11 matching Mormon sex abuse cases

  • Crime location: Washington County (Utah)
    • Jack Bowers was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2010 to two second degree felony counts of child sex exploitation; sentenced to two consecutive terms of 1 to 15 years in prison
    • Eddie Bunch was an LDS church member in St. George, Utah; convicted in 2016 of misdemeanor lewdness involving a child and misdemeanor sexual battery; one victim was 16 years old and the second victim was 12 years old; served 135 days in jail and had 36 months of probation; as of March 2024, is a registered sex offender living in St. George, Utah
    • Orlin Burgos Rosales Lived in Washington County, Utah; arrested and charged in June 2025 with three counts AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD, two counts RAPE OF A CHILD, one count of OBJECT RAPE OF A CHILD, one count LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD
    • Gary Erickson was an LDS church member, boy scout leader and Mesquite, Nevada police detective; was arrested in 2018; in 2019, pleaded guilty in Utah to a charge of crossing state lines to engage in illicit sexual conduct
    • Jake Hally was an LDS church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
    • Stanley Hunt was an LDS church member and custodian in the Washington County School District in St. George, Utah; convicted of second-degree felony sex abuse of a child via a plea agreement; convicted in 2023 of violation of the terms of his sex offender registration
    • Daniel Robison was a Mormon church member and bankruptcy attorney in St. George, Utah; charged in 2024 with 11 felonies related to sexual abuse of four children
    • Heidi Tasso was an LDS church member and school teacher/counselor in St. George, Utah; charged in 2016 with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in June 2018 to one third-degree felony count of unlawful sexual activity with a minor; sentenced in August 2018 to 120 days in jail, 36 months probation and 200 hours of community service
    • Jeffrey Vargo was an LDS church member in Washington County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty