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Brett Candelaria
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- was a Mormon church member in Colorado; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse on multiple occasions; sentenced in 2008 to two consecutive terms of 10 years to life in prison; later sentenced to 36 more years to life.
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Colorado,
- Positions: Unknown position,
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Max Cheatham
Cletus Hanifin
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- was an LDS church member in Boulder, Colorado; accused of sexually abusing a young teenage girl in his home, while his wife was away.
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David McConkie
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- 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 April 2025, proposed a plea deal to avoid prison.
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- Alleged crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Colorado,
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader,
Alleged coverup
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Aaron Neff
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- was a Mormon church member in Grand Junction, Colorado; convicted of abusing two teenage girls, one for many years; sentenced to 89 years prison.
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- Positions: Youth leader,
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Brian Robbins
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- was a Mormon church member and Boy Scout leader in Colorado; in 2013, was arrested and charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a child; was a scoutmaster at the time of his arrest.
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- Alleged crime: 2010s, in Colorado,
- Positions: Scout leader,
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Travis Scott
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- was an LDS church member in Centennial, Colorado; found guilty of SEXUAL EXPLOITATION/CHILD-INDUCE/ENTICE .
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- Positions: Seminary teacher,
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Brent Taylor
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- was the Utah Valley Youth Symphony orchestra director and an LDS Sunday school teacher; accused in 2018 of sexually abusing multiple boys; a judge ruled in 2023 that he had exaggerated his health issues to avoid trial; pleaded guilty in June 2024; sentenced twice to prison in two separate child sex abuse cases in 2024.
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Utah,
- Positions: Sunday school, Youth leader,
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