Location Accused: Idaho - Page 2

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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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho),
- 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
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- 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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- 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
- Church discipline: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Youth leader,
- 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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- 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
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- 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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Church positions: Elders quorum,
- 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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Elders quorum,
- Crime: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 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
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- 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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Idaho,
- 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
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, BYU, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Temple worker, Youth leader,
- 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
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
- 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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- 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
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Church positions: 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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