Location Accused: Idaho

34 matching Mormon sex abuse cases

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- Denny Antreo was an LDS church member in Rexburg, Idaho; accused of breaking and entering women's apartments at BYU-Idaho and watching them sleep
- Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Was Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: 2020s, in Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho),
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 2000
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho), Washington,
- Places when accused: Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho),
- Latest update: ongoing
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- Larren Arnold 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $50,000
- Convicted, Probation,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1935
  Died: 2017
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Scott Ashton 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
- Convicted, Probation,
- Was Youth leader,
- Crime: 2010s, in Idaho, Washington,
- Convicted: 2016,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1976
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho, Washington,
- Places when accused: Idaho, Washington,
- Latest update: Lives in Pasco, Washington
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- Robert Berchtold was a Mormon church member in Idaho; sexually abused a child; in 1986, was found guilty of rape of a child and spent one year in jail
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Jail,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Temple worker,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1936
  Died: 2005
- Mission: Switzerland Swiss Austrian
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
- Latest update: died in 2005
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- Stanley Bitsoi 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
- Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1960
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
- Latest update: is a registered sex offender living in Ririe, Idaho Children-Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16; is a registered sex offender
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- Brandon Brown was an LDS church member in Pocatello, Idaho; accused in 2024 of untying two teenage girls' swimsuit tops and touching them inappropriately at a mall in Chubbuck, Idaho; also accused of inappropriately touching a third teenage girl; in 2025, entered Alford pleas to felony and misdemeanor counts of sexual battery of a child; a judge rejected the plea agreement
- Alford plea, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
- Convicted: 2025,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1978
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2025:
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- Robert Bunker was an LDS church member in McCammon, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2006; sentenced to 33 days in jail; as of 2023, is a registered sex offender living in Idaho
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1990
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2024: is a registered sex offender; lives in Pocatello, Idaho
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- Roland Byrd was an LDS church member in Caldwell, Idaho; convicted of sexual abuse of a child under 16 years; as of 2024, lives in Toquerville, Utah as a registered sex offender
- Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2008,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1971
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho, Utah,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Toquerville, UT; is a registered sex offender
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- Richard Cook was a Mormon church member and former LDS nursery leader in Boise, Idaho; arrested in 2020 on suspicion of sexually abusing young boys
- Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Was Nursery,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2020: arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing young boys
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- Matthew Felshaw 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
- Convicted, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Convicted: 2024,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1980
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho, Nevada,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
- Latest update: no current registration on Idaho Sex offender list as of 2024-04-10
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- Richard Fowler was a Mormon church member in Sandpoint, Idaho; pleaded guilty to two felony counts of Children-Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16 in 20
- Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Idaho,
- Convicted: 2020,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1944
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
- Latest update: is a registered sex offender living in Post Falls, Idaho
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- John Goodrich was a former Mormon bishop and dentist in Idaho; accused of child sexual abuse and of having nonconsensual sex with a woman he admitting to drugging; given a withheld judgement; in December 2023, the AP reported that the Mormon church had offered $300,000 to a victim and her mother to not use her story to sue the church, and to keep the NDA secret; arrested in Virginia in March 2024
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $300,000
- Excommunicated,
- Charges dropped, Convicted, Withheld judgment,
- Settlement,
- Was Bishop,
- Crime: 2000s, in Idaho, Virginia,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho, Virginia,
- Places when accused: Idaho, Virginia,
- Latest update: December 2023: AP story breaks about a secret $300,000 offer by the Mormon church to Goodrich's confessed sexual abuse victim
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- Benjamin Hicks was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Ongoing,
- Was Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 2001
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
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- Eric Jones 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
- Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2024,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1981
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
- Latest update: March 2024: sentenced to two to 20 years in prison
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- Virgil Larson was a Mormon church member and first counselor in an LDS ward bishopric in Chubbuck, Idaho; arrested in September 2024 and charged with sexual abuse of five boys, ages 12-15; he knew the boys from LDS ward activities and was their priesthood leader; as of March 2025, a jury trial was scheduled for April 8
- Alleged failure to report
- Ongoing,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
- Latest update: September 2024: arrested and charged
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- Kip Later was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused in the 1980s of sexual abuse; Mormon church leaders allegedly failed to tell police about abuse allegations
- Alleged failure to report
- Unknown result,
- Was Scout leader,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
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- Brett Long was an LDS church member in Nez Perce County, Idaho; convicted of sexually abusing a child under the age of 16
- Convicted, Unknown result,
- Was Unknown position,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
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- Isaac Mardis was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; charged with Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16 in April 2024; was also accused in 2022 by the same victim
- Ongoing,
- Alleged crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1976
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
- Latest update: Case is Pending
