92 LDS sex abuse cases found
- Criminal case result: Probation
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- Hector Amezcua was an LDS church member in Woodbury, Minnesota; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; finished his probation and moved to California; as of 2023, lives in California
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Convicted, Probation,
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- Cortney Andrew (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member and bishopric counselor in Logan, Utah; charged in 2023 in Utah with four second degree felony counts of enticing a minor by internet or text; pleaded guilty to reduced charges in December 2023; sentenced in January 2024 to 60 days in jail
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Convicted:
2023, 
Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, - Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Larren Arnold (1935 – 2017) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; in 1984, arrested for lewd conduct with a minor under 16; convicted, received a five-year suspended sentence and three years probation; Mormon leaders allegedly covered up Arnold's abuse; the Mormon church made a $50,000 settlement payment to a victim in 2001, and a payment to another victim in 2012; died in 2017
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- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
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- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted, Probation,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Scott Ashton (1976 – ) was an LDS church member in Pasco, Washington; charged with prostitution-Patronizing a Prostitute 04/30/2015; Ashton's sentence was modified on 1/29/2016 to Disturbing the Peace
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Idaho, Washington,
- Crime state: Idaho, Washington,
Convicted:
2016, 
Was Youth leader, 
Convicted, Probation, -
- Arlo Atkin (1956 – ) was a former LDS bishop in or near Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona; accused of raping and impregnating a 14-year-old girl in his ward while he was her bishop; pleaded guilty, spent 132 days in jail
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Arizona, California,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Was Bishop, Missionary, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Violated parole/probation, Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, 
Alleged failure to report-
- Christian Bearnson (1963 – ) was a Mormon church member in Los Angeles, California in the early 1990s; molested a 13-year-old girl; in 1993, the Mormon church was found liable for child sexual abuse by a jury in a civil lawsuit; the LDS church then settled with the two plaintiffs, reportedly for millions of dollars (US), and had the court records sealed
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: California,
- Crime state: California,
Was Unknown position, Convicted, Probation, Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Alleged failure to report-
- Stanley Bitsoi (1960 – ) was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho; convicted of a felony sex crime (Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16); sentenced to jail and probation
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Convicted:
2023, Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Glen Borst (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; sentenced to prison in 2004 for child sexual abuse
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2004, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, -
- Brian Briggs (1984 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to sexual abuse charges; sentenced to a year in jail; violated probation and was sentenced to one to 15 years in the Utah State Prison
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- Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Violated parole/probation,
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- Paul Bryant (1968 – 2024) was an HOA president and former Mormon primary teacher in Lehi, Utah; was a branch president during an LDS mission to Argentina in the 1980s; in 2016, pleaded guilty to three first-degree felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to prison; in 2023, pleaded not guilty to failure to register as sex offender; died by suicide in December 2024
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- Convicted:
2016,
- Was Branch president, Missionary, Other leader, Primary, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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- Eddie Bunch (1943 – ) 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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- Was Temple worker,
- Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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- Paul Burdick (1972 – ) was an LDS bishop and drivers education teacher in Oregon; arrested in 2019 and charged with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty to third-degree sex abuse involving underage female students in his job as a drivers ed teacher
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Crime state: Oregon,
Convicted:
2020, Was Bishop, Elders quorum, Convicted, Jail, Probation, Alleged failure to report-
- Gerald Burgie (1939 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; charged in 1981 with third-degree felony forcible sexual abuse; convicted of attempted sexual abuse of a child
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- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted, Probation,
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- Jack Cash (1934 – 2023) 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
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- Was Bishopric counselor, High priest, Missionary, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Senior missionary, Stake high council, Sunday school,
- Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Jury trial, Probation,
