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Terry George Allen
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- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender; lives in Grapevine, Texas
- Victims: 10 or more victims,
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Born: 1943
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, High priest, Music leader, Stake high council, Stake public communications director, Sunday school president, Sunday school teacher, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in California; in 1987, was found guilty of sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to six years in prison; was assigned to multiple trusted church positions, including Sunday school president, despite the Mormon church being aware that he had raped a teenager; LDS leaders were accused of hiding his abuse from local church members; as of 2024, lives in Grapevine, Texas.
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Mark Kevin Anderson
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- AKA Dr. Anderson; Dr. Mark Anderson, DDS; Mark K. Anderson
- Latest update: 2018: out of prison
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Born: 1959
LDS positions: Branch president, Other leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- He 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 California state prison; required to register for life as a sex offender.
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Lynn Earl Baldwin
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- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Utah; lives in Fruit Heights, Utah
- Victims: 2 victims,
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Born: 1960
LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted of lewdness in 1996 and sexual exploitation of a minor in 2002 (attempted); released in 2006; is a registered sex offender.
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Paul J Bryant
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- Latest update: December 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Utah; pre-trial hearing scheduled for Dec. 11, 2023
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Born: 1968
LDS positions: Branch president, Missionary, Other leader, Primary teacher, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
Argentina - Argentina Cordoba 1987-1989
- Criminal case: Convicted, Ongoing, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- He was a Mormon church member and former LDS Primary teacher in Utah; was a branch president while on a Mormon mission to Argentina in the 1980s; in 2016, pleaded guilty to three first-degree felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child; in 2016, was sentenced to prison; in 2023, pleaded not guilty to failure to register as sex offender; was an HOA president in Lehi, Utah.
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Eddie Aulton Bunch
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- AKA Ed Bunch
- Latest update: March 2024: is a registered sex offender in St. George, Utah
- Victims: 2 victims,
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Born: 1943
LDS positions: Temple worker,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country -
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- The accused was an LDS church member in St. George, Utah; convicted in 2016 of misdemeanor lewdness involving a child and misdemeanor sexual battery; one victim was 16 years old and the second victim was 12 years old; served 135 days in jail and had 36 months of probation; as of March 2024, is a registered sex offender living in St. George, Utah.
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Raymond Casillas
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- Latest update: March 2024: lives in San Antonio, Texas as a registered sex offender
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1970
LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, No contest, Plea agreement, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon bishop and middle school teacher in San Antonio, Texas; arrested in 2014 and charged with felony aggravated sexual assault of a child; via a plea agreement, pleaded no contest to indecent contact with a child and agreed to a fine of $1,500; was sentenced in 2016 to 8 years in prison; as of March 2024, lives in San Antonio, Texas as a registered sex offender.
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Dustin Scott Cassady
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- Latest update: 2024: lives in Roseville, California as a registered sex offender
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Born: 1981
LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in the Sacramento, California area (Carmichael); accused of child sexual exploitation; pleaded guilty; as of March 2024, lives in Roseville, California as a registered sex offender.
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Mark Chapman
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- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1971
LDS positions: Church janitor, Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS church member and scout leader in Michigan; served 9 years in prison in New York for charges of engaging in criminal sexual conduct with a person below the age of 17; sentenced to prison in 2022 in Michigan for sexually assaulting two children; some of the abuse took place at an LDS chapel.
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Prescott Louis De Jean
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- AKA Prescott Louis De Jean III, Prescott DeJean
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Port Lavaca, Texas as a registered sex offender
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1955
LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Violated parole,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Texas; accused of sexual abuse; convicted between 1991 and 1997 of indecency with a child by contact; victim was 6 years old at the time of the abuse; convicted in 2013 of third degree felony failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements; as of March 2024, lives in Port Lavaca, Texas as a registered sex offender.
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Todd Mitchell Edwards
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- AKA Todd Michael Edwards
- Latest update: 2013: sentenced to three years in prison for child sexual abuse
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1964
LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission:
unknown
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon bishop in Menifee, Riverside County, California; in 2013, sentenced to three years in prison for child sexual abuse that occurred in 2006 and 2012; was bishop at the time of the 2012 abuse.
