4 LDS sex abuse cases found

  • Crime county: utah
    • Cade Hilton Boyle
    • Cade Boyle (2004 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lehi, Utah; convicted February 2026 of five counts ENTICEMENT OF A MINOR a 1st degree felony and six counts of SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR a 2nd degree felony; sentenced to 1-15 years for each count; all prison terms to be served concurrent; is an inmate in the Utah Department of Corrections as of February 2026
    • CrimeCrime: 2020s,
    • Alleged crime scenesCrime city: Lehi,
    • Alleged crime scenesCrime county: utah,
    • Alleged crime scenesCrime state: Utah,
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2026,
    • Church positionsLDS positions: Missionary,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, plead guilty,
      • Cade dropped his head and exclaimed im a pedo. (slang for pedophile)
      "While he was serving an religious mission in Hawaii he had stared [sic] an inappropriate conversation with a 15 year old and his religious leaders had to send him home for his actions in Hawaii."
      — P.C. Affidavit
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    • Jacob Owen Bunker
    • Jacob Bunker (2000 – ) was a Mormon church member in Provo, Utah; charged with one count of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor 1st degree and three enticing a minor in the 2nd degree; due in court December 17, 2025
    • Alleged crimeAlleged crime: 2020s,
    • Alleged crime scenesAlleged crime city: UT - Provo,
    • Alleged crime scenesAlleged crime county: utah,
    • Alleged crime scenesAlleged crime state: Utah,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Ongoing,
      • Some of the conversations found by investigators included Bunker stating that he wants to sexually abuse a preschool classroom and also wants a calling in his church overseeing young children. “I would molest every kid,” he stated, according to the charges. -KSL TV article 2025-11-29
      "“I would molest every kid”"
      — Jacob Bunker-according to the charges
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    • Stephen Jay Cooper
    • Stephen Cooper (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member; convicted of ATTEMPTED - SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR and DEALING IN MATERIALS HARMFUL TO MINOR-DEFENDANT18 AND OLDER, both 3rd degree felonies
    • CrimeCrime: 2020s,
    • Alleged crime scenesCrime city: Saratoga Springs,
    • Alleged crime scenesCrime county: utah,
    • Alleged crime scenesCrime state: Utah,
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2024,
    • Church positionsLDS positions: Unknown position,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, guilty, Pleaded guilty,
      • "“Again, this wasn’t a crime of opportunity that found you and you got caught up in it or made a wrong turn. You went looking anyway, deep down that rabbit hole.”"
      — Cedar City by 5th District Judge Matthew L. Bell
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    • Miles Gordon Petty
    • 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 city: Orem, Sandy,
    • Alleged crime scenesAlleged crime county: Salt Lake, utah,
    • Alleged crime scenesAlleged crime state: Utah,
      • Miles also commented I hope we can just sweep this under the rug. -P.C. Affidavit
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