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- Michael Angus was an LDS church member in Star, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
Was Stake high council,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- 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
Ongoing, Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 2020s, in Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho),
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 2000
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho), Washington,
- 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
Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $50,000
Convicted, Probation,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1935
Died: 2017 - Mission: no
- Places lived: 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
Convicted, Probation,
Was Youth leader,
Crime: 2010s, in Idaho, Washington,
Convicted: 2016,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1976
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho, Washington,
- Latest update: Lives in Pasco, Washington
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- Paul Barnes was a Mormon stake patriarch and former stake presidency counselor in Queen Creek, Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse that took place in 2022 in Idaho; convicted in 2023 or later and sentenced to prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison,
Was Stake patriarch,
Crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1955
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Idaho, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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- Ryan Barnes was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
Was Unknown position,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Jail,
Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Temple worker,
Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2005 - Mission: Switzerland Swiss Austrian
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: died in 2005
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- Cristifer Biggs was an LDS returned missionary and BYU-Idaho student; convicted in July 2023 of one first degree felony count of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor
Convicted,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1999
- Mission: 2018-2020 United States Salt Lake City Headquarters (history center and family history center)
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: August 2023: pleaded guilty to child sexual exploitation
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- Layne Bingham was an LDS church member in Boise, Idaho; convicted of child sexual abuse in 2008; as of 2023, was a registered sex offender living in Boise
Convicted, Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2000s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2008,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1981
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Boise, Idaho
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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
Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: 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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- Ronald Brockner was a Mormon bishop and stake president in Louisiana; moved to Idaho; convicted in Idaho in 2020 of sexually exploiting a minor; sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison,
Was Bishop, Stake president,
Convicted: 2020,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho, Louisiana,
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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
Alford plea, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2025,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1978
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1990
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: 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
Convicted, Registered sex offender,
Was Unknown position,
Convicted: 2008,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1971
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho, Utah,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Toquerville, UT; is a registered sex offender
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- Robert Campbell was an LDS church member in Nebraska; accused of sexual abuse
Unknown result,
Unknown result,
Was Missionary,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: 1987-1988 United States Tennessee Nashville
- Places lived: Idaho, Nebraska,
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- Cory Campbell was a Mormon church member in Boise, Idaho; pleaded guilty and sentenced to 40 years/20 years minimum in prison for battery with the intent to commit rape; 10 different victims ranging in age from 14-17
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 10 or more victims,
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Born: 1984
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: Currently serving in Idaho Department of Corrections; eligible for parole 05/29/2039
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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
Ongoing, Unknown result,
Was Nursery,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2020: arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing young boys
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- Donald Cornell was an LDS church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Convicted, Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Kip Crofts was a high school football coach in Caldwell, Idaho; was a Mormon bishopric counselor twice from 2014 to 2019; arrested and charged in 2025 with sexual abuse of a teenager
Ongoing,
Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1966
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2025 was arrested and charged in Idaho with sexual abuse of a teenager
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- Candon Dahle was a Mormon BYU baseball pitcher in Utah; in 2025, charged in two Idaho counties with crimes related to child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in Fremont County in May 2025; sentenced to 180 days in jail for sexually assaulting a young girl for five years; Floodlit.org is seeking court documents
- Multiple Mormon church members wrote letters of support after Dahle pleaded guilty
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2025,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Victim's home,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 2003
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: May 2025: convicted in Idaho (plea agreement)
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"You forced me to keep your secret for seven years. I sat through your baseball games, I watched the world cheer for you. I watched you achieve every church standing and be celebrated, all while I screamed inside because I knew the truth."-
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- Troy Dameron was a Mormon church member, electrician and sheriff's deputy in Teton County, Idaho; lived in Rexburg, Idaho; a 911 dispatcher said he asked her sexually charged questions, shared sexual fantasies and masturbated in a bathroom near her work desk; pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of indecent exposure; sentenced in May 2024 to 15 days in jail (with work release) and two years of probation
Convicted, Jail, Probation,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2024,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: May 2024: sentenced in Idaho to 15 days in jail (with work release) and two years of probation
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- John Doe was a Mormon bishop in Pocatello, Idaho; an abuse survivor told FLOODLIT that Doe sexually abused them in his office at church in late 1999
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result,
Was Bishop,
Alleged crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: Mexico Mexico City East
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Adele Dye was a Mormon church member in Rexburg, Idaho; convicted in 2008 of child sexual abuse; sentenced to at least six months in prison; registered sex offender
Convicted, Registered sex offender,
Was Youth leader,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho),
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- Dennis Empey was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Blackfoot, Idaho; accused of sexually abusing many children; his stake president allegedly knew Empey was abusing kids; convicted of child molestation in May 1991; sentenced to two years probation
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Probation,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1957
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2023: lives in Driggs, Idaho
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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
Convicted, Probation, Registered sex offender,
Convicted: 2024,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1980
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho, Nevada,
- Latest update: no current registration on Idaho Sex offender list as of 2024-04-10
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- Tomas Fisher was an LDS church member in Nampa, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
Was Youth leader,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
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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
Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2020,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1944
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: is a registered sex offender living in Post Falls, Idaho
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- Rex Furness was a former Idaho state senator and Mormon bishop in Idaho; in 1996, pleaded guilty to sexual battery for fondling an underage girl; was sentenced to 60 days in jail; given a withheld judgment: if he did not violate the terms of his probation, the felony conviction would be kept from his record
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Withheld judgment,
Was Bishop,
Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1923
Died: 2005 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2005: died
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- Cory Gaylor was an school teacher and LDS deacons quorum adviser in Idaho; arrested and charged with lewd conduct and enticing a child via the Internet; in July 2023, pleaded guilty; sentenced in September 2023 to 60 years in prison, with 13 years fixed before being eligible for parole
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Was Other leader, Youth leader,
Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1971
- Mission: 1990-1992 Unknown country South America; dates approximate
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: September 2023: sentenced in Idaho to 60 years in prison, with 13 years fixed before being eligible for parole
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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
Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $300,000
Excommunicated,
Charges dropped, Convicted, Withheld judgment,
Settlement,
Was Bishop,
Crime: 2000s, in Idaho, Virginia,
Convicted: 2017,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: 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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- Joshua Grover was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
Was Unknown position,
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Billy Hagen was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison; died in 2005
Convicted, Prison,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1970s, in Idaho,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Died: 2005
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Jake Hally was an LDS church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2020s, in Colorado, Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho), Utah, Washington County (Utah),
Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1995
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho), Utah, Washington County (Utah),
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- Jeffrey Hardin was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted of lewd conduct with a minor in October 1991
Convicted,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Benjamin Hicks was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
Ongoing,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 2001
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Clayton Hildreth was a Mormon stake president in Butte, Montana; from Dillon, Montana; arrested in June 2004 by Boise, Idaho police for soliciting sex from a person he thought was a 14-year-old girl online; was stake president at the time of his arrest; pleaded guilty in October to a charge of interstate travel with intent to have sex with a minor; sentenced in 2005 to three years and five months in prison
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Was Bishop, Stake president,
Crime: 2000s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2005,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1952
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho, Montana,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Dillon, Montana
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- Michael Hobson was a Mormon church member in Boise, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; later assigned by the LDS church to be a scout leader, but allegedly released within hours after parents expressed concern
Convicted,
Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
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Born: 1981
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- George Howell was a former Mormon bishopric counselor in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
Was Bishopric counselor,
- Crime scenes: LDS temple,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- William Jansen was an LDS church member and police officer in Twin Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
Was Missionary,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1983
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Ronald Jenkins was a Mormon scout leader, bishopric counselor and stake high council member in Idaho; worked as a high school teacher; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1996 of 10 counts of lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to 17 years in prison; registered sex offender
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Was Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Stake high council,
Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1942
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Caldwell, Idaho
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- Kelly Jenkins was an LDS church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
Was Stake high council,
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Born: 1970
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Allen Johnson was an LDS church member in Utah; drove from Utah to Idaho to meet up with a person he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex; sentenced in 2015 to eight years in prison; as of March 2024, is a registered sex offender living in Provo, Utah
Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2015,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1965
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho, Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: March 2024: registered sex offender living in Provo, Utah
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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
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Was Unknown position,
Convicted: 2024,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1981
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: March 2024: sentenced to two to 20 years in prison
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- Arthur Krigbaum was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1970s, in Idaho,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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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
Alleged failure to report
Ongoing,
Was Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: 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
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Lawrence Libey was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; a lawsuit was filed against the Mormon church
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Steven Lichfield was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Was Unknown position,
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Idaho, Utah,
- View report »
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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
Convicted, Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Steven Lott was a former Mormon bishop in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
Was Bishop,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- View report »
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- Layne Lund was an LDS church member in Rexburg, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
Was Missionary,
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Idaho,
- View report »
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- Devin MacCabe was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Convicted,
Was Unknown position,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- View report »
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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
Ongoing,
Alleged crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1976
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: 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
Alleged failure to report
Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 2020s, in Idaho, Virginia,
Convicted: 2024,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 2002
- Mission: United States
- Places lived: Idaho, Virginia,
- Latest update: May 2024: sentenced in Idaho to three to 25 years in prison
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- Chey Miles was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
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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
Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
Dismissed with prejudice,
Was Mission president, Missionary, Temple president,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1943
- Mission: 1962-1964 United States North Central States (including time in Ontario, Canada)
- Places lived: Idaho, Philippines,
- Latest update: 2021: civil lawsuit dismissed with prejudice
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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
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1942
- Mission: no
- Places lived: 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, 2000s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2009,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1945
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Keven Nelson was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused of grooming and/or sexual abuse by multiple boys in his scout troop; in 1988, his BSA registration was suspended
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Was Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Idaho,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: 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
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2020,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1976
Died: 2020 - Mission: Argentina Argentina Buenos Aires North Mission
- Places lived: Argentina, Idaho,
- Latest update: Convicted of Disturbing the peace in plea agreement, died 1 month later.