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Patrick Brady Fox
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- AKA Pat Fox
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Utah; lives in Saratoga Springs, UT
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Born: 1972
LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- He was a Mormon church member in Saratoga Springs, Utah; found guilty of a sex crime; registered sex offender in Utah.
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Erik Wayne Hughes
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- AKA Bishop Hughes
- Latest update: July 2023: out on parole
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1966
LDS positions: Bishop, Church employee, Missionary,
- LDS mission:
United States - California Anaheim 1985-1987
- Criminal case: Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon bishop in Mapleton, Utah and a Mormon church senior product manager when he sexually abused two underage children in his LDS ward dozens of times; was sentenced to prison in 2017; released in 2023; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Utah.
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Kenneth Enos Jenks
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- AKA Ken Jenks
LDS positions: Other leader, Ward executive secretary, Ward librarian,
- LDS mission:
unknown
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- The accused was an LDS church member in California (Milpitas Ward); accused of sexual abuse; convicted; served 14 years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor under duress; three victims sued the LDS church, claiming it knew about Jenks's abuse but allowed him to work with children.
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James Frank Johannes
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- Latest update: 2017: sentenced to six years in prison
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1982
LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon youth leader and US Army soldier assigned to the National Security Agency (NSA) in San Antonio, Texas; sentenced in 2017 to six years in prison for spying on two teenage sisters and recording them preparing to attend LDS seminary classes.
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Allen Brent Johnson
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- AKA Allen B, Kendal
- Latest update: March 2024: registered sex offender living in Provo, Utah
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Born: 1965
LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender, Released,
- He was an LDS church member; drove from Utah to Idaho to meet up with a person he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex; sentenced to eight years in prison; as of March 2024, is a registered sex offender living in Provo, Utah.
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Eric Whitney Jones
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- Latest update: March 2024: sentenced to two to 20 years in prison
- Victims: 2 victims, 3 victims,
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Born: 1981
LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He 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.
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Marion Dean Klingler
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- AKA Dean
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Born: 1944
LDS positions: Primary teacher, Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- The accused was an LDS church member in California; convicted of sexual abuse; now lives in Springville Utah as registered sex offender.
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Frank Arthur Lind
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- Latest update: 2022: convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced to three consecutive terms of 25 years to life in prison
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1956
LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in California; sentenced before the early 2000s to 30 years to life in prison for sexually molesting a child; in the 2000s, a Mormon bishop allegedly supported Lind's decision to be baptized into the LDS church despite his prior conviction; in 2022, again convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced to three consecutive terms of 25 years to life in prison.
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Brandon Lee Manning
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- Latest update: November 2023: registered sex offender in Georgia; not incarcerated; lives in Fort Valley, Georgia
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1973
LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
United Kingdom - Scotland Edinburgh 1993-1993
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Utah and Georgia; convicted three times of sex crimes: Scotland in the 1990s, Utah in 2001, Georgia in 2020; assigned to be a young men's president in a Georgia LDS branch in 2017; arrested in 2019 and charged with eight felony counts of child sexual exploitation; convicted; as of November 2023, lives in Fort Valley, Georgia as a registered sex offender.
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Maynard Scott McFarland
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- AKA Scott McFarland
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Chula Vista, California as a registered sex offender
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
no
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: Ongoing civil case,
- He was an LDS church member in California and Minnesota; sentenced in 2005 to 32 years in prison for sexually abusing his daughter for many years; released from prison in 2020; as of 2024, lives in Chula Vista, California as a registered sex offender.
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John Allen Midgett
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- Latest update: 2024: lives in Bountiful, Utah; is a registered sex offender
- Victims: 5 victims, 8 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1962
LDS positions: Primary teacher,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon church member and Sunday school teacher in the San Diego area, California; also was a Navy petty officer first class; initially pleaded not guilty to 43 felony counts of child molestation; later pleaded guilty; sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually abusing eight girls ages 5 to 10 in his LDS sunday school class; as of 2024, lives in Bountiful, Utah as a registered sex offender.