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- Tanner Clark (1993 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; sentenced in 2019 to 90 days in jail for two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a 16 or 17 year old, two counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor, and two counts of dealing in materials harmful to minors; may have had over 100 victims; arrested in 2021 (while on probation) for enticing a minor; convicted and sentenced to 1 to 5 years in prison
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2019, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Jail, Prison, Probation, Violated parole/probation, -
- Michael Clay (1974 – ) 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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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
Convicted:
2023, Was BYU, Church employee, Scout leader, Youth leader, Community service, Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation, -
- Alan Croshaw (1946 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Springville, Utah from at least 1991 to 1995; admitted to having a lifelong sexual addiction with a preference for prepubescent girls; downloaded and distributed child pornography; in 2015, sentenced to 30 days in jail for felony voyeurism and misdemeanor lewdness; violated probation by downloading porn
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2015, Was Bishop, Convicted, Jail, Probation, -
- Troy Dameron 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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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Convicted:
2024, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Jail, Probation, -
- George Davis was an LDS church member in Rhode Island; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place in an LDS chapel; found guilty in a jury trial; sentenced to 10 to 25 years in prison and 15 years probation
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Rhode Island,
- Crime state: Rhode Island,
Was Unknown position, Convicted, Jury trial, Prison, Probation, Alleged failure to report-
- Prescott De Jean (1955 – ) 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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- Convicted:
2013,
- Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Violated parole/probation,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Larry Deutsch (1966 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Missouri; arrested in 2020 and charged with possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material, or CSAM) and accused of luring an underage teenager from Arizona to Missouri; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2021 to 12 years in federal prison plus a lifetime of supervised release; in 2024, the victim filed a civil lawsuit against the LDS church
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- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Missouri,
- Crime state: Arizona, Missouri,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Convicted:
2021, Was Bishop, Scout leader, Sunday school, Temple worker, Youth leader, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to report-
- Adam Dimond (1987 – ) was an LDS church member and dancer in Farmington, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2020 to a second-degree felony charge of enticing a minor by Internet or text; sentenced to 40 days in jail and 4 years of probation
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2020, Was Missionary, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Edwin Dyer (1935 – 1986) was a Mormon church member and scoutmaster in central Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly molested as many as 15 boys over a 28-year period; shot and killed in 1986 by one of his victims; the Mormon church settled out of court for $200,000 with one victim
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- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Crime state: Oregon,
Church officials asked Dyer to resign as scoutmaster and later disfellowshipped him, but did not tell police
Was Scout leader, Convicted, Jail, Probation, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Alleged failure to report"Until we use names, until people understand that this happened to Johnny next door, it will keep on happening."
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- Timur Dykes was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Portland, Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; reportedly admitted to molesting 17 boys; convicted multiple times; in 1987, three plaintiffs sued the Mormon church and the Boy Scouts of America; in about 2009, the Mormon church paid $350,000 to a victim to settle its portion of a civil lawsuit
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Crime state: Oregon,
Was Scout leader, Convicted, Jail, Probation, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Alleged failure to report-
- Jay Elggren (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced to jail and probation
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
Convicted:
2017, Convicted, Jail, Probation, -
- Dennis Empey (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in Driggs, Idaho and scout leader in Provo, Utah; accused of sexually abusing many children between 1981 and 1990; a stake president and four Mormon bishops allegedly failed to report abuse for years; convicted in 1991 in Utah of child molestation; sentenced to one year in jail and three years probation; charged in 2025 in Idaho with sex crimes
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho, Utah,
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
Empey's alleged sex crimes span at least 44 years (1981 - 2025)
Convicted:
1991, Was Scout leader, Convicted, Jail, Probation, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report"This man has molested so many children that it involved four Bishops from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints."
