3 LDS sex abuse cases found
- Criminal case result: Alford plea
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- Brandon Brown (1978 – ) was an LDS church member in Pocatello, Idaho; accused in 2024 of untying two teenage girls' swimsuit tops and touching them inappropriately at a mall in Chubbuck, Idaho; also accused of inappropriately touching a third teenage girl; in 2025, entered Alford pleas to felony and misdemeanor counts of sexual battery of a child; a judge rejected the plea agreement
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Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
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Convicted: 2025,
Was Unknown position,
Alford plea, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal,
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- John Misseldine (1982 – ) was a Mormon missionary in Nevada; charged with sexually abusing two children at an LDS chapel in the Las Vegas area; in 2005, made a plea deal to avoid prison, via an Alford plea to two counts; a lawsuit said a local Mormon leader failed to report abuse to police; in 2008, sentenced to prison after violating the plea deal; as of 2024, lives in Las Vegas, Nevada as a registered sex offender
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Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Nevada,
- Crime state: Nevada,





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- Kay Walker (1942 – ) was a Mormon church member and Nauvoo Inn owner in Nauvoo, Illinois; charged with sexually abusing his employees; entered an Alford plea in 2004, resulting in a conviction while maintaining his innocence before the court; January 2024: lives in Idaho Falls, Idaho
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Convicted: 2004,
Was Missionary,
Alford plea, Convicted,
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