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- Mark Aitken was a Mormon church member in Falkirk, Scotland; found guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl after allegedly sending her manipulative and threatening messages
Convicted, Found guilty,
Convicted: 2022,
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Born: 1982
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Scotland, United Kingdom,
- Latest update: In prison for 7 years for rape in Glasgow, Scotland; sentenced September 2022
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- Mark Anderson was a Mormon church branch president and dentist in Woodland, California; accused by 27 former female patients of touching them inappropriately in office visits; found guilty in 2009 of 11 felony counts and one misdemeanor count of sexual battery for sexual abuse of several of his female patients; sentenced to six years in prison; required to register for life as a sex offender
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Was Branch president, Other leader,
Crime: 2000s, in California,
Convicted: 2009,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2018: out of prison
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- Kevin Bowman was an LDS first counselor in a ward bishopric and a restaurant owner in Spanish Fork, Utah; was an LDS missionary in Taiwan 1999-2001; accused of sexual abuse of a teenage girl who worked in his restaurant; arrested in July 2023; in June 2024, found guilty by a jury of forcible sexual abuse (second-degree felony) and lewdness (class B misdemeanor); sentencing set for July 29, 2024
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial,
Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Other leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1980
- Mission: 1999-2001 Taiwan Taiwan Taipei (Da Xi, Yi Lan, Tao Yuan, San Xia, Tai Pei)
- Places lived: Taiwan, Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: June 2024: found guilty by a jury of forcible sexual abuse (second-degree felony) and lewdness (class B misdemeanor); sentencing set for July 29, 2024
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- Revere Burnett was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse and found guilty of multiple felonies; appealed and received a lesser conviction sentence for misdemeanors; was not required to register as a sex offender
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Unknown result,
Crime: 2000s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1972
- Mission: Sweden
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: Served his prision sentence and is currently living in Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Albert Carlson was a Mormon church member in Utah, New Mexico and Texas; arrested in the 1980s in Utah on a molestation charge after allegedly molesting an underage boy who he met through the church; the case was dropped to a lewdness charge which did not require him to register as a sex offender; in 2025, sentenced in Texas to life in prison for child sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty, No contest, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, 2010s, 2020s, in Texas, Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1944
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: New Mexico, Texas, Utah,
- Latest update: 2025: sentenced in Texas to life in prison for child sexual abuse
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- Jack Cash was a Mormon bishopric counselor and stake high council member in San Luis Obispo, California; was a practicing chiropractor for over 30 years; between 1979 and 1995, allegedly fondled at least 11 women's breasts during chiropractic visits; license suspended in 1985; in 1995, convicted by jury of seven misdemeanor counts of sexual battery; sentenced to 2 months in jail, 3 years probation; died in 2023
Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Jury trial, Probation,
Was Bishopric counselor, ever-senior-missionary, High priest, Missionary, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Sunday school,
- Victims: 10 or more victims,
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Born: 1934
Died: 2023 - Mission: 1954-1956 United States Gulf States Mission
- Places lived: California,
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- Kenneth Copple was a Mormon church member in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse and sentenced in 2019 to prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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- Jayne Furness was a Mormon church member and boy scout leader in Arroyo Grande, California; accused of sex abuse; found guilty of voyeurism charges in or before 1972, and found guilty of sexual abuse charges in 1976; sentenced in 1976 or 1977 to prison; died in 1987
Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1970s, in California,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1935
Died: 1987 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 1987: died
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- Luis Gonzales was a Mormon bishop in Sacramento, California; charged with 20 counts of child molestation, battery, rape, bigamy, stalking, and fraud; in 2002, was found guilty of bigamy, spousal abuse (battery) and child molestation
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty,
Was Bishop,
Convicted: 2002,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Jonathan Gonzalez was an LDS church member in Layton, Utah; found guilty of BURGLARY - 2nd Degree Felony, LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD - Class A Misdemeanor, LEWDNESS - FIRST OR SECOND OFFENSE - Class B Misdemeanor
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Unknown result,
Was Missionary,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1990
- Mission: United States Florida (unknown)
- Places lived: Davis County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: convicted
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- Stephen Goode was a Mormon church member in Gresham, Oregon; arrested in 2019 and accused of sexually abusing a child during a trip in 2018; in 2022, found guilty in a jury trial of four felony charges; sentenced to 8.5 years in prison and 20 years supervision
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Probation,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 2010s, in Oregon,
Convicted: 2022,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1981
- Mission: 2002-2004 Philippines Philippines Ilagan Mission
- Places lived: Oregon,