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- Matthew Faerber (1962 – ) was an LDS church member and high school choir director in Murray, Utah; pleaded guilty in 1990 or 1991 to two counts of attempted sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in February 1991 to six months in jail (two of those months under house arrest) followed by three years of supervised release
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
Was Missionary, Convicted, Jail, Probation, Released, -
- Matthew Felshaw (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member in Caldwell, Idaho; charged with sexually assaulting a young child; took a plea deal and was convicted of Injury to child; received suspended prison sentence and 8 years probation and has to register as a sex offender
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- Convicted:
2024,
- Convicted, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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- Alfred Forrester (1936 – 2013) was a Mormon church member in California; excommunicated in the 1950s after conviction for child molestation; moved to Iowa, reoffended, incarcerated; returned to California, convicted once or twice more, then assigned to be a Mormon church scoutmaster; abused again, caught, sentenced to prison in 1979; a 2024 lawsuit against the LDS church alleged that a bishop failed to protect kids
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- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s,
- Places lived: California, Iowa,
- Crime country: United States,
- Crime state: California, Iowa,
2024 lawsuit said Mormon church excommunicated Forrester after child sex abuse conviction, then later re-baptized him and assigned him to work with kids
Convicted:
1979, convicted-year-1956, convicted-year-1960, convicted-year-1966, Was Scout leader, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to report-
- Richard Fowler (1944 – ) was a Mormon church member in Sandpoint, Idaho; pleaded guilty to two felony counts of Children-Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16 in 20
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Convicted:
2020, Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Jeffrey Fox (1947 – ) was a former state legislator (1977-1982) in Utah; convicted federally for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2013 and placed on probation for 15 years; in 2019, probation was terminated for completing terms; in 2022, arrested and charged in Utah with 8 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; case dismissed without prejudice due to a federal charge
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2013, Convicted, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Ryan Frandsen (1976 – ) was an LDS church member and fireman in Davis County, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2010 to five counts of lewdness involving a child; child sexual abuse material (CSAM) was found on his computer; sentenced in 2010 to 90 days in jail and three years of probation
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Davis County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Davis,
Convicted:
2010, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Michael Fritchen (1955 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; sentenced to prison in the 1990s and again in 2011 for child sexual abuse
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- Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2011, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, -
- Francis Fuller (1940 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Highland, Utah in 1993; also was a stake high council member in Utah; in 2018 or 2019, pleaded guilty to two second degree felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2019 in Utah to two years in jail and four years probation; registered sex offender
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Australia, Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2019, Was Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, -
- Rex Furness (1923 – 2005) was a former Idaho state senator and Mormon bishop in Idaho; in 1996, pleaded guilty to sexual battery for fondling an underage girl; was sentenced to 60 days in jail; given a withheld judgment: if he did not violate the terms of his probation, the felony conviction would be kept from his record
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Was Bishop, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Withheld judgment, Alleged failure to report-
- William Gillespie (1936 – ) was an LDS church member in Montgomery, Alabama; accused of reaching inside the swimsuits of two girls and fondling them in his backyard pool in 1987; convicted in 1988 of three charges of first-degree sexual abuse and sentenced to one year in prison, plus four years of probation; conviction was reversed on appeal, then upheld; was allegedly excommunicated from the Mormon church
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Alabama,
- Crime state: Alabama,
Was Unknown position, Convicted, Overturned/reversed, Prison, Probation, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Stephen Goode (1981 – ) 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
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Crime state: Oregon,
Convicted:
2022, Was Missionary, Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Probation, -
- Shawn Gooden (1974 – ) 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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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived: Pennsylvania, Virginia,
- Crime state: Pennsylvania, Virginia,
Convicted:
2023, Was Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Youth leader, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Alleged failure to report-
- Cory Grint (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Vernal, Utah; pleaded guilty to lewdness involving a child; sentenced to 364 days in jail, with a suspended jail sentence of 364 days and 36 months of probation; as of 2025, lives in Vernal, Utah as a registered sex offender
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2022, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, -
- Jeffrey Head (1964 – ) 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
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Missouri, Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2019, Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader, Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Jury trial, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- Vance Hein (1951 – ) was an LDS church member and scoutmaster in West Bradford, Pennsylvania; was convicted in 1999 of a misdemeanor for sexually abusing one of his boy scouts; sentenced in 2000 to 15 years of probation; arrested in 2011 for possessing child pornography; sentenced in 2012 to 15 to 30 years in prison; the Mormon church settled a related lawsuit in 2014