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- Calvin McGee was an LDS missionary in Virginia in 2022; accused of soliciting sexually explicit pictures and video from a person he believed to be an 11-year-old girl, and inviting her to meet in person; arrested in Boise, Idaho in July 2023 and accused of rape of a minor; pleaded guilty to two charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in May 2024 to three to 25 years in prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 2020s, in Idaho, Virginia,
- Convicted: 2024,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 2002
- Mission: United States
- Places lived: Idaho, Virginia,
- Places when accused: Idaho, Virginia,
- Latest update: May 2024: sentenced in Idaho to three to 25 years in prison
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- Gerald Mortimer was an OB/GYN doctor in Idaho and former Mormon temple president and mission president in the Philippines; admitted in 2019 to secretly using his sperm to artificially inseminate multiple women; a civil suit against him was dismissed with prejudice in 2021, possibly because of a private settlement agreement
- Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- Dismissed with prejudice,
- Was Mission president, Missionary, Temple president,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1943
- Mission: 1962-1964 United States North Central States (including time in Ontario, Canada)
- Places lived: Idaho, Philippines,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2021: civil lawsuit dismissed with prejudice
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- Jared Murray was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Rexburg, Idaho; pleaded guilty in 1989 to a child sexual abuse charge
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Was Scout leader,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1942
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho),
- Places when accused: Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho),
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- Steve Nelson was an LDS church member in Idaho; in 2009, pleaded guilty to a charge of lewd conduct; sentenced to 30 years in prison; Mormon leaders allegedly failed to report abuse to police in the 1980s
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, 2000s, in Idaho,
- Convicted: 2009,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1945
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
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- Aaron Nelson 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
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
- Convicted: 2020,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1976
  Died: 2020
- Mission: Argentina Argentina Buenos Aires North Mission
- Places lived: Argentina, Idaho,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
- Latest update: Convicted of Disturbing the peace in plea agreement, died 1 month later.
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- Grant Packer was an LDS church member in Idaho; served a full-time mission to Canada in 1946-48 and two senior missions to Atlanta, Georgia and San Bernardino, California; charged with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty; sentenced to three to 10 years in prison and 10 years probation; died in 2008
- Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Born: 1925
  Died: 2008
- Mission: 1946-1948 Canada Canada
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2008-06-02: died in Idaho Falls, Idaho
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- Robert Price was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in 2002 and sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
- Convicted: 2002,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
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- Ryan Pugh was a former Mormon missionary and BYU-Idaho student in Rexburg, Idaho; arrested and charged in 2024 with sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online
- Admitted guilt, Ongoing,
- Was Missionary,
- Alleged crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: 2019-2021 United States Minnesota Minneapolis (Spanish speaking)
- Places lived: Idaho, Minnesota,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
- Latest update: March 2024: charged in Idaho with sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online
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- Jeff Ranstrom 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
- Convicted, Parole, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Was Elders quorum,
- Crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1986
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
- Latest update: December 2023: registered sex offender in Idaho; lives in Eagle, Idaho
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- Rene Rodriguez was a Mormon elders quorum presidency member and sheriff in Shoshone, Lincoln County, Idaho; accused in 2019 of child sexual abuse that allegedly took place from 2005 to 2014; faced criminal charges in multiple Idaho counties; in one, was acquitted by a jury; in another, was convicted in 2020 and sentenced to 14 to 28 years in prison
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Elders quorum,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Idaho,
- Convicted: 2020,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1982
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2020: sentenced in Idaho to 14 to 28 years in prison
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- Tim Ryan was allegedly an LDS church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2008 to a felony charge of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 16; detectives said the victim's family reported the abuse in 1999, but that it was dropped when they wouldn't cooperate with investigators
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
- Convicted: 2008,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
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- James Samuels was a Mormon church member in Thornton, Idaho; found guilty of LEWD COND WITH A MINOR CHILD U/16 Date : 03-18-1980
- Convicted, Found guilty,
- Was Scout leader,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1943
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
- Latest update: Is a registered sex offender living in Mountain Home, Idaho
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- Stephen Stokes was a Mormon church member and Brigham Young University-Idaho (BYU-I) professor; accused of sexual assault by a former student; died in 2016; in 2022, civil lawsuit against BYU-I was dismissed with prejudice
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice,
- Was Bishopric counselor, BYU, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Temple worker, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1948
  Died: 2016
- Mission: 1967-1969 United States New York Cumorah
- Places lived: Idaho, Iowa,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2022: Civil lawsuit dismissed with prejudice
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- Bradley Stowell 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Was Missionary, Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Idaho,
- Convicted: 2005, 2008,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1972
- Mission: 1991-1993 United States Alaska Anchorage
- Places lived: Idaho, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Herriman, Utah
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- Brad West was an LDS church member in Boise, Idaho; charged with sexual battery; took plea deal for battery; his RN license was revoked because of the sexual abuse
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
- Convicted: 2012,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1974
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
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- Krew Zaugg was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; went on an LDS mission to Louisiana and Mississippi from August 2022 to 2024; charged in June 2025 with multiple felonies after police said he sexually assaulted a minor; charged with rape of a victim under the age of 16 and lewd conduct with a child under 16
- Ongoing,
- Was Missionary,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 2003
- Mission: 2022-2024 United States Louisiana Baton Rouge
- Places lived: Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
- Latest update: Jun 2025: charged with multiple sex crimes in Idaho
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