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Michael James Clay
- was an LDS church member and BYU professor in Provo, Utah; charged with sexually abusing three students; entered a plea bargain in May 2023 in which he agreed to plead no contest to three class A misdemeanor charges of sexual battery, complete 24 months of probation, do 50 hours of community service, and take a sexual boundaries course; sentenced in June 2023 according to the plea deal.
- Criminal case: Community service, Convicted, No contest, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Robert Kenneth Nelson
- was an LDS bishop in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; accused of sexual abuse of a "mentally handicapped" woman; pleaded guilty in 1989; placed on two years probation, ordered to do 150 hours of community service, and ordered to take a conducted tour of a local jail.
- Criminal case: Community service, Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
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Carl Edward Sepos
- was an LDS temple worker and high priest in Payson, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2015 to sexually abusing an adult woman with Down syndrome and autism at a hotel swimming pool; he blamed his sex crime in part on an addiction to pornography; sentenced to 150 days in jail, 36 months of probation and 100 hours of community service.
- Criminal case: Community service, Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
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Heidi Tasso
- was an LDS church member and school teacher/counselor in St. George, Utah; charged in 2016 with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in June 2018 to one third-degree felony count of unlawful sexual activity with a minor; sentenced in August 2018 to 120 days in jail, 36 months probation and 200 hours of community service.
- Criminal case: Community service, Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2018,
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