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- Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Canada, Pennsylvania,
- Crime country: Canada,
- Crime state: Pennsylvania,
Convicted:
1999, 2000, 2012, Was Scout leader, Convicted, Prison, Probation, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Alleged failure to report-
- Michael Hiatt (1990 – ) 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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- Convicted:
2023,
- Was Missionary,
- Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
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- Kyle Hill was a Mormon church member; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted in 2019 and sentenced to 15 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2019, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Prison, Probation, Unknown result, -
- Craig Housley (1980 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; found guilty in 2018 of child sexual exploitation; sentenced to 210 days in state prison and five years of probation
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2018, Was Missionary, Other leader, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, -
- Stanley Hunt (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and custodian in the Washington County School District in St. George, Utah; convicted of second-degree felony sex abuse of a child via a plea agreement; convicted in 2023 of violation of the terms of his sex offender registration
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- Was Bishopric counselor, Ward clerk,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
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- Edward Hunter (1953 – ) was a Mormon church member in Peoria, Arizona; accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl who was his patient; pleaded guilty to three counts of child abuse; sentenced to two years in prison and lifetime probation
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Convicted:
2016, Convicted, Prison, Probation, Unknown result, -
- Harry Jones (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Illinois; sentenced to 30 months of probation for possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material or CSAM)
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Illinois,
- Crime state: Illinois,
Convicted:
2015, Was Scout leader, Youth leader, Convicted, Probation, -
- Harry Jones IV (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in Buffalo Grove, Illinois; convicted of possessing CSAM; is a registered sex offender
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Illinois,
- Crime state: Illinois,
Convicted:
2015, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, -
- Dennis Judd (1954 – ) 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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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Hawaii, Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2024, Was Missionary, Plea deal, Probation, Ongoing, -
- Doyle Kelstrom (1938 – ) was a Mormon church member in Oregon and Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 1992 to five years to life in prison in Utah
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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 2000s,
- Places lived: Oregon, Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Was Missionary, Convicted, Prison, Probation, Alleged failure to report-
- Nicholas Lewis (1992 – ) was a Mormon church member and BYU student; accused of sexually abusing young girls and attempting to solicit sex from a teen online; sentenced in 2017 to jail and probation; 2023: registered sex offender living in Bremerton, Washington
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2017, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender, -
- Robert Longman 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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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Texas,
- Crime state: Texas,
Was Missionary, Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation, -
- Leslie Loveland (1994 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty of rape in 2019; sentenced to one year in prison and three years of probation
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
Convicted:
2019, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, -
- Nathan Madsen was a Mormon church member and University of Tampa, Florida music professor; pleaded guilty in 2017 to charges of enticing a child to produce child pornography and possessing child pornography; sentenced to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison, followed by a life term of supervised release
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Florida,
- Crime state: Florida,
Convicted:
2017, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Prison, Probation, -
- Herbert Mataele (1967 – ) was an LDS church member in Bluffdale, Utah; convicted of sexually abusing a disabled girl he was caring for; sentenced in October 2023 to between three years and life in prison, but that prison sentence was suspended; the judge ordered him to serve three years in jail, with credit for the almost year and a half he had already served, followed by six years of probation
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Jail, Probation,
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- David McConkie (1978 – ) was a Mormon bishop (approximately 2013-16), stake president (2016-21) and deputy district attorney in Colorado; paternal grandson of Mormon apostle Bruce R. McConkie; arrested in 2023 and charged with felony sexual assault on a child by someone in a position of trust; allegedly confessed child sexual assault to a Mormon church leader in 2008; in July 2025, sentenced to five years probation
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Bolivia, Colorado, Utah, Virginia,
- Crime state: Colorado,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader, Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Alleged failure to report-
- 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,
Convicted:
2005, Was Missionary, Alford plea, Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Erick Mosteller (1965 – ) was a Mormon church member and former youth leader in Utah; was caught downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM); admitted to soliciting sex acts from trafficked women at Asian massage parlors; pleaded guilty in March 2023 to two second degree felony charges of child sexual exploitation; sentenced in August 2023 to 250 days in jail, with credit for 79 days served; placed on 4 years probation
