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Revere Wedekind Burnett
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- was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse and found guilty of multiple felonies; appealed and received a lesser conviction sentence for misdemeanors; was not required to register as a sex offender.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Unknown result,
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Spencer Remde Dixon
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- was a Mormon bishop in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused in 2002 of touching a 13-year-old girl inappropriately inside the LDS chapel of the Monument Park 7th Ward; acquitted in a jury trial.
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- Criminal: Found not guilty, Jury trial,
- Civil: No civil case,
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John Doe
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- was a Mormon bishop in or near Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 13-year-old boy; the alleged sexual assault took place in the Salt Lake Temple in the 1980s (approximately 1986), during a visit to perform baptisms for the dead.
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- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
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Michael Driggs
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- was a Mormon missionary in Brazil in the early 1970s; allegedly sent to a different mission in the United States after being found having inappropriate relationships with young boys; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1985 in Arizona; convicted again of child sexual abuse in 2013 in Utah; he met his victim in the Utah case at church, according to court documents.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: No civil case,
Alleged coverup
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Jay Benjamin Elggren
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- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Civil: No civil case,
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William Sterling Evans
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- was a prominent Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; was bishop twice of the Grant 6th ward; from 1957 to 1962, was in the Utah State Legislature; served as Salt Lake County Clerk from 1968 to 1983; died in 1991; allegedly raped a relative in Salt Lake City in the early 1980s.
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- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Alleged coverup
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Matthew LeRoy Faerber
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- was an LDS church member and high school choir director in Murray, Utah; pleaded guilty in 1990 or 1991 to two counts of attempted sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in February 1991 to six months in jail (two of those months under house arrest) followed by three years of supervised release.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Probation, Released,
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Juan Armando Flores Atenco
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- was a Mormon branch president in West Valley City, Utah for five years, including in the early 2000s; accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl in his office and another room at an LDS church building; convicted in 2012 of misdemeanor forcible sexual abuse and unlawful detention; sentenced to zero to one year in jail; in March 2025, charged with rape and object rape (alleged crimes in 2002).
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- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
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Kevin Stacy Garn
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- was a former Utah House majority leader and LDS bishop in Utah; admitted in 2010 to a nude encounter with a 15-year-old girl in a hot tub in 1985, when he was 28.
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- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Alleged coverup
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Thomas Alan Gibby
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- was an LDS church member and dentist in Salt Lake County, Utah; sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy; pleaded guilty to two felony counts: one second-degree felony charge of sex abuse of a child, and one third-degree charge of attempted sex abuse of a child.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Released,
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David James Gomez
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- was a former LDS bishop and department of corrections administrator in Utah; arrested in 2004 and charged with 125 counts of sexual abuse; charges were dropped in 2005 due to issues related to the statutes of limitations.
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- Criminal: Charges dropped,
- Civil: No civil case,
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Andrew James Gwilliam
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- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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Melvin Eugene Hansen
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- was a Mormon church member, school music teacher and former Tabernacle Choir member in Utah; convicted in 2021 in Utah of first degree felony attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; also accused of sexual abuse in Arizona.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Police investigation,
- Civil: No civil case,
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Les Ernest Johnson
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- was a Mormon church member in northern Utah; found guilty of child sexual abuse; was granted parole in 1984 in Utah after serving 7 months of a 0-5 year prison sentence; as of 2023, lives in Bountiful, Utah.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Released,
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Isaac Dylan Kemp
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- was a Mormon church member in Draper, Utah; allegedly sexually abused children in Draper and Nebraska; sentenced to prison in Nebraska until 2038.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Ongoing, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
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Robert Wayne Larsen
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- was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD in 1993, and SEX ABUSE CHILD in 1998, as well as POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY in 2009.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Released,
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George Patrick Lee
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- was a former LDS general authority; pleaded guilty to attempted sexual abuse of a child, a third-degree felony.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
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Major Lynn Madon
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- was an LDS church member in Mapleton, Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse; as of 2024, serving time in prison in Central Utah Correctional Facility.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
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Benjamin Michael Manning
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- was a Mormon church member in Massachusetts and Utah; in 2014, molested a child while living with her family in Salt Lake City, Utah; charged with child sexual abuse in 2019; was a Sunday school teacher at some point between 2014 and 2024; found guilty by a jury in February 2024; sentenced in April 2024 to 120 years in prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
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Thomas Lee Monson
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- was an attorney for the LDS church's law firm, Kirton McConkie; In 1989, Monson paid a $75 fine and was placed on probation after he pleaded guilty to charges of soliciting sex from a prostitute; sued in the 1990s for sexual harassment; reached a settlement with the victim; was a Mormon bishop in Utah in 2008.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil: Settlement,
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Tevita Hoihoi Mounga
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- was a former Mormon bishop and ward mission leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; arrested and charged in May 2024 with sexual assault and kidnapping.
