3 LDS sex abuse cases found
- Crime city: Sandy
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- Nathaniel Barker (1989 – ) pled guilty in Utah to attempted forcible sexual abuse in 2019; arrested in 2025 and charged with 35 various charges related to sexual abuse of a minor; being held without bail in Utah County Jail
Crime: 2010s, 2020s, 
Crime city:
Sandy, West Valley, - Crime county:
AZ - Maricopa, Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Arizona, Utah,
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- Convicted:
2019,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty, pled guilty, - View report »
Crime city:
Crime county:
Crime state:
"Nathaniel admitted to being sexually attracted to children" - 2025 p.c. affidavit
"[Barker] claimed that he was sick and on a lot of prescription medications and did not remember taking photographs of [redacted] or saving them onto his computer."
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- Paul Mayer (1975 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Sandy, Utah; accused of recording a 16-year-old in a bedroom and bathroom on a GoPro; charged with 19 counts related to sexual abuse of a minor; pled guilty to aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and voyeurism; sentenced in 2025 to 1-15 years in prison and 0-364 days in jail
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime city:
Sandy, Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2025, 
LDS positions: Bishop, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- 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 crime: 2025,
- Alleged crime city:
Orem, Sandy,
- Alleged crime county:
Salt Lake, utah,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
Miles also commented I hope we can just sweep this under the rug. -P.C. Affidavit
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