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2023, Was Missionary, Youth leader, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Steven Murdock (1963 – ) was a Mormon stake high council member and former LDS bishop in Holladay, Salt Lake County, Utah; allegedly sexually harassed multiple women in his ward while he was their bishop (he was bishop from 2013 to 2017); in 2019, was caught taking photos of a young woman in a dressing room in Tennessee; pleaded guilty in November 2019; sentenced in 2019 to one year probation, 48 hours community service
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Tennessee, Utah,
- Crime state: Tennessee,
Convicted:
2019, Was Bishop, Stake high council, Admitted guilt, Community service, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- Robert Nelson (1949 – ) 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
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Canada,
- Crime country: Canada,
Was Bishop, Community service, Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Aaron Nelson (1976 – 2020) 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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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Argentina, Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Convicted:
2020, Was Missionary, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Rand Newby (1953 – ) 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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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: California, Oregon, Washington,
- Crime state: Oregon,
Was Scout leader, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- David Olson (1980 – ) was an LDS church member in Bozeman, Montana; convicted of of sexually abusing a teenage boy; sentenced to eight years in prison and 12 years probation
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- Was Missionary, Seminary teacher, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
Convicted:
2015, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Prison, Probation, -
- Keith Peterson (1948 – 2020) was a Mormon church member and former high school teacher in Nampa, Idaho; accused in 1991 of inappropriate sexual contact; sentenced to 180 days suspended jail time and two years of probation; charge was dismissed in 1998 after he completed probation; pleaded guilty in October 2019 to one count of lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced in 2020 to 17 years in prison
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- Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Convicted:
2020, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, -
- Ronald Phelps was an LDS bishop and stake executive secretary, 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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- Was Bishop, Other leader,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Arthur Phillips (1949 – ) was a Mormon church member in Arizona; sexually molested a 14-year-old girl; in the 1990s, sentenced to prison for one year and placed on probation for four years
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Was Sunday school, Convicted, Prison, Probation, -
- Shane Pugh (1973 – ) was a Mormon church member in Cedar Hills, Utah; accused of touching an underage girl while she was sleeping; in 2017, pleaded guilty to forcible sexual abuse (2nd degree felony); sentenced to 1 to 15 years in prison and 3 years probation
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2018, Was Sunday school, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, -
- Noah Rada (1999 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of possession of child sexual abuse material in 2022; pleaded guilty; sentenced to three years in prison and 20 years probation
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime city: UT - Salt Lake City,
Convicted:
2022, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, -
- Chad Robertson (1984 – ) 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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- Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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- Trent Rogers (1917 – 1995) was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 1986 and was sentenced to three years probation; a woman sued the Mormon church in 1986
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Was Ministering/home teacher, Missionary, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Michael Rosser (1961 – ) 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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- Convicted:
2024,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
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- Lance Rushton (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; accused of photo shopping faces of family members, ward church members of adults and children on to pornographic material and distributing them; convicted in 2007 and sentenced to three months in jail and three years of probation
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
Convicted:
2007, Was Music leader, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Douglas Saltsman was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted in 2020 of sexual abuse; sentenced to jail and probation
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
Convicted:
2020, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Jail, Probation, -
- Carl Sepos (1945 – ) 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
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2015, Was High priest, Temple worker, Community service, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Jason Smith (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Indiana; in 2019, confessed to sexually abusing a child; pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2021 to 728 days of probation for battery against a child under 14 years old
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Indiana,
- Crime state: Indiana,
Convicted:
2021, Was Unknown position, Admitted guilt, Convicted, Probation, -
- Derrick Starley was an LDS church member and full-time missionary in Chubbuck, Idaho; originally from Utah; perpetrated a sex crime while on his Mormon mission in October 2012; convicted in 2013 of felony injury to a child and sentenced to 10 days in jail
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Idaho, Utah,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Convicted:
2013, Was Missionary, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Douglas Stoddard (1949 – ) 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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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Texas,
- Crime state: Texas,
Was Bishop, Convicted, Probation, Registered sex offender, Alleged failure to report-