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- Gene Guinn was an LDS church member in the Dallas Seventh Ward, Texas; in 2000, found guilty by a jury of indecency with a child and sentenced to 68 years in prison; the victim was 10 years old at the time of the crime; Mormon officials allegedly knew about the abuse but failed to report to police
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
Was High priest,
Crime: 1990s, in Texas,
Convicted: 2000,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Victim's home,
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1932
Died: 2008 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Texas,
- Latest update: 2008: died of cancer in Palestine, Texas
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- Harvey Harper was an LDS church member and deputy county district attorney in Los Angeles, California; arrested in 1984 and charged with child sexual abuse; jumped bail; found guilty; sentenced in absentia to 14 years in prison; lived secretly in Colorado for 20 months until federal investigators found him; local LDS church coverup alleged
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, in California,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1935
Died: 2014 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Colorado,
- Latest update: 2014: died
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- Jeffrey Head was an LDS bishop in Draper, Utah; committed sex crimes while serving as a Mormon bishop; in 2019, a jury found him guilty of attempted forcible sexual abuse, two counts of lewdness and sexual battery; sentenced to four months in jail and four years of probation
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Jury trial, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1964
- Mission: 1983-1985 United States Missouri St. Louis
- Places lived: Missouri, Utah,
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- Christopher Hettiger was a Mormon church member in Sacramento, California; in 2005, found guilty of child sexual abuse and was sentenced to 30 years in prison
Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
Was Sunday school,
Crime: 2000s, in California,
Convicted: 2005,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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- Caleb Horner was an LDS church member in Melbourne, Australia; arrested in November 2021 and accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy he met in 2020; found guilty in 2024 of two counts of sexual assault by touch of a child under 16; sentenced in October 2024 to three years "community corrections," avoiding additional jail time
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Ongoing,
Was Missionary,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
- Latest update: October 2024: Sentenced to three years of "community corrections," avoiding additional jail time
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- Christopher Jensen was a Mormon church member in Utah and West Virginia; sentenced to 35 to 75 years in prison for sexually abusing two children; local LDS church coverup alleged; LDS church settled civil lawsuit mid-trial in 2018 for $32 million, also spending over $27 million on legal fees; FLOODLIT.org discovered the settlement details in 2025 and made them public for the first time
Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $32,000,000
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Utah, West Virginia,
Convicted: 2013,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home, Victim's school,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1991
- Mission: 2011-2012 United States Unknown (Arizona)
- Places lived: Arizona, Utah, West Virginia,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: in prison
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- Eric Jones was an LDS church member in Blackfoot, Idaho; arrested for alleged sexual contact with a toddler; convicted in January 2024 of battery with the intent to commit lewd conduct of a child after a one-day trial; sentenced in March 2024 to two to 20 years in prison; required to register as a sex offender
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Was Unknown position,
Convicted: 2024,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1981
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: March 2024: sentenced to two to 20 years in prison
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- Kurt Leppert was a former LDS church primary teacher in Spokane Valley, Washington; found guilty in 2018 by a jury of seven counts of sexually abusing 3 children between the ages of 8 and 12; sentenced in 2018 to 21 years and 4 months in prison
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
Was Primary,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1958
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
- Latest update: 2018: sentenced to 21 years and 4 months in prison
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- Bryant Litchfield was an LDS church member and physician in Alberta, Canada; accused of sexual abuse; acquitted; in 2008, was found guilty by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta of inappropriately touching women patients during breast and vaginal exams in 2001; stripped of his medical license
Convicted, Found guilty,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2000s, in Canada,
Convicted: 2008,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1953
Died: 2023 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Canada,
- Latest update: 2008: found guilty of inappropriately touching patients, was stripped of medical license
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- Benjamin Manning was a Mormon church member in Massachusetts and Utah; in 2014, molested a child while living with her family in Salt Lake City, Utah; charged with child sexual abuse in 2019; was a Sunday school teacher at some point between 2014 and 2024; found guilty by a jury in February 2024; sentenced in April 2024 to 120 years in prison
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
Was Sunday school,
Crime: 2010s, in Massachusetts, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
Convicted: 2024,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1991
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Massachusetts, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: April 2024: sentenced to 120 years in prison
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- Bruce McAskill was a Mormon church ward clerk in Jackson, Michigan; before becoming ward clerk, was convicted of rape; after becoming ward clerk, in 1994, was found guilty by a judge of kissing and fondling an 8-year-old boy whom he was babysitting; McAskill had met the boy's mother at church; a police officer said McAskill told him 'he didn't see any problem' with an adult sleeping naked with a child
Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
Was Other leader, Ward clerk,
Crime: 1990s, in Michigan,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1928
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Michigan,
- Latest update: 1994: convicted of child sexual abuse, sentenced to prison
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- Richard McClung was a Mormon bishopric counselor in the Rockford, Illinois area; convicted in 2007 and 2014 of child sexual abuse; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl; allegedly was not removed from bishopric despite charges
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Was Bishopric counselor,
Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Illinois,
Convicted: 2007,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1943
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Illinois,
- Latest update: 2025: named as a defendant in a lawsuit against the Mormon church over alleged failure to report abuse
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- Aaron Montoya was a Mormon children's Primary teacher and law enforcement officer in Utah; found guilty in 2005 of sexually abusing children during LDS church meetings and at his home; later pleaded guilty in another case; in all, at least nine victims came forward; sentenced to prison in 2005; as of March 2025, is out of prison on parole and lives in Woods Cross, Utah as a registered sex offender
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Was Primary,
Crime: 2000s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2005,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Vehicle,
- Victims: 9 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1972
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: March 2024: out of prison on parole and lives in Woods Cross, Utah as a registered sex offender
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- Shonn Ricks was an LDS church member in Benson, Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; found guilty by a jury in 1997; served about 14 months in prison; attempted to serve a Mormon mission and was supported by his stake president, Jerry Toombs; his mission call was withdrawn
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- James Samuels was a Mormon church member in Thornton, Idaho; found guilty of LEWD COND WITH A MINOR CHILD U/16 Date : 03-18-1980
Convicted, Found guilty,
Was Scout leader,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1943
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: Is a registered sex offender living in Mountain Home, Idaho
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- Jeffery Scofield was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; found guilty in 2004 of two counts of sexual abuse of a child (a 6-year-old girl); spent six years in prison and underwent therapy; in 2017, was arrested and charged with rape of a 73-year-old woman; the case was dismissed because the victim could not be located to testify in court
Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
Was Missionary,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1974
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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- Charles Snider was an LDS church member in Georgia; accused of sexual abuse
Convicted, Found guilty,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, in Georgia,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Georgia,
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- Daniel Taylor was an LDS church member and seminary teacher in New Zealand; found guilty in 2013 of sexual abuse of multiple underage boys; local Mormon leaders allegedly failed to report Taylor's abuse
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
Was Seminary teacher, Youth leader,
Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in New Zealand,
Convicted: 2013,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1979
- Mission: no
- Places lived: New Zealand,
- Latest update: 2013: convicted in New Zealand of child sex abuse
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- Kelly Teters was an LDS church member in Montana; in 2001, accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 1997; in 2002, found guilty of sexual intercourse without consent and sentenced to 10 years in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1990s, in Montana,
Convicted: 2002,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1963
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Montana,
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- Keith Vallejo was a Mormon bishop in Utah; accused of sexually abusing and raping two underage girls; in 2017, was found guilty in a jury trial of ten counts of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse and one count of first-degree felony object rape; sentenced to five years to life in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
Was Bishop, High priest, Other leader,
Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1974
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Homer Van Matre was an LDS church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of child and sodomy on a child; charges were reversed on appeal when child recanted her story
Convicted, Found guilty, Overturned/reversed,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1947
Died: 2017 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: Died 2017; Guilty charges of sexual abuse of child and sodomy on a child were reversed from the original court hearing in 1984
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- Alan Willey was a Mormon church member and schoolteacher in Utah; honored as teacher of the year twice at local schools; sentenced to prison in 2007 for sexually molesting a child who was one of his students; accused of sexually abusing many other little children in his classes
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2007,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1954
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2023 Registered sex offender in Utah, lives in Sandy Utah in a house he bought in 2016
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- David Williams was an LDS church member in West Valley, Utah; in 2019, found guilty of sexually abusing seven little girls for 14 years; the abuse was reported to parents and bishop and they allegedly did not report to police
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1948
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: In prison at UTAH STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
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