in Scotland 1995-97; worked at Brigham Young University; charged in 2025 with convincing child patients to undress so he could secretly record them; in 2018, his license was placed on probation after he "inappropriately touched" a 17-year-old during "masturbation satiation therapy"
    • Alleged crimeAlleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
    • Alleged crime scenesAlleged crime state: Utah,
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2025,
    • Church positionsLDS positions: BYU, Missionary,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Ongoing,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: Unknown church action,
    • "You knew what you were doing and you did it anyway. And you caused harm."
      — 4th District Court Judge Tony F. Graf Jr.
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    • Colby Mower (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah and Colorado; convicted of sexual abuse related charges in 2007 in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2022 in Adams County, Colorado, and is currently incarcerated in Fremont Correctional Facility at the time of this report in May 2026, reportedly because of charges related to sexual abuse and domestic violence.
    • Church positionsLDS positions: Young Mens Leader,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: No church discipline, unknown,
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    • Miles Petty (2003 – ) was a Mormon in Orem, Utah; pc affidavit said he contacted a team member of Predator Poachers that was posing as a 13-year-old girl, had sexually explicit conversations, masturbated on a video call with the undercover member; Petty drove to meet 13-year-old team member; police were called, Petty was taken to Sandy Police Department; has four charges related sex abuse; due in court March 30, 2026
    • Alleged crimeAlleged crime: 2025,
    • Alleged crime scenesAlleged crime state: Utah,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: Unknown church action,
    • Miles also commented I hope we can just sweep this under the rug. -P.C. Affidavit
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