3 LDS sex abuse cases found
- Crime county: Box Elder
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- Duane Brown (1955 – ) was a Mormon church member in Wellsville, Utah; arrested and charged with AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony in February 2026; this case is ongoing as of February 2026
Alleged crime: 1990s, 2010s, 
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, Unknown church action, - View report »
Alleged crime state:
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- Stephen McKean (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member in Springville, Utah and a BYU professor; arrested in April 2026 and charged with distributing material harmful to a minor (third-degree felony), and three counts of enticing a minor (class A misdemeanor); allegedly sent an explicit photo to an undercover police officer he thought was a 17-year-old girl
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
ongoing, 
LDS positions: Sunday school teacher, Youth leader, 
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, 
Alleged church actions: unknown, Police documents say McKean sent an explicit photo of himself, then quickly deleted it. But the agent was able to quickly save the photo
"You’re going to make me like you better than my wife."
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- William Pingel (1971 – ) was a Mormon church member in Tremonton, Utah; convicted of two counts of AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD in 2024; sentenced to 10 years in prison; is in Sevier County Jail as of February 2026
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2024, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, Filters
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