- Bradley Stowell (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; confessed to sexually abusing 24 boys; pleaded guilty to molesting two boys; sentenced in 1997 to 150 days in prison and 15 years of probation; local LDS church coverup alleged; one of Stowell's victims, Adam Steed, came forward, spurring lawsuits against the Mormon church and the BSA; as of 2024, lived in Herriman, Utah
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived: Idaho, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Convicted:
2005, 2008, Was Missionary, Scout leader, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- James Stringham (1928 – 2017) was a Mormon church member and pediatric physician in Salt Lake City, Utah; in 1980, he made a video recording of a sexual nature involving a child patient; in 1982, pleaded no contest to a second-degree felony charge of sexual exploitation of a minor; sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay $7,500 restitution; his medical license was suspended for 90 days
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Convicted, No contest, Probation, -
- Todd Tanner (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in the Cortez/Durango, Colorado area and St, George, Utah; co-founder of Utah-based dirty soda business Swig Drinks in approximately 2010; charged in 2010 in Colorado with crimes related to child sexual abuse; convicted in 2011 and sentenced to 48 months probation; allegedly was a Sunday School teacher in St. George, Utah after his conviction
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Colorado, Utah,
- Crime country: United States,
- Crime state: Colorado,
- Crime county: UT - Washington,
After Tanner's 2011 conviction in Colorado, the Mormon church allegedly assigned him to be a Sunday School teacher for LDS teenagers in St. George, Utah
Convicted:
2011, Was Stake high council, Sunday school, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, "All I wanted was to go far away to a place where you could not hurt me [..] Now I speak for the 12-year-old girl I once was. [...] You changed how I feel about myself [...] You don't deserve that kind of power. [...] Many days, it seems I feel ready to give up. [...] I continually uncover the hidden wounds that will need to be healed. [...] I choose to take back my power and relinquish the power he held over me."
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- Heidi Tasso (1968 – ) 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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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah, Washington County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Washington,
Convicted:
2018, Was Unknown position, Community service, Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Mark Treter (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member and environmental lawyer in Greendale, Indiana; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded no contest to one felony count; sentenced in 2023 to probation; local LDS church leaders allegedly knew of Treter's criminal behavior but did not report to police
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Indiana,
- Crime state: Indiana,
Convicted:
2023, Was Scout leader, Youth leader, Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation, Alleged failure to report-
- James Ungricht 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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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: California,
- Crime state: California,
Convicted:
2018, Convicted, Jail, No contest, Probation, -
- Mark Webb (1966 – ) was an LDS church member in Murray, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2014 to two counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
Convicted:
2014, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Jail, Probation, -
- Robert Westover (1972 – ) 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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- Convicted:
2023,
- Was Bishop, Missionary,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
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- Michael Whitehead (1964 – ) was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2004 of ENTICING A MINOR OVER THE INTERNET - Class A Misdemeanor
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
Convicted:
2004, Was Primary, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Probation, -
- Robert Wily (1979 – ) was an Mormon church member in Utah; in 2004, pleaded guilty to four class A misdemeanor counts of sexual battery; arrested in 2020 for allegedly possessing several child exploitation images; convicted of one felony count in 2022; sentenced to 365 days in jail and 48 months probation
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- Crime: 2000s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2004, 2020, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- LaVar Withers (1936 – 2005) was a Mormon and physician in Rexburg, Idaho; accused of sexually abusing at least 133 women and children as young as 13 years old over a period of 30 or more years; admitted to sexual abuse; in 1996, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery; sentenced to 30 to 60 days in jail and two years probation; the Mormon church placed him on probation and took his temple recommend; died in 2005
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- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho),
- Crime state: Idaho,
- Crime city: ID - Rexburg,
Was Bishopric counselor, Stake high council, Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Alleged failure to report-
- Laury Wolfley was an LDS church member and attorney in Idaho; in 2008, pleaded guilty to one count of felony sexual battery of a minor and was sentenced to six months in the Bonneville County work release center
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- Convicted:
2007,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Prison, Probation,
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- Kenne Worthen (1988 – ) was a Mormon elementary school teacher and BYU-Idaho adjunct professor in Arizona who sexually abused a 12-year-old child; in 2015, pleaded guilty to sexual conduct with a minor and two counts of attempt to commit child molestation; sentenced to 25 years in prison and a lifetime of probation after
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- Convicted:
2015,
- Was BYU, Scout leader,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
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- Harvey Wright (1945 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Flagstaff, AZ; in 1988, pleaded guilty to "Attempted Sexual Abuse/Dangerous Crimes Against Children" and was sentenced to 90 days in jail and four years probation; placed in the BSA Confidential Files ("Perversion Files")
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
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