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John Misseldine
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- Latest update: 2024: lives in Las Vegas, Nevada as a registered sex offender
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1982
LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
no
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Alford plea, Convicted, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: $782,000
- The accused was a Mormon missionary in Nevada; charged with sexually abusing two little 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 local LDS leader allegedly failed to report the 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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Aaron Marcos Montoya
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- Latest update: March 2024: out of prison on parole and lives in Woods Cross, Utah as a registered sex offender
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Born: 1972
LDS positions: Primary teacher,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- He was a Mormon primary teacher in Utah; pleaded guilty to sexually abusing children; as of March 2024, is out of prison on parole and lives in Woods Cross, Utah as a registered sex offender.
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Eric Norman Olsen
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- AKA Mr. Olsen
- Latest update: 2007: convicted in California of six felony counts of child sex abuse; 2023: registered sex offender, lives in Brigham City, Utah
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1977
LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- He was an LDS church member and schoolteacher in Bakersfield, California; admitted to Ontario, California police that he had sexually abused between 200 to 300 girls, with as many as 30 victims in Kern County; convicted in 2007 in California of 6 felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced to five years in prison; lifetime registered sex offender; as of 2023, lives in Brigham City, Utah.
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Adam Scott Phipps
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- Latest update: 2022-12-01: registered sex offender in Virginia; lives in Nokesville, Virginia
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Manassas, Virginia; accused of taking indecent liberties with children; charged and convicted; registered sex offender.
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Jeff Lewis Ranstrom
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- Latest update: December 2023: registered sex offender in Idaho; lives in Eagle, Idaho
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1986
LDS positions: Elders quorum president,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- He was an LDS church member, elders quorum president and high school basketball coach in Idaho; accused in 2019 of sexually abusing a student; pleaded guilty to a felony charge of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2020 to 4 to 15 years in prison; as of December 2023, was out on parole living in Eagle, Idaho as a registered sex offender.
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Chad Kaye Robertson
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- AKA Chad Kay Robertson
- Latest update: June 2024: sentenced in Utah to one year in the Iron County Jail, with credit for time served, and four years of probation
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1984
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member and high school assistant basketball coach in Parowan, Utah; accused in 2023 of unlawful sexual activity with a child; admitted to having sex with a 16-year-old boy on five separate occasions; in March 2024, pleaded guilty to two felonies; in June 2024, was sentenced to one year in the Iron County Jail, with credit for time served, and four years of probation.
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Dennis Walter Schult
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- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender living in Granada Hills, California
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1935
LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
no
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, No contest, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon church member and scout leader in southern California; pleaded no contest to two counts of child molestation as part of a plea agreement wherein six other molestation charges were dropped; sentenced in 1991 to eight years in prison for sexually abusing two of his scouts for several years; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Granada Hills, California.
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Eric Robertson Senior
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- AKA Erick Senior
- Latest update: March 2024: lives in Provo, Utah as a registered sex offender
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse in the 1990s; convicted; sentenced to prison; lost an appeal with the California Supreme Court; as of March 2024, lives in Provo, Utah as a registered sex offender.
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Allen Quinn Stailey
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- AKA Alan Stailey, Al Stailey
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Utah; lives in Spanish Fork, Utah
LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- He was an LDS church member in Colorado and Utah; convicted in 1999 in Colorado of sexual assault on a child.
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Douglas George Stoddard
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- AKA Doug Stoddard, Bishop Stoddard
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Texas (SID 04382768)
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Born: 1949
LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- He was an LDS bishop in Hurst, Texas; convicted in 1992 of a felony child sexual abuse charge of indecency with a child by contact; sentenced to 8 years of probation; a lifetime registered sex offender in Texas; named publicly in August 2023 by a victim who said Stoddard molested him and three other boys in his Mormon ward while serving as bishop.
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Kimball Reid Ungerman
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- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Orem, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1957
LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
Thailand - Thailand Bangkok 1977-1979
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2020 to one felony count of 2nd degree aggravated child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison but the prison term was suspended; sentenced to probation; completed probation; as of 2023, registered sex offender; lives in Orem, Utah.
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Edwin Jay Wilcox
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- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Idaho; lives in American Falls, Idaho
LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- He was a Mormon church member and ran a therapy center for "handicapped people" (as described in 1989 news article); found guilty of child sexual abuse.
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