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- Darin Ogden was a Mormon church member in Idaho; faced eight charges, including four counts of lewd conduct with a child younger than 16; in 2020, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2020,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2020: pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison
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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
Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Was Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Youth leader,
Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1925
Died: 2008 - Mission: 1946-1948 Canada Canada
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2008-06-02: died in Idaho Falls, Idaho
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- Keith Peterson was a Mormon church member and former high school teacher in Nampa, Idaho; accused in 1991 of inappropriate sexual contact; sentenced to 180 days suspended jail time and two years of probation; charge was dismissed in 1998 after he completed probation; pleaded guilty in October 2019 to one count of lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced in 2020 to 17 years in prison
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1990s, 2010s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2020,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1948
Died: 2020 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Carl Pollard was a Mormon church member in Paul, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison
Convicted, Prison,
Was Elders quorum,
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Born: 1964
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Idaho, Utah,
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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
Convicted, Prison,
Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2002,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: 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
Admitted guilt, Ongoing,
Was Missionary,
Alleged crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: 2019-2021 United States Minnesota Minneapolis (Spanish speaking)
- Places lived: Idaho, Minnesota,
- 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
Convicted, Parole, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Was Elders quorum,
Crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1986
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: December 2023: registered sex offender in Idaho; lives in Eagle, Idaho
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- Colley Reed was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: 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
Convicted, Prison,
Was Elders quorum,
Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2020,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1982
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2008,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: 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
Convicted, Found guilty,
Was Scout leader,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1943
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: Is a registered sex offender living in Mountain Home, Idaho
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- James Schmidt was an LDS church member and scout leader, with multiple charges of child sexual abuse over six years; convicted in Idaho; convicted in the late 1990s in Maryland; as of 2024, registered as a sex offender
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Registered sex offender,
Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, in Idaho, Maryland,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1944
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho, Maryland,
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- Rick Schofield was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
Convicted,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Wade Schvaneveldt was an LDS church member and high school girl's basketball coach in or near Grace, Idaho; accused of raping a child numerous times over a period of several years, including at his home while his family was attending LDS church meetings; in April 2023, accepted a plea deal to two felony counts of rape; in June 2023, was sentenced to 8 to 18 years in prison
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2023,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1971
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: June 2023: was sentenced in Idaho to 8 to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty in April 2023 to two felony counts of rape
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- Kimball Smithee was a Mormon church member in Boise, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
Convicted, Registered sex offender,
Was Unknown position,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Sidney Spencer was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in 1984 of child sexual abuse; a Mormon bishop approved his application to be a scout leader despite his prior sex crime conviction
Alleged failure to report
Convicted,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1980s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Bradley Spencer was a Mormon church member and Middleton city councilman in Idaho; convicted in 2015 of sexual battery of a minor; sentenced to eight years in prison; registered sex offender
Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Crime: 2010s, in Idaho, Nampa,
Convicted: 2015,
- Crime scenes: work,
- Victims: 1,
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Born: 1958
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho, Nampa,
- Latest update: Lives in Nampa, Idaho; was convicted of sexual battery of a minor in 05/2015
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- Robert Stahn was an LDS church member and therapist in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused in April 2023 of sexual abuse; once served as clinical director of Operation Shield, counseling child sexual trauma survivors; pleaded guilty in October 2023 to felony sexual abuse or exploitation of a vulnerable adult
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1958
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: October 2023: pleaded guilty to felony sexual abuse or exploitation of a vulnerable adult
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- Derrick Starley was an LDS church member and full-time missionary in Chubbuck, Idaho; originally from Utah; perpetrated a sex crime while on his Mormon mission in October 2012; convicted in 2013 of felony injury to a child and sentenced to 10 days in jail
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2013,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: United States Unknown (Idaho)
- Places lived: Idaho, Utah,
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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
Never charged, Not convicted,
Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice,
Was Bishopric counselor, BYU, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Temple worker, Youth leader,
Alleged crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1948
Died: 2016 - Mission: 1967-1969 United States New York Cumorah
- Places lived: Idaho, Iowa,
- 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Missionary, Scout leader,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2005, 2008,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1972
- Mission: 1991-1993 United States Alaska Anchorage
- Places lived: Idaho, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Herriman, Utah
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- Mark Swanson was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in the 1980s of child sexual abuse; in 1988, Darwin Matthews, a Mormon bishop in Shelley, Idaho, recommended Swanson for a scout leader position, reportedly because he felt Swanson was "completely rehabilitated"
Alleged failure to report
Convicted,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1980s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Bagley Tara was an LDS church member in Idaho; pleaded guilty to two counts of Sexual Battery of a Child 16 or 17 years of age and was sentenced to 13 years in prison
Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Was Youth leader,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- John Thiele was a Mormon church stake high council member in Idaho; convicted in 2018 of sexual abuse, no jail time served; registered as sex offender
Convicted, Registered sex offender,
Was Stake high council,
Crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2018,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1956
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
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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
Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2012,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1974
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Dylan Whiting was an LDS bishop in Nampa, Idaho; was removed from his position in 2021 after child sexual abuse allegations surfaced; was charged with four sex crimes; pleaded guilty to one felony count; sentenced in 2022 to prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Was Bishop,
Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2022,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1988
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Edwin Wilcox was a Mormon church member in Idaho; ran a therapy center for "handicapped people" (as described in 1989 news article); convicted of child sexual abuse in 1988 and sentenced to up to 20 years in prison
Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, in Idaho,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Idaho; lives in American Falls, Idaho
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- Jeffrey Williamson was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
Convicted,
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Born: 1985
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Fred Willie was a Mormon church member and Boy Scout leader in Idaho; convicted of charges related to child sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Convicted,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Byron Wiscombe was an LDS bishopric counselor and Idaho city councilman; signed a plea agreement indicating he would admit to committing lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to prison in 2023
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1977
- Mission: 1997-1999 Spain Spain Bilbao
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- LaVar Withers was a Mormon and physician in Rexburg, Idaho; accused of sexually abusing at least 133 women and children as young as 13 years old over a period of 30 or more years; admitted to sexual abuse; in 1996, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery; sentenced to 30 to 60 days in jail and two years probation; the Mormon church placed him on probation and took his temple recommend; died in 2005
Alleged failure to report
Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Was Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, in Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho),
- Crime scenes: Health appointment,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2005 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho),
- Latest update: 2005: died
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- Laury Wolfley was an LDS church member and attorney in Idaho; in 2008, pleaded guilty to one count of felony sexual battery of a minor and was sentenced to six months in the Bonneville County work release center
Convicted, Prison, Probation,
Was Unknown position,
Convicted: 2007,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Stephen Young was an LDS church member and police officer in Idaho; allegedly abused 20 babies over a 30-year period; pleaded guilty in 2010 to lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced to 25 years in prison
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2010,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1951
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2023-03-06: In prison in 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
Ongoing,
Was Missionary,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 2003
- Mission: 2022-2024 United States Louisiana Baton Rouge
- Places lived: Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi,
- Latest update: Jun 2025: charged with multiple sex crimes in Idaho
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- Justin Zierke was a Mormon church member and middle school teacher in Idaho Falls, Idaho; Zierke accepted a plea deal and was found guilty of injury to a child; received 30 days in jail and 2 years probation; lost teaching license
guilty, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2025,
- Victims: 1,
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Born: 1980
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: Serving 2 years probation and lost his teaching license in Idaho; pleaded guilty to injury to a child; 13 year old middle school student and he were having inappropriate communications
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