7 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 state: Utah,
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2026,
    • Church positionsLDS positions: Missionary,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, plead guilty,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: sent home early from mission, Unknown church action,
      • 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 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 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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    • Colby Dean Mower
    • 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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    • Arvid Mark Oakley
    • Arvid Oakley (1943 – ) was a Mormon church member in Springville, Utah; accused of sexually abusing several girls who were between 4 and 6 years old; one alleged instance of abuse took place during his LDS mission to Uruguay in 1963; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1998; as of April 2026, is in prison in Utah
    • CrimeCrime: 1960s, 1990s,
    • Alleged crime scenesCrime state: Utah,
    • Alleged crime scenesCrime country: Uruguay,
    • ConvictedConvicted: 1998,
    • Church positionsLDS positions: Missionary,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: unknown,
      • Investigators said Oakley inspected some naked children in a room in his house that he called "the tick room" as he operated a daycare
      "He has abused so many children that he can't keep his victims straight."
      — Utah County Attorney Kay Bryson, 1998
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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 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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