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Cortney Ted Andrew
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- AKA Cort Andrew
- Latest update: January 2024: sentenced to 60 days in jail with work release
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1984
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- LDS mission:
United States - Lansing
- Criminal case: Jail, Probation,
- He was a Mormon church member and bishopric counselor in Logan, Utah; charged in early 2023 in Utah with four second degree felony counts of enticing a minor by internet or text: sentenced in January 2024 to 60 days in jail.
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Christian Robert Bearnson
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- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1963
LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
no
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Probation,
- Civil case: Civil judgment in favor of plaintiff,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: $2,000,000
- He was a Mormon church member in Los Angeles, California in the early 1990s; molested a 13-year-old girl; the LDS church settled, reportedly for millions of dollars (US).
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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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Michael James Clay
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- AKA Mr. Clay, Professor Clay, Mike Clay
- Latest update: June 26, 2023: sentenced to two years of probation and no jail time after agreeing in May 2023 to a plea deal of three reduced misdemeanor charges of sexual battery
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1974
LDS positions: BYU professor, Church employee, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Community service, Convicted, No contest, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He 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.
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Troy Dameron
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- Latest update: May 2024: sentenced in Idaho to 15 days in jail (with work release) and two years of probation
LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- The accused was a Mormon church member, electrician and sheriff's deputy in Teton County, Idaho; lived in Rexburg, Idaho; a 911 dispatcher said he asked her sexually charged questions, shared sexual fantasies and masturbated in a bathroom near her work desk; pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of indecent exposure; sentenced in May 2024 to 15 days in jail (with work release) and two years of probation.
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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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Dennis Joe Empey
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- Latest update: 2023: lives in Driggs, Idaho
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Born: 1957
LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Probation,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Blackfoot, Idaho; accused of sexually abusing many children; his stake president allegedly knew Empey was abusing kids; convicted of child molestation in May 1991; sentenced to two years probation.
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Shawn Cory Gooden
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- Latest update: November 2023: sentenced in Virginia to up to 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to four felony counts; faces more charges in Pennsylvania
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1974
LDS positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
United States - Ohio Cleveland (Spanish speaking)
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Ongoing, Prison, Probation,
- He was an LDS bishop in Lebanon, Pennsylvania from 2016-2020; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexual abuse of two children in Virginia from 1997-2000; pleaded guilty in July 2023 in Virginia to four felony counts; sentenced in November 2023 in Virginia to prison time and supervised probation on release; charged in July 2023 in Pennsylvania with more child sex abuse charges.
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Michael William Hiatt
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- AKA Mike Hiatt
- Latest update: August 2023: sentenced to 45 days in jail, with credit for 15 days served, and 4 years probation
- Victims: 5 victims,
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Born: 1990
LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country -
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon church member in Clinton, Utah; charged in Utah in March 2023 with two second degree felony counts of enticing a minor, and one third degree felony count of dealing in materials harmful to a minor; pleaded guilty in June 2023 to one second degree felony count of enticing a minor; sentenced in August 2023 to 45 days in jail, with credit for 15 days served, and 4 years probation.
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Harry O. Jones IV
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- Latest update: is a registered sex offender lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana
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Born: 1970
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Probation,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Buffalo Grove, Illinois; convicted of possessing CSAM; is a registered sex offender.
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Dennis L Judd
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- Latest update: June 2024: accused in a civil lawsuit of voyeurism
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1954
LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
United States - Hawaii [unknown]
- Criminal case: Plea agreement, Probation,
- Civil case: Ongoing civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member and Uintah County, Utah attorney; charged with voyeurism and stalking in October 2023 after allegedly filming his female employees in his law firm's bathroom; in January 2024, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of stalking; plea held in abeyance; in June 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of voyeurism.
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Doyle Clarence Kelstrom
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- Victims: 4 victims,
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Born: 1938
- LDS mission:
United States - Texas [unknown]
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Probation,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Oregon and Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
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Robert Eric Longman
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- Victims: 1 victim,
LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted, No contest, Probation,
- He was a Mormon missionary in Corpus Christi, Texas; molested a three-year old in a bedroom while two other missionaries talked with the mother; pleaded no contest to charges filed in May 1989 of indecency with a child; sentenced to eight years probation, a $1,000 fine, and required to pay $400 in court costs.
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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 Mark Nelson
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- Latest update: Convicted of Disturbing the peace in plea agreement, died 1 month later.
- Victims: 3 victims,
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Born: 1976
Died: 2020
- LDS mission:
Argentina - Argentina Buenos Aires North Mission
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; charged with 3 counts of Battery-Actual, Intentional and Unlawful Touching or Striking of Another Against their Will and 3 counts of Disturbing the Peace; accepted plea deal and found guilty of Disturbing the Peace; died 31 days after convicted.
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Rand Darrell Newby
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- AKA Mr. Newby
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Born: 1953
LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member and scout leader in Washington, Oregon and San Francisco, California; had a career as a schoolteacher; charged in Oregon in 1986 with sexual abuse of two children; convicted of two counts, one class C felony and one class A misdemeanor; sentenced in 1987 to 5 years probation.
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Ronald Wayne Phelps
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- AKA Ron Phelps, Stanley Powell, Stan Powell
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Yukon, Oklahoma
- Victims: 1 victim,
LDS positions: Bishop, Stake executive secretary,
- LDS mission:
unknown
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS bishop and attorney in Oklahoma; arrested for indecent exposure before becoming an LDS bishop; accused of child sexual abuse; Mormon church leaders allegedly covered up the abuse.
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Shane Cameron Pugh
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- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1973
LDS positions: Sunday school president,
- LDS mission:
United States - Oklahoma City
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Cedar Hills, Utah; accused of touching an underage girl while she was sleeping; in 2017, found guilty of forcible sexual abuse (2nd degree felony); sentenced to 1 to 15 years in prison and 3 years probation.
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Noah Alan Rada
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- Latest update: 2023: sentenced to three years in prison and 20 years probation
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Born: 1999
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of possession of child sexual abuse material in 2022; pleaded guilty.
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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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Michael David Rosser
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- AKA Mike Rosser
- Latest update: 2024: convicted and sentenced to six years in prison with two years probation
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Born: 1961
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Indiana; accused in 2023 of child sexual abuse; made a plea agreement in February 2024, agreeing to plead guilty to reduced charges; convicted in 2024 and sentenced to six years in prison with two years probation.
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Douglas Saltsman
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LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- The accused was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Heidi Tasso
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Born: 1968
LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- She 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.
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James Robert Ungricht
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- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, No contest, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and junior high school science and math teacher in San Diego, California; arrested in 2017 for lewd conduct in public; pleaded no contest in 2018 to a misdemeanor charge of lewd conduct in a public place; sentenced to serve 30 days in county jail, plus three years probation.
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Robert Fleming Westover
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- AKA Rob Westover
- Latest update: 2023-03-10 - pleaded guilty; was sentenced to 4 years probation
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1972
LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- LDS mission:
Spain - Spain Bilbao
- Criminal case: Convicted, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a former LDS bishop and attorney in Dallas, Texas; arrested in 2021 for allegedly recording a minor; pleaded guilty in 2023 and sentenced to 4 years probation.
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