Location Accused: Idaho

34 matching Mormon sex abuse cases

- 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
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- 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
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- LDS church payment: $50,000
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- 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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation,
- Church positions: Youth leader,
- 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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Temple worker,
- 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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- 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
- Criminal case(s): Alford plea, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea agreement,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2024, 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
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): 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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: 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
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: 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
- Criminal case(s): 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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- 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
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- LDS church payment: $300,000
- Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Convicted, Withheld judgment,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Settlement,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- 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
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- 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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: 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
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: 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
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- 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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- Church positions: 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
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- 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
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- 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
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed with prejudice,
- Church positions: Mission president, Missionary, Temple president,
- 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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