2 LDS sex abuse cases found

Idaho
  • LDS position: Unknown position
  • Crime year: 2017
  • Crime state: Idaho
    • Samuel Baugh (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Kingston, Idaho; charged in 2025 with multiple felonies related to child sexual abuse; allegedly molested two children for many years; his defense attorney noted Baugh was active in the church while requesting a reduction in the bond amount; Floodlit is seeking court documents
    • Alleged crimeAlleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
    • Alleged crime scenesAlleged crime county: ID - Shoshone,
    • Alleged crime scenesAlleged crime state: Idaho,
    • Church positionsLDS positions: Unknown position,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Ongoing,
    • A law enforcement officer called the case "one of the most twisted instances of grooming he’d ever seen"
      "He has never been in trouble before. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; he attends church every Sunday at the ward in Pinehurst."
      — Baugh's defense attorney Trish Espelund
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    • Candon Dahle (2003 – ) was a Mormon BYU baseball pitcher in Utah; in 2025, charged in two Idaho counties with crimes related to child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in Fremont County in May 2025; sentenced to 180 days in jail for sexually assaulting a young girl for five years; set for early jail release Jan. 21, 2026; not required to register as sex offender; Floodlit.org is seeking court documents
    • CrimeCrime: 2010s, 2020s,
    • Alleged crime scenesCrime state: Idaho,
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2025,
    • Church positionsLDS positions: Unknown position,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
    • Multiple Mormon church members wrote letters of support after Dahle pleaded guilty
      "You forced me to keep your secret for seven years. I sat through your baseball games, I watched the world cheer for you. I watched you achieve every church standing and be celebrated, all while I screamed inside because I knew the truth."
      — Jane Doe, abuse survivor
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