4 LDS sex abuse cases found

  • Crime country: Untied States
    • William Scott Messer
    • William Messer (2003 – ) was a Mormon church member and former BYU-Idaho student in Rexburg, Idaho; In May 2026, Messer was arrested and charged with two counts of Child Sexually Exploitative Material-Knowingly Distributes by any Means; due back in court for conference September 14, 2026
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Ongoing,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: unknown,
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    • Che Tayen Miles
    • Che Miles (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; pleaded guilty to attempted sexual exploitation of a minor child in 2023; downloaded CSAM from Nathan Mark Law, also in the FLOODLIT database, as well as downloaded other CSAM; convicted and sentenced to 11 years federal prison.
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2023,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, guilty, Pleaded guilty,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: unknown,
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    • Michael Lee Nelson
      • "“When you hit me up on chat I thought you were an adult. when you claimed in private to be underage I was skeptical I’m sorry I didn’t believe you – I truly thought you were of age – I even thought you might be a guy trying to play a trick on me. I should have believed you and I should have ended the conversation forthwith. Please accept my apologies – I am sorry for being a creeр. I am sorry I didn’t believe the man who kept threatening me and demanding things from me. It made me feel that the whole thing was a ruse – Please, Forgive me”."
      — Apology Dr. Michael Lee Nelson wrote to his 14-year-old victim, while sitting in the police station after his arrest, ABC 4, July 20, 2026
    • Michael Nelson (1967 – ) was a Mormon church member and doctor of podiatry in Salem, Utah; arrested and charged with aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, a second-degree felony, and enticing a minor, a Class B misdemeanor July 20, 2026;
    • Church positionsPositions: Stake Executive Secretary,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: unknown,
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