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Case report #823: Denny Antreo
- Latest update: ongoing
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Born: 2000
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Rexburg, Idaho; accused of breaking and entering women's apartments at BYU-Idaho and watching them sleep.
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Case report #12: Larren Bybee Arnold
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1935
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: Yes (undisclosed amount)
- The accused was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; in 1984, arrested for lewd conduct with a minor under sixteen (molested a nine year-old boy) in Idaho; convicted in October 1984; received a five year suspended sentence and three years probation.
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Case report #639: Scott Oscar Ashton
- Latest update: Lives in Pasco, Washington
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Born: 1976
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused 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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Case report #23: Robert Ersol Berchtold
- AKA Bob Berchtold
- Latest update: died in 2005
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2005
- LDS positions: Missionary, Temple worker,
- LDS mission: Switzerland - Swiss Austrian
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He 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.
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Case report #757: Stanley Lyn Bitsoi
- Latest update: is a registered sex offender living in Ririe, Idaho Children-Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16; is a registered sex offender
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1960
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho; convicted of .
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Case report #479: Brandon Rex Brown
- Latest update: 2024: arrested and charged
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1978
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Pocatello, Idaho; accused of untying two teenage girls' swimsuit tops and touching them inappropriately .
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Case report #677: Robert Thomas Bunker
- Latest update: 2024: is a registered sex offender; lives in Pocatello, Idaho
- Victims: 3 victims,
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Born: 1990
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse.
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Case report #719: Roland Shea Byrd
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Toquerville, UT; is a registered sex offender
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Born: 1971
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Caldwell, Idaho; found guilty of sexual abuse of a child under 16 years; as of 2024, lives in Toquerville, Utah as a registered sex offender.
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Case report #785: Richard A Cook
- Latest update: 2020: arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing young boys
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Nursery leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and former LDS nursery leader in Boise, Idaho; arrested in 2020 on suspicion of sexually abusing young boys.
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Case report #736: Matthew Collin Felshaw
- Latest update: no current registration on Idaho Sex offender list as of 2024-04-10
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1980
- LDS mission: unknown
- The accused 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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Case report #814: Richard Oren Fowler
- Latest update: is a registered sex offender living in Post Falls, Idaho
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1944
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Sandy Point, Idaho; pleaded guilty to two felony counts of Children-Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16 in 20.
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Case report #866: John Earl Goodrich
- AKA Dr. Goodrich
- Latest update: December 2023: AP story breaks about a secret $300,000 offer by the Mormon church to Goodrich's confessed sexual abuse victim
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Criminal charges dropped, Withheld judgment,
- Civil case: Settlement,
- The accused 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.
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Case report #834: Benjamin Robert Hicks
- AKA Ben Hicks
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Born: 2001
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- The accused was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Case report #649: Eric Whitney Jones
- Latest update: March 2024: sentenced to two to 20 years in prison
- Victims: 2 victims, 3 victims,
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Born: 1981
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He 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.
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Case report #820: Brett Lee Long
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Born: 1959
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Nez Perce County, Idaho ;found guilty of sexually abusing a child under the age of 16.
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Case report #728: Isaac Vernon Mardis
- Latest update: Case is Pending
- Victims: 1 victim, 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1976
- LDS mission: unknown
- The accused 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.
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Case report #498: Calvin James McGee
- AKA Elder McGee
- Latest update: May 2024: sentenced in Idaho to three to 25 years in prison
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Born: 2002
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: United States -
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- He 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.
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Case report #247: Gerald Elbert Mortimer
- AKA Gerry Mortimer, President Mortimer
- Latest update: 2021: civil lawsuit dismissed with prejudice
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Born: 1943
- LDS positions: Mission president, Missionary, Temple president,
- LDS mission: United States - North Central States (including time in Ontario, Canada) 1962-1964
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- He 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.
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Case report #253: Jared Chabot Murray
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1942
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Rexburg, Idaho; pleaded guilty in 1989 to a child sexual abuse charge.
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Case report #258: Steve Nelson
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was an LDS church member in Idaho; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse; sentenced to 30 years in prison; Mormon leaders failed to report abuse to police.
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Case report #756: Aaron Mark Nelson
- 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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Case report #835: Grant Peck Packer
- AKA Grant P Packer Jr
- Latest update: 2008-06-02: died in Idaho Falls, Idaho
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1925
Died: 2008
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum president, Missionary, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: Canada - Canada 1946-1948
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused 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.
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Case report #294: Robert Scott Price
- AKA Scott Price
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse.
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Case report #676: Ryan Pugh
- Latest update: March 2024: charged in Idaho with sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: United States - Minnesota Minneapolis (Spanish speaking) 2019-2021
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Ongoing,
- The accused 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.
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Case report #296: Jeff Lewis Ranstrom
- Latest update: December 2023: registered sex offender in Idaho; lives in Eagle, Idaho
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1986
- LDS positions: Elders quorum president,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- He 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.
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Case report #309: Tim Ryan
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- The accused 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.
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Case report #409: James Vetro Samuels
- AKA James Vetro
- Latest update: Is a registered sex offender living in Mountain Home, Idaho
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1943
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was a Mormon church member in Thornton, Idaho; found guilty of LEWD COND WITH A MINOR CHILD U/16 Date : 03-18-1980.
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Case report #338: Stephen Wayne Stokes
- AKA Steve Stokes, Professor Stokes
- Latest update: 2022: Civil lawsuit dismissed with prejudice
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Born: 1948
Died: 2016
- LDS positions: Bishopric, BYU professor, High priest group leader, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Temple worker, Ward mission leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: United States - New York Cumorah 1967-1969
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed, Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- He 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.
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Case report #339: Bradley Grant Stowell
- AKA Brad Stowell
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Herriman, Utah
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1972
- LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
- LDS mission: United States - Alaska Anchorage 1991-1993
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- He was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; confessed to sexually abusing 24 boys; pleaded guilty to molesting two boys; sentenced 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.
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Case report #725: Brad Lee West
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1974
- LDS mission: Unknown country -
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Boise, Idaho; charged with sexual battery; took plea deal for battery; RN license revoked because of sexual of the abuse.
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