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- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
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Shane Michael Murray
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- was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; pleaded and convicted of 2 counts of FORCIBLE SEX ABUSE - 2nd Degree Felony the victim was 14 year old female.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
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Gordon Ariel Neeley
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- was an LDS church member and daycare owner in Salt Lake City, Utah; plead guilty to ATTEMPTED - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD; convicted; died in 2018.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
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Robert Henry Paisola
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- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2008 and sentenced to 90 days in jail.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, No contest, Plea agreement,
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Byron Lloyd Poelman
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- was a bishop and stake president in Utah and partner in a law firm that represented the LDS church; arrested in 1994 for soliciting a prostitute; pleaded guilty to a class B misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Alleged coverup
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Lloyd Gerald Pond
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- was a Mormon church spokesman and leader of an LDS church radio program in Utah; pleaded guilty in 1996 to one count of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse; sentenced in 1997 to prison; died in 2019.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: Unknown result,
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Byard James Price
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- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse, then reapplied to be a scout volunteer after his conviction.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
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Bryce Stephen Ray
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- was a Mormon church member and former bank officer in West Haven, Utah; arrested in July 2024 and charged with enticing a minor and sexual solicitation of a child.
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- Criminal: Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Civil: No civil case,
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Douglas Saltsman
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- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
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Matthew Gregory Shepard
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- was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; In October of 2019 chatted with online 13year old persona to try and meet for sex; found guilty to 3 counts of entice a minor by internet or text; currently in jail in Duchese, Utah..
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Paul Edward Spencer
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- was a Mormon church temple prep instructor and mission leader in Riverton, Salt Lake County, Utah; charged in December 2024 with multiple felonies related to arranging to meet a police detective posing as a 13-year-old girl for sexual assault in Lehi, Utah.
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- Criminal: Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Civil: No civil case,
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Robert David Stillwell
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- was a Mormon church member and boy scout leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1987; convicted in 1993 and 1998 in separate cases of child sexual abuse; reportedly, the local Mormon bishop became aware of the abuse but didn't take any church disciplinary action.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Alleged coverup
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James Grant Stringham
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- was an LDS church member and physician in Salt Lake City; in 1982, was found guilty of sexual exploitation of a minor; was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay $7,500 restitution.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
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Arturo Tenorio
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- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
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Jared Evan Tichy
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- was an LDS church member and elementary school teacher in Salt Lake City, Utah; in April 2023, charged with child sexual abuse; several other victims came forward in April 2023.
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- Criminal: Ongoing, Unknown result,
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Homer Lewis Van Matre
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- was an LDS church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of child and sodomy on a child and charges were reversed in appeal when child recanted her story.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Overturned/reversed,
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Charles Edward Weber
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- was an LDS church member and principal in Heber, Utah; convicted of forcible sodomy, forcible sexual abuse unlawful sexual activity with a minor; admitted to sexually abusing children throughout his 35 year career.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
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Dale Ward Wilkinson
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- was an LDS church member in Salt Lake County and Tooele County, Utah; convicted of LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD - Class A Misdemeanor.
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Karey Clark Zimmerman
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- was a Mormon church member in Utah and Nevada; in 2025, was accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse that allegedly took place in Nevada and Utah; the Mormon church was also named as a defendant; the lawsuit said a Utah bishop failed to report abuse allegations to police.
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- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged coverup
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