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Brady Glen Allen
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- was a Mormon church youth leader and Utah teacher in Davis County, Utah; admitted to trying to meet 13-year-old for sex; convicted; sentenced to 1-15 years in Utah State Prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Online,
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Benjamin Aaron Alyk
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Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes- was an LDS church member from Utah and a missionary in Dominican Republic; confessed to making child porn; LDS church leaders allegedly didn't report his crime.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Online,
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Elwood Anderson
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- was a LDS church member in Washington state; allegedly downloaded and shared more than 9,000 images of young children engaged in sexually explicit activity; convicted.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
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Michael Wayne Coleman
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- was an LDS bishop and former sound recording engineer in Mesa, Arizona (Lehi 2nd Ward); arrested in 2014 for sexual solicitation of a minor online; the alleged crime took place while he was bishop.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime years: 2010s,
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Daniel Cupyrna
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- was a Mormon assistant stake clerk and stake technology specialist in Middlesbrough Ward, Billingham Stake, UK; accused of possession of child sexual abuse material; admitted to wrongdoing; convicted.
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime years: 2010s,
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Larry Deutsch
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- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon bishop in Missouri; arrested in 2020 and charged with possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material, or CSAM) and accused of luring an underage teenager from Arizona to Missouri; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2021 to 12 years in federal prison plus a lifetime of supervised release; in 2024, the victim filed a civil lawsuit against the LDS church.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Ongoing civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building, Online,
- Crime years: 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
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Jay Benjamin Elggren
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- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
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Jeffrey Vern Fox
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- was a former state legislator (1977-1982) in Utah; convicted federally for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2013 and placed on probation for 15 years; in 2019, probation was terminated for completing terms; in 2022, arrested and charged in Utah with 8 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; case dismissed without prejudice due to a federal charge.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2013,
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Hayden Hoss Hunter
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- was a Mormon missionary in California; he was from Pleasant Grove, Utah; arrested in 2020 for distribution of child sexual abuse material (child pornography) while on his mission; convicted of possession of CSAM in 2021.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Released,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
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Spencer Kay Kartchner
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- was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sex crimes in 2009 and 2021.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2009, 2020s, 2021,
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Ryan Pugh
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- was a former Mormon missionary and BYU-Idaho student in Rexburg, Idaho; arrested and charged in 2024 with sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online.
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Ongoing,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime years: 2020s,
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Kenneth Merlin Richens
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- was an LDS church member and chief information officer (CIO) of Central Valley Medical Center in Nephi, Utah; accused in 2023 of child sexual exploitation; pleaded guilty in February 2024 to two felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; in April 2024, sentenced to two consecutive terms of one to 15 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
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Lance Mark Rushton
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- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member in Provo; accused of photo shopping faces of family members, ward church members of adults and children on to pornographic material and distributed them; convicted in 2007 and sentenced to three months in jail and three years of probation.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2007,
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Matthew Gregory Shepard
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- was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; In October of 2019 chatted with online 13year old persona to try and meet for sex; found guilty to 3 counts of entice a minor by internet or text; currently in jail in Duchese, Utah..
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
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Keele Ryan Taylor
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- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; convicted for possession of child pornography; In July 2019, accepted plea deal to possession, so the distribution charge was dropped.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
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Kurt Arthur Vanwagoner
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- was a Mormon church member in Centerville, Utah who worked with young men in his ward as of March 2024; arrested and charged in March 2024 with 10 first degree felony counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor (sharing CSAM); police said he sent online chat messages talking about himself secretly taking photographs of women he found attractive in his LDS ward, during